Troy Stradford

Troy Stradford
No. 23, 25, 21, 33
Position:Running back
Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1964-09-11) September 11, 1964 (age 60)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Linden (Linden, New Jersey)
College:Boston College
NFL draft:1987 / round: 4 / pick: 99
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,380
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Troy Edwin Stradford (born September 11, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL draft.[1] Stradford won the 1987 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award for the Dolphins and played for Miami until the end of the 1990 season. He lasted just two more years in the NFL and played for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Detroit Lions, and the Los Angeles Rams from 1991 to 1992.

Stradford grew up in Linden, New Jersey, and played both basketball and football at Linden High School.[2]

Stradford currently works as a Sports talk show host on WFTL 640 Sports radio weekdays from 10AM-12PM and as the host of the Gameday Insiders heard weekends on WFTL 640 and WFTL 850 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Professional statistics

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1987 Miami Dolphins 12 5 145 619 4.3 51 6 48 457 9.5 34 1
1988 Miami Dolphins 15 6 95 335 3.5 18 2 56 426 7.6 36 1
1989 Miami Dolphins 7 4 66 240 3.6 13 1 25 233 9.3 32 0
1990 Miami Dolphins 14 0 37 138 3.7 15 1 30 257 8.6 23 0
1991 Kansas City Chiefs 10 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 9 91 10.1 17 0
1992 Detroit Lions 6 0 9 29 3.2 11 0 2 15 7.5 12 0
Los Angeles Rams 2 0 3 12 4.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
TOTAL 66 15 356 1,380 3.9 51 10 170 1,479 8.7 36 0

References

  1. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Thomsen, Ian. "HE'S IN A STATE OF ANTICIPATION; BC'S STRADFORD EYES A BIG YEAR", The Boston Globe, August 27, 1985. Accessed July 20, 2012. "He was a 5-foot-8-inch basketball player who could dunk two- handed, but [Troy Stradford] was mainly a 1,000-yard tailback each of his last two years at Linden High School."


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