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Legendary Running back Cory McCaffrey
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The Greatest Running back to ever play high school call in Oregon had to hang it up before he got to finish. He was the #1 Rusher in the Nation when he ruptured his Achilles tendon and ended his career. Here is a nice interview that I think was caught at a particularly good time. Remember his name because he was not only good... but he was GREAT! • read his story here: http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports... • For 16 games, the 5-9, 185-pound senior was arguably the greatest running back in Portland State history. In his first year at running back for the Vikings, McCaffrey carried the ball 231 times for 1,287 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2010. Through four games of the 2011 season, he was leading the nation in rushing and touchdowns. • As with Jim Brown and Barry Sanders, McCaffrey finished at the pinnacle of his trade. • The great thing about my injury is that I went out on top, he said. I can say that for the rest of my life. I went out leading the nation in rushing and in touchdowns. And I still have my high school records. • At Sisters High, McCaffrey became the most prolific running back in Oregon prep history. Over three years, he gained 8,460 yards — a mark that eclipses the next-best state rushing total by more than 3,000 yards. • No Division-I scholarship offers came, though, and McCaffrey chose to go to Portland State. • He found himself star-crossed throughout his time on the Park Blocks. • McCaffrey played his first two seasons under Jerry Glanville. With the Vikings using a run-and-shoot offense, McCaffrey was pigeonholed into being a receiver. In two seasons, he caught just three passes. • When Glanville was let go and Burton took over the program, McCaffrey returned to running back. His teammates dubbed him The Great White Hope. • You don't see too many white running backs at the college level, McCaffrey said. I guess that's the little joke. • Playing less than a season-and-a-half at running back, McCaffrey never had time to etch his name into the Vikings' record books. He finished his career with 353 carries for 2,018 yards and 23 touchdowns. He ranks 10th all-time in rushing yards and eighth in touchdowns. • It's a shame he didn't have another year, Burton said, because he would've broken a lot of records here. • As he looked out over the practice field on Tuesday, McCaffrey radiated a desire to take off his cast and line up behind the quarterback in the Vikings' pistol formation. • Man, I know that guy loved football, Kavanaugh said.
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