Reggie Branch
{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Reggie Branch
| image = Reggie Branch (cropped).jpg
| number = 30, 29
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|22}}
| birth_place = Sanford, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 232
| high_school = Seminole (Sanford)
| college = East Carolina
| undraftedyear = 1985
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1985|1989}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 9
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 2.3
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = BranRe00
}}
Reginald Etoy Branch (born October 22, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets and East Carolina Pirates.
Early life
Reggie attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. He was Coached by Jesse "celltech", and Emory Blake, former NFL player and NFL quarterback Jeff Blake's father.{{cite web |url=http://www.bonesville.net/articles/roncherubini/piratetimemachine/2005/Branch/012605_Branch.htm |title=Pirate Time Machine: Reggie Branch |website=www.bonesville.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308220649/http://www.bonesville.net/Articles/RonCherubini/PirateTimeMachine/2005/Branch/012605_Branch.htm |archive-date=2005-03-08}}
College career
Reggie began his college career at West Virginia State, where he played only one season. He then transferred to East Carolina University in the spring of 1981 and was given a redshirt and placed on the practice team. In the spring of 1982, he was moved over to fullback and was the backup to Earnest Byner. Reggie's uncle, Tony Collins, was also an ECU running back, along with eventual Washington Redskins teammate Earnest Byner.{{cite web |url=http://www.bonesville.net/articles/roncherubini/piratetimemachine/2005/Branch/012605_Branch.htm |title=Pirate Time Machine: Reggie Branch |website=www.bonesville.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308220649/http://www.bonesville.net/Articles/RonCherubini/PirateTimeMachine/2005/Branch/012605_Branch.htm |archive-date=2005-03-08}}
Personal life
Branch worked at the Starboard Restaurant and Bar, located in Dewey Beach, Delaware.{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-hogs.net/blogs/2005/06/09/press-release-thn-gives-back/|title = Press Release: THN Gives Back | The-Hogs.net|date = 9 June 2005}}
References
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{{Super Bowl XXII}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Sanford, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Seminole County, Florida
Category:Seminole High School (Seminole County, Florida) alumni
Category:American football running backs
Category:East Carolina Pirates football players
Category:West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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