'Curt Warner' (born
March 18,
1961 in
Pineville, West Virginia) was the
Seattle Seahawks first-round pick in
1983 NFL Draft. A
running back out of
Penn State University, Warner led the
AFC in rushing yards his
rookie season, helping his team to the franchise's first
Conference Championship game which they lost to the
Los Angeles Raiders. The following year Warner suffered a torn
ACL in the season opener against
Cleveland and was sidelined for the rest of the year. He came back in
1985 and had a number of successful seasons before ending his career with the
Los Angeles Rams.
Warner finished his 8 NFL seasons with 6,844 rushing yards, 193 receptions for 1,467 yards, and 63 touchdowns. He made the
pro bowl 3 times (1983, 1986, 1987).
Warner was raised in
Pineville, West Virginia, a small town of less than 1,000. He helped his
high school football team to several state championship games. He was a multisport athlete, perhaps excelling in
baseball more than football. He was predicted as an early first-round draft pick out of high school but was convinced by coach
Joe Paterno of
Penn State University to play
college football rather than play professional baseball.
He currently owns a car dealership named Curt Warner Chevrolet in
Vancouver, Washington.
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