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Doug Chapman

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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1977-08-22) August 22, 1977 (age 47) Flint, Michigan
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lloyd C. Bird (Chesterfield, Virginia)
College:	Marshall
NFL draft:	2000 / round: 3 / pick: 88
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2000–2003) San Diego Chargers (2004)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing Yards: 317 Average: 3.5 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Doug Chapman is a retired American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who was drafted in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft, 88th overall, by the Minnesota Vikings where he played from 2000 to 2003 and with the San Diego Chargers in 2004.

College Career

Champan attended Marshall University, where he rushed for over 4,000 yards and scored 61 total touchdowns. He was a member of the undefeated 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team that won the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game and Mid-American Conference championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He was MVP of the 1999 Motor City Bowl and was inducted into the Marshall University Hall of Fame in 2010.

NFL Career

In his first NFL career start versus the Green Bay Packers in 2001, Chapman rushed for 90 yards which was the most allowed by Green Bay on the season. An offensive penalty negated his first 100 yard rushing day. After Minnesota, Chapman signed with the San Diego Chargers in 2004 where he suffered a career ending back injury in preseason and officially retired in 2006.

Post NFL

Chapman was a color commentator with ESPN and CBS Sports Network from 2008 to 2012. While serving as a college football analyst for Campus Insiders and 120 Sports (now Stadium), Chapman joined the Big Ten Network for the 2013 & 2014 seasons as an analyst on Big Ten & Beyond, making his debut on September 3, 2013. Chapman then served as anchor and Director of Content for American Sports Network, a startup sports network affiliated with Sinclair Broadcast Group which he was fired from in 2017 and remains unemployed. He spends his days following his Misplaced Pages page.

References

1. "Doug Chapman stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
2. "MARSHALL STAYS PERFECT WITH WIN OVER BYU". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

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