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GREG BIEKERT
ILB, 6-3, 230, 4L, Longmont, Colo. (Longmont)
One of 10 semifinalists for the Butkus
Award as a senior in 1992, when he was a
unanimous All-Big Eight selection and an
honorable mention All-American by UPI…
CU’s Most Valuable Player as selected by his teammates… Was
only the second player in school history to lead the team three
straight seasons in tackles, and finished his career as CU’s second
all-time leading tackler (trailing Barry Remington, who was the
first three-time tackles leader)… Also All-Big Eight as a junior in
1991, when he was the first and to date only player in school history
to score a defensive extra point, as he rambled 85 yards for
two points in a 19-19 tie with Nebraska… Set a school record with
19 solo tackles (20 total) at Illinois in 1990… Led the Big Eight in
tackles as a sophomore with 150, with his 105 solo stops the sec-
ERIC BIENIEMY
HB, 5-7, 195, 4L, West Covina, Calif. (Bishop Amat)
One of the first three unanimous All-
Americans in CU history, when the
seven NCAA recognized selectors all
tabbed him on their first-team in 1990
(along with OG Joe Garten and OLB Alfred Williams that same
year)… He finished third in the Heisman voting that year,
when he rushed for 1,628 yards as the starting tailback on
CU’s national championship team; that total was good for
second in the nation (he lost the title by 16 yards)… A twotime
first-team All-Big Eight performer in 1988 and 1990, and
was the conference’s offensive player-of-the-year as a
senior… Named to CU’s All-Century team, the only active
member at the time who was selected… Finished his career
as CU’s all-time leader rusher (3,940 yards), and was also tops
in attempts (699), all-purpose yards (4,351) and scoring (254
points) and second in total offense (4,003)… The first (and
only) CU player to rush over 1,000 yards in two seasons… A
DON BRANBY
E, 6-1, 195, 3L, Glenwood, Minn. (Glenwood)
An Associated Press All-American on
defense as a senior in 1952… All-Big Seven
Conference selection in both 1951 and
1952… To this day, he remains the CU season
record-holder in fumble recoveries (seven in ‘52) and in takeaways
(interceptions and fumble recoveries with nine, also in
‘52)… A monster on defense, he had at least 20 tackles in CU’s 21-
21 tie with Oklahoma in 1952, the only blemish in conference play
for the Sooners in the 10-year history of the Big Seven (tackles
weren’t tracked back then)… Earned nine letters in three sports
as a Buff (football, baseball, basketball)… Seventh-round draft
378
#19
ond most in the nation for 1990… Had three career games with 20
or more tackles… A seventh round selection by Oakland in the ’93
NFL Draft, he played nine seasons with the Raiders before moving
on to Minnesota for two more before retiring after the 2003 season.
Season G UT
TACKLES
AT—TOT TFL Sacks FR FF PBU Int
1989 9 10 5— 15 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 1 0
1990 12 105 45—150 11-20 0- 0 0 0 7 0
1991 11 78 61—139 5-11 1- 1 2 1 6 1
1992 11 87 50—137 16-41 2-16 1 3 5 1
Totals 43 280 161—441 33-73 3-17 3 4 19 2
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 2-52, 26.0 avg.,
0 TD, 38 long.
#1
second round selection by San Diego in the 1991 NFL Draft
(39th overall), and played nine seasons in the league (San
Diego, 1991-94; Cincinnati 1995-98 and Philadelphia 1999…
Had NFL career totals of 1,589 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing
and 146 receptions for 1,223 yards receiving… He coached
running backs for two years for CU (2001-02) before moving
on to UCLA.
RUSHING RECEIVING
Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long No Yds Avg. TD Long
1987 11 104 508 4.9 5 57 10 186 18.6 1 34t
1988 10 219 1243 5.0 10 66t 2 20 10.0 0 12
1989 8 88 561 6.4 9 48 2 15 7.5 0 8
1990 11 288 1628 5.7 17 69t 13 159 12.2 0 41
Totals 40 699 3940 5.6 41 69t 27 380 14.1 1 41
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS—Passing: 3-2-0, 63 yds., 1 TD; Kickoff
Returns: 2-31, 15.5 avg.
#74
pick by the N.Y. Giants in the 1953 NFL Draft (79th overall)… Went
on to become an assistant coach at Montana and then for British
Columbia and Ottawa in the Canadian Football League.
INTERCEPTIONS RECEIVING
Season No. Yds Avg. TD Long No Yds Avg. TD Long
1950 1 48 48.0 1 48t 1 2 2.0 0 2
1951 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1952 2 29 14.5 0 29 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 3 77 25.7 1 48t 1 2 2.0 0 2