Elijah J. "E. J." Barthel (born February 1, 1985) is a former American football fullback and current running backs coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Massachusetts.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Running backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 2, 1985 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | East Rutherford (NJ) Becton Regional |
| College: | Massachusetts |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Barthel grew up in East Rutherford, New Jersey and attended Henry P. Becton Regional High School.[1]
College career
editBarthel played his first three years at Rutgers University. He redshirted his Freshman year and was injured as a redshirt Freshman. His Sophomore year he played in 2 games. Barthel transferred to UMass, along with Tight end Brad Listorti, as a Junior and played in all 15 games, starting 3. He rushed twice for 7 yards and had a catch for 20. He was a major contributor on special teams and had 4 tackles as UMass made it to the National Championship that year in 2006. As a senior Barthel battled injuries and only registered 1 rush of 5 yards and 1 catch for 4 yards.[1]
Professional career
editBarthel had a tryout with the New York Giants but was not signed by the team.[2]
Barthel signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives for the 2009 season where he teamed with fellow UMass football alum Marcel Shipp.
References
edit- ^ a b E.J. Barthel Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, UMass Minutemen football. Accessed September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Afternoon practice report - NJ.com: Ledger on the Giants". Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
External links
edit- Stats Crew profile
- UMass Minutemen bio Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine