Eric Ball
Eric Clinton Ball
Born: July 1, 1966
Cleveland, OH USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 218
College: UCLA
High School: Ypislanti (MI)
Career: 1989-1995
Drafted: 1989 in Round 2, #35 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Eric Ball played from 1989 to 1995 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders. Ball ran for 586 yards in his career on 158 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 216 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 98 | 391 | 4.0 | 27 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 10 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 17 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 158 | 586 | 3.7 | 27 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 48 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 35 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 216 | 9.8 | 48 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 366 | 22.9 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 262 | 20.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 411 | 20.6 | 48 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 23 | 501 | 21.8 | 45 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 42 | 915 | 21.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Totals | 115 | 2474 | 21.5 | 48 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1989 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1990 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1992 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1993 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 9 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 14 |
| 1993 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
