Garland Rivers
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 3, 1964 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | McKinley Canton, Ohio |
| College: | Michigan |
| NFL draft: | 1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 92 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Garland A. Rivers (born November 3, 1964) is a former professional
Arena Football League
(AFL). However, before returning to professional football he became embroiled in a scandal involving sports agents engaging amateur athletes.
College career
Rose Bowl
.After attending
Brigham Young Cougars football team in the 1984 Holiday Bowl.[6] 17 tackles continues to stand alone as a school single game record.[7]
His college athletic career was not without controversy. He was named by Michigan Football coach and
tuition and room and board had already been fully paid by the University. However, when Rivers returned to Michigan in 1988 to complete his degree, the university did not provide a scholarship for which he would have otherwise been eligible.[8]
Professional career
Rivers was drafted by the
1987-88 NFL playoffs that season.[12]
Garland Rivers played for several years in the Arena Football League as a
The Rattlers qualified for 8-team the 1993 AFL playoffs as the #4 seed and advanced to the second round before losing to the #1 seed Detroit Drive.Rivers has coached at Timken, McKinley and GlenOak. As of 2012[update], he worked for Indian River School.[14]
Family
Rivers was inducted into the Stark High School Hall of Fame in 2012.[14] His son Jewone Snow, by Linda Snow, is a form McKinley Bulldogs (class of 2010) football standout. Snow is the sister of Percy Snow and Eric Snow, who were also standout athletes for McKinley.[15] Jewone went to college at West Virginia where he joined the football team.[16] Rivers is the father of three sons and two daughters.[14]
Notes
- ^ "OHSAA All-Time State Football Tournament Results". Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "University of Michigan Football All-American: Garland Rivers". The Regents of the University of Michigan. February 10, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "Bentley Historical Library -- -- U of M Football Rosters". The Regents of the University of Michigan. August 30, 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ "Versus Nebraska January 1, 1986". Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "1986 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. March 31, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "Versus Brigham Young December 21, 1984". Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. Archived from the original on May 6, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ a b Fiffer, Steve (March 23, 1989). "His Players Broke Rules, Schembechler Testifies". The New York Times Company. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "1987 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "All-Time Players: Garland Rivers". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "1987 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "Garland Rivers". ArenaFan, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ a b c Doerschuk, Steve (July 11, 2012). "Stark HS Hall of Fame Class of 2012: Garland Rivers, McKinley, 1980-82". GateHouse Ohio newspapers. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ Beaven, Chris (September 20, 2006). "St. Xavier's loss is McKinley's gain as Bulldogs take over the top spot in Ohio". The Repository. Retrieved January 27, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jewone Snow". ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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