Patrick Egu

{{Short description|Nigerian gridiron football player (born 1967)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Patrick Egu

| number = 33

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Owerri, Nigeria

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = John F. Kennedy
(Richmond, California)

| college = Nevada

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 230

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 20

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 6.7

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = EguxPa00

}}

Okechukwu Patrick Egu {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Okechukwu Patrick Egu.ogg}} (born February 20, 1967) is a Nigerian American former professional football running back. He played several seasons for the National Football League (NFL)'s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.

Born in Nigeria, Egu attended John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond, California. He came to Nevada–Reno via Contra Costa College,{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/egu000200.html |title=Patrick Egu - The Pro Football Archives |website=www.profootballarchives.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909053313/http://www.profootballarchives.com/egu000200.html |archive-date=2015-09-09}} and was selected in the ninth round, 230th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

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