Scott Dierking

Scott Edward Dierking (born May 24, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1983 after being selected in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL draft. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.

College career Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University. In 1976, Dierking was named First-team All-Big Ten Conference.

Statistics Source:

YearTeamRushingReceiving Att Yards Avg Yds/G TD Rec Yards TD 1973 Purdue 33 170 5.2 15.5 2 2 33 0 1974 Purdue 164 779 4.8 70.8 5 10 186 0 1975 Purdue 180 914 5.1 83.1 7 9 125 0 1976 Purdue 201 1,000 5.0 90.9 11 8 92 0 Totals 578 2,863 5.0 65.1 25 29 436 0

During his playing career, he was sometimes referred to as the human "coke machine" because of his build and toughness.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1977 NYJ 14 5 79 315 4.0 21 0 4 29 7.3 15 1 1978 NYJ 15 13 170 681 4.0 26 4 19 152 8.0 17 0 1979 NYJ 16 14 186 767 4.1 40 3 10 121 12.1 27 0 1980 NYJ 16 13 156 567 3.6 15 6 19 138 7.3 22 1 1981 NYJ 16 4 74 328 4.4 15 1 26 228 8.8 23 1 1982 NYJ 9 0 38 130 3.4 11 1 12 80 6.7 13 1 1983 NYJ 16 1 28 113 4.0 31 3 33 275 8.3 19 0 1984 TAM 8 2 3 14 4.7 9 0 1 5 5.0 5 1 110 52 734 2,915 4.0 40 18 124 1,028 8.3 27 5

Playoffs Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1981 NYJ 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 52 7.4 16 0 1982 NYJ 3 0 6 16 2.7 9 1 4 22 5.5 7 0 4 0 6 16 2.7 9 1 11 74 6.7 16 0

Personal life His son, Dan Dierking, attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois where he broke several of Harold "Red" Grange's records and carried his 2006 football team to a state championship; he subsequently won the 2006 Illinois Player of the Year Award. He attended Purdue University as a scholarship running back/full back. He was the team's starting FB for the 2009 season, was Purdue's finest cover man on special teams and was voted team captain for the 2010 season.