Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Jenkins, Kenneth W.
Kenneth W. Jenkins
- Induction:
- 1987
- Class:
- 1982
Sport: Football
An Associated Press third team All-America football halfback in 1980, Ken Jenkins set a Bucknell season rushing record and NCAA all-purpose running mark during a terrific career. He ran for 1,270 yards in 1980, a record that stood for 14 years. He graduated with 2,336 ground yards, which ranked second at the time, despite missing much of his senior year with an injury. He was also an outstanding kick returner and piled up a school-record 1,884 all-purpose yards in 1980. A record 384 of those yards came in one game against West Chester. He led all Division I-AA scorers in 1980 while setting a modern Bucknell record with 96 points. That same year he led all divisions in all-purpose yardage. A native of Wheaton, Md., and a graduate of The Landon School, Jenkins was an ECAC All-East First Team selection in 1980. Winner of the Christy Mathewson Award as top senior athlete, Jenkins had 11 career 100-yard rushing games and later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (1982), Detroit Lions (1983-84) and Washington Redskins (1985-86). He became the first player in NFL history to record at least 75 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards, and 75 kickoff return yards in the same game when he did so for the Lions against the Eagles in 1984.Â
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 1987)
An Associated Press third team All-America football halfback in 1980, Ken Jenkins set a Bucknell season rushing record and NCAA all-purpose running mark during a terrific career. He ran for 1,270 yards in 1980, a record that stood for 14 years. He graduated with 2,336 ground yards, which ranked second at the time, despite missing much of his senior year with an injury. He was also an outstanding kick returner and piled up a school-record 1,884 all-purpose yards in 1980. A record 384 of those yards came in one game against West Chester. He led all Division I-AA scorers in 1980 while setting a modern Bucknell record with 96 points. That same year he led all divisions in all-purpose yardage. A native of Wheaton, Md., and a graduate of The Landon School, Jenkins was an ECAC All-East First Team selection in 1980. Winner of the Christy Mathewson Award as top senior athlete, Jenkins had 11 career 100-yard rushing games and later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (1982), Detroit Lions (1983-84) and Washington Redskins (1985-86). He became the first player in NFL history to record at least 75 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards, and 75 kickoff return yards in the same game when he did so for the Lions against the Eagles in 1984.Â
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 1987)
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