Derrick McAdoo

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1965)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Derrick McAdoo

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|04|2}}

| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

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| status = Retired

| import = yes

| position1 = Running back

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 200

| college = Baylor University

| playing_years1 = 1987–88

| playing_team1 = St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals

| playing_years2 = 1988

| playing_team2 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| playing_years3 = 1989–91

| playing_team3 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| playing_years4 = 1993

| playing_team4 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years5 = 1995

| playing_team5 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|1989}}

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Derrick McAdoo (born April 2, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).{{Cite web |url=http://www.fanbase.com/Derrick-McAdoo |title=FANBASE entry: Derrick McAdoo |access-date=2012-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519055720/http://www.fanbase.com/Derrick-McAdoo |archive-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead }} He was a CFL All-Star in 1989.

McAdoo signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987 after playing football with the Baylor Bears.[http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerRB.asp?id=2574 Derrick McAdoo stats] He rushed for 230 yards in his first season.. He came to Canada in 1989 and played with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.{{Cite web |url=http://www.htcaa.ca/history-rosters.asp?roster=HAM |title=Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association All-Time Roster |access-date=2012-05-09 |archive-date=2015-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010011339/http://www.htcaa.ca/history-rosters.asp?roster=HAM |url-status=dead }} He had a career season, rushing for 1039 yards and was chosen as an all-star. He later played one season (4 regular season games) with the Toronto Argonauts2009 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide He now lives in Katy, Texas with his wife and two children.