Background
Metcalf, Eric Quinn was born on January 23, 1968 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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Metcalf, Eric Quinn was born on January 23, 1968 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Metcalf attended Bishop Denis J. O"Connell High School in Arlington County, Virginia. Metcalf attended and played college football at the University of Texas at Austin where he was an All-Southwest Conference selection three times.
He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection for the Browns and the Chargers. In high school Metcalf competed in both football and track and field He was the 1987 Southwest Conference player of the year and a second team All-American.
He is the only player in Texas history to lead the team in all-purpose yards all four years.
He holds every school receiving record for a running back. Track and field
Metcalf also had a distinguished career in track and field
In high school, he was a standout long jumper and sprinter, and still has the seventh longest distance ever posted indoors by an American high schooler with a jump of 7.75 meters. He also recorded personal-bests of 10.54 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.34 in the 200 meters.
He set the University of Texas at Austin"s long jump record (still current) at 8.44 m (277 ft).
He earned the distinction of being a five-time All-American and in 1988 competed in the United States of America Olympic Trials, finishing 8th overall. A multi-talented player, Metcalf excelled at offense and as a returner on special teams. In his second NFL season, he led the league in kickoff return yards (1,052) and return touchdowns (two).
He also led the NFL in punt return touchdowns in four different seasons (1993–1995, 1997).
Overall, Metcalf finished his career with 2,392 rushing yards, 541 receptions for 5,572 yards, 3,453 punt return yards, and 5,813 yards returning kickoffs. This gave him a total of 17,230 all-purpose yards, ranking him among the NFL"s top 10 in that category at the time of his retirement.
He also scored 55 touchdowns (12 rushing, 31 receiving, ten punt returns, two kickoff returns). His 12 returns for touchdowns are the third most in NFL history behind Devin Hester and Brian Mitchell.
Metcalf"s 10 punt return touchdowns were an NFL record, until October 2, 2011 when Devin Hester broke it against the Carolina Panthers.
He is the only player ever to have 7,000+ yards on offense and 7,000+ yards on kickoff/punt returns. Metcalf was traded along with two first round and one second round draft pick by the San Diego Chargers to the Arizona Cardinals for moving one spot in the 1998 NFL Draft to pick quarterback Ryan Leaf. NFL stats
Receiving stats
Returning stats
Rushing stats
Metcalf no longer coaches football at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, Washington, however in the 2005-2006 season he helped lead the team to the state semi-finals.
He also started an elite high school track and field club called Seatown Express.
Eric is the son of former NFL player Terry Metcalf.