Mark van Eeghen American football player

Mark van Eeghen (born April 19, 1952),is an American football player, who played ten years in the National Football League, including making two Super Bowl appearances. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders (1974–1981) and for two seasons, the New England Patriots (1982–1983). Van Eeghen rushed for over 1,000 yards in 3 consecutive seasons from 1976-1978.He was also a Pro Bowl selection in 1977.Van Eeghen took over as Raider fullback from Marv Hubbard, also a Colgate alumnus.Playing for Oakland in Super Bowl XV, he was the game's leading rusher with 75 yards on 18 carries.He also won a championship ring with the Raiders in Super Bowl XI, and was the team's second leading rusher with 73 yards. He left the Raiders in 1982 as their all time leading rusher with 5,907 yards.Van Eeghen finished his 10 NFL seasons with 6,651 rushing yards, 174 receptions for 1,583 receiving yards, and 41 touchdowns (37 rushing and 4 receiving).In 2002, van Eeghen was inducted into the Rhode Island Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame in recognition of his career.This reflected that he was voted fourth on a list of the top 50 Greatest Sports Figures by Sports Illustrated.