Rick Berns

Richard Rickey Berns (born February 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1979 NFL draft and later played for the Los Angeles Raiders. In his final season in 1983, the Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII.

Rick Berns

No. 36, 40
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1956-02-03) February 3, 1956 (age 69) Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wichita Falls (TX)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1979: 3rd round, 80th pick
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1979–1980) Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1983)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XVIII) First-team All-Big Eight (1978) Second-team All-Big Eight (1977)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 255 Average: 3.8 Touchdowns: 0 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Born at Kadena Air Force Base in Japan, he played high school football in Texas at Wichita Falls and college football at Nebraska under head coach Tom Osborne.^[1][2]

After football, Berns returned to Texas and worked in construction management in San Antonio.^[3]