Ricky Powers

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Ricky Powers
No. 22, 44
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1970-11-30) November 30, 1970 (age 53)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Buchtel (Akron, Ohio)
College:Michigan
Undrafted:1994
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Ricky Powers pregame with the San Antonio Matadors.

Richard Powers (born November 30, 1970) is a former

Buchtel High School, where he has returned to coach baseball
and football.

High school

Powers was both born and raised in Akron, where he led the Buchtel High School football team to back-to-back OHSAA championships, as well as being named a high school All-American.

Parade All-American and earned first-team All-USA honors from USA Today.[15][16] Many publications across the country listed Powers among the best five or ten players in the nation.[17][18] Powers was recruited by both the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes.[19]

College

Rose Bowl
.

Powers, who wore #12 for the

Rose Bowl.[28]

Professional career

In the NFL, Powers, who measured 6 feet (1.83 m) and 213 pounds (96.6 kg), was signed as a

World League of American Football, the Ohio Cannon of the short-lived Regional Football League in 1999,[30] and the San Antonio Matadors of the Spring Football League afterwards, but soon retired.[1]

In 2007, Powers assumed the football coaching duties at his high school alma mater, Akron Buchtel High School, where he has been the head baseball coach since 2004. At Buchtel, he inherits a football team that has a tradition of producing major college scholarship athletes and a few professional ones. Recent Buchtel Griffins who have become professional athletes include Antonio Pittman, Charlton Keith, and Ramon Walker.[1] For 2007 and 2008, Buchtel competes in Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II, which is for schools with enrollments of between 365 and 523.[31] Buchtel has qualified for the state tournament 9 times in the past as both a Division II and Division III entrant,[32] but they were not among the 32 teams in the 120 team Division II class to qualify in 2007.[33]

Personal

Powers' older brother, Scott, had been an All-District

extra points during his 1987 senior season.[34] Ricky Powers' final decision came down to Michigan State and Michigan according to his mother. At the time, Scott was a Sophomore starting cornerback for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was trying to transfer to Michigan State. Due to a suspicion of tampering, Scott would only be allowed to transfer if Ricky chose Michigan. Powers' mother, Rosetta, claimed Ricky had been leaning toward Michigan State prior to the determination regarding his brother.[35]

See also

  • Lists of Michigan Wolverines football rushing leaders

References

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  20. ^ "Bentley Historical Library -- -- U of M Football Rosters". The Regents of the University of Michigan. August 25, 2003. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
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  30. ^ "Ricky Powers signs with SFL Matadors". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. April 28, 2000. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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