# Chuck Webb

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**Charles Eugene Webb** (born November 17, 1969) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [running back](/source/Running_back) for two seasons (1991–1992) with the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the Packers in the third round of the [1991 NFL draft](/source/1991_NFL_draft).[1] He played college football for the [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football), earning [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) honors in 1989, and setting the school's single-game rushing record of 294 yards in a game against [Ole Miss](/source/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football) on November 18, 1989.

During the second game of Tennessee's [1990 season](/source/1990_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team), Webb suffered a season-ending knee injury from which he never completely recovered.

## Early life

Webb was raised in [Toledo, Ohio](/source/Toledo,_Ohio).[2] At age 10, he suffered a broken leg, and was told by doctors at the time that a future in sports was unlikely.[3] He recovered, however, and was a three-year starter at tailback for Toledo's [Macomber High School](/source/Macomber_High_School_(Toledo,_Ohio)).[4][5] During his junior year, he rushed for nearly 1,800 yards, and was named "Ohio Back of the Year." In the championship game against [Waite](/source/Waite_High_School_(Toledo,_Ohio)), Webb carried 24 times for 311 yards, and twice scored on runs longer than 95 yards.[3][4] He also ran [track](/source/Track_and_field), and won the state championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.5 seconds.[4]

Webb entered his senior year at Macomber a preseason All-American.[3] In spite of playing part of the season with a broken hand, he rushed for 1,590 yards, averaging 10.7 yards per carry.[4] He rushed 13 times for 275 yards in a game against [DeVilbiss](/source/DeVilbiss_High_School_(Toledo,_Ohio)), and carried 13 times for 268 yards and three touchdowns in just one half against [Woodward](/source/Woodward_High_School_(Toledo,_Ohio)).[4] In an important game against [Central Catholic](/source/Central_Catholic_High_School_(Toledo,_Ohio)), Webb rushed for 213 yards on just 12 carries, and scored touchdowns on runs of 56 yards, 76 yards, and 15 yards, the latter pulling Macomber to within a point with just a few seconds left in the fourth quarter (a subsequent two-point conversion attempt failed).[6] He was named an All-American by *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)* and several other publications at the end of the season.[4]

Webb's speed (4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash) and his phenomenal game stats made him one of the top 25 prospects in the nation.[3] He surprisingly chose Tennessee over regional schools [Ohio State](/source/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football) and [Michigan State](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_football).[7] He stated in an interview that he preferred the run-oriented offense of Tennessee head coach [Johnny Majors](/source/Johnny_Majors).[8]

## College career

Webb [redshirted](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) during the [1988 season](/source/1988_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team) at Tennessee as star running back [Reggie Cobb](/source/Reggie_Cobb) handled the bulk of the rushing duties.[9] Following a disastrous start to the season, Tennessee's young offensive line began to gel, and the Vols finished the year with five consecutive wins.[10] With Cobb suspended during spring practice in 1989, Webb carried 11 times for 83 yards in the Orange and White Game.[11]

Webb entered the [1989 season](/source/1989_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team) as a backup to Cobb. The two talented backs formed a powerful running combination that became known as "the Cobb-Webb connection".[12] Playing behind Cobb, Webb rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns in a win over [UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_football), picked up 93 yards and a touchdown in a key win over [Auburn](/source/Auburn_Tigers_football), and ran for 83 yards and a touchdown in a win over [Georgia](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_football).[13] After Cobb was kicked off the team for failing a drug test, Webb became the starter. He carried 23 times for 111 yards and a touchdown in a losing effort to [Alabama](/source/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football) before reeling off a string of impressive games, including a 132-yard outing against [LSU](/source/LSU_Tigers_football),[14] and a 162-yard outing against [Akron](/source/Akron_Zips_football).[15] In the Vols' win over Ole Miss, Webb rushed 35 times for 294 yards, breaking the single-game rushing record of 248 yards set by [Johnnie Jones](/source/Johnnie_Jones) in 1983.[16] He finished his regular season with 27 carries for 145 yards against [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky_Wildcats_football) (he missed the regular season finale against [Vanderbilt](/source/Vanderbilt_Commodores_football) with an injury).[17] In Tennessee's win over [Arkansas](/source/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football) in the 1990 [Cotton Bowl](/source/Cotton_Bowl_Classic), Webb exploded for 250 yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yard score in the third quarter, to win "Offensive Player of the Game" honors.[18] Though he started just five games, Webb finished the regular season with 1,236 yards, the second-highest total in the SEC behind [Emmitt Smith](/source/Emmitt_Smith), and the eighth-highest in the nation.[17][19]

Entering the [1990 season](/source/1990_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team) as one of the nation's premier running backs,[20] Webb carried 27 times for 131 yards in Tennessee's season-opening tie against [Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes_football).[21] During the second game of the season against [Pacific](/source/Pacific_Tigers_football), Webb suffered a [torn ACL](/source/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury) early in the first quarter, effectively ending his season.[22][23] Rather than risk further injury, Webb opted to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the [1991 NFL draft](/source/1991_NFL_draft).[24][25]

As of the 2012 season, Webb's 294-yard outing against Ole Miss in 1989 remains the highest single-game total in school history, and his 250-yard tally in the 1990 Cotton Bowl remains the school's second-highest single-game total.[26][27] His average of 5.91 yards-per-carry in 1989 remains a school single-season record for running backs with a minimum of 200 carries.[18] In 2013, Webb was honored as a Vol "Legend of the Game" during Tennessee's season-opener against [Austin Peay](/source/Austin_Peay_Governors_football).[28]

## Professional career

Undergoing surgery to repair his right knee, Webb was selected by the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) in the third round of the 1991 NFL draft with the 82nd overall pick.[29] His knee continued bothering him during training camp, however, and he again underwent surgery to repair torn [cartilage](/source/Cartilage) in the knee.[30] He spent the first part of his rookie year on injured reserve, and wasn't activated until the Packers' game against [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) in November. He played only marginally, however, and retired following the 1992 season.[31]

## References

1. ["Chuck Webb Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WebbCh20.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["Chuck Webb, Tennessee's leading rusher"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-17-sp-201-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. January 17, 1990. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. "[Chuck Webb: The Best](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19900107&id=7UNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4485,503811)?" *Toledo Blade*, January 7, 1990.

1. "[Tennessee Signees](http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=692&pg=86) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061431/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=692&pg=86) March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine," *1988 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide*, p. 85.

1. Nowicki, Brian (January 16, 2012). ["TheRocketNation - Webb Decides to Stay Local"](https://toledo.rivals.com/news/webb-decides-to-stay-local). *Rivals.com*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. John Agee, "[Irish Escape Tangled Webb](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19870926&id=Qp1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6QIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5682,4880875)," *Toledo Blade*, September 26, 1987.

1. Sielicki, Jim (February 9, 1988). ["Chuck Webb, an All-Ohio running back from Toledo Macomber High School considered one of the nation's top prospects, Monday said he will attend the University of Tennessee this fall"](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/09/Chuck-Webb-an-All-Ohio-running-back-from-Toledo-Macomber/7460571381200/). *UPI*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. "[Webb Picks Tennessee](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19880209&id=U7hTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4516,3433393)," *Bryan (OH) Times*, February 9, 1988.

1. Harralson, Dan (June 3, 2021). ["PHOTOS: Reggie Cobb-Chuck Webb at Tennessee"](https://volswire.usatoday.com/gallery/photos-cobb-webb-reggie-cobb-chuck-webb-playing-at-tennessee-vols-football/). *Vols Wire*. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["1988 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/1988-schedule.html). *College Football at Sports-Reference.com*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. "[Tennessee Squad](http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=750&pg=84&s=orange%20and%20white) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140907005044/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=750&pg=84&s=orange%20and%20white) September 7, 2014 at the Wayback Machine," *1989 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide*, p. 82.

1. Matt Dixon, "[Cobb Still 'Fond' of UT, Hometown](http://utdailybeacon.com/sports/2011/sep/9/cobb-still-fond-ut-hometown/) [Archived](https://archive.today/20131006112159/http://utdailybeacon.com/sports/2011/sep/9/cobb-still-fond-ut-hometown/) 2013-10-06 at archive.today," *The Daily Beacon*, September 9, 2011. Retrieved: October 5, 2013.

1. Crowe, Jerry (September 10, 1989). ["It's a Tennessee Waltz Over UCLA : Volunteers Score Fast, Furious in 24-6 Victory"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-10-sp-2905-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Lee, Stephen (October 28, 2015). ["The Vols won a high-scoring 45-39 contest at LSU on Oct. 28, 1989"](https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/15/blog-football-148-html). *University of Tennessee Athletics*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["Georgia Rushes Past No. 20 Florida, 17-10"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-12-sp-2196-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Inabinett, Mark (November 18, 2017). ["LSU at Tennessee by the numbers: Vols sinking against the West"](https://www.al.com/sports/2017/11/lsu_at_tennessee_by_the_number.html). *AL.com*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. "[Tennessee Squad](https://web.archive.org/web/20140907005737/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=703&pg=91)," *1990 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide*, p. 89.

1. "[Tennessee Football Records](http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/guides/2012/records.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113625/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/guides/2012/records.pdf) 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine," UTSports.com, 2012. Accessed: September 5, 2014.

1. ["Chuck Webb College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chuck-webb-2.html). *College Football at Sports-Reference.com*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Sisak, Michael (August 26, 1990). ["Lots of Volunteers for the No. 1 Spot"](https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/26/sports/college-football-90-lots-of-volunteers-for-the-no-1-spot.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Barnes, Mike (August 26, 1990). ["Tennessee 31, Colorado 31"](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/08/26/Tennessee-31-Colorado-31/9880651643200/). *UPI*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. "[Vols Repeat as SEC Champs for the First Time Since 1940](http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=167&pg=11&catid=20&s=chuck%20webb) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140907005803/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=167&pg=11&catid=20&s=chuck%20webb) September 7, 2014 at the Wayback Machine," *1991 Sugar Bowl Media Guide*, p. 9.

1. ["5 Big Things: Tennessee vs. Austin Peay"](http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/football/5-big-things-tennessee-vs-austin-peay-ep-510469085-355523401.html). *Knoxville News Sentinel*. August 30, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. "[Moore, Webb Going Pro](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19910123&id=-VJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mzYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3725,3863936)," *Victoria (TX) Advocate*, January 23, 1991.

1. Shelton, Will (May 14, 2014). ["A History of Vols Leaving Early for the NFL"](https://www.rockytoptalk.com/2014/5/14/5713962/a-history-of-tennessee-football-players-leaving-early-for-the-nfl). *Rocky Top Talk*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Calhoun, Caleb (July 27, 2020). ["Tennessee football’s 10 toughest records to break"](https://allfortennessee.com/2020/07/27/tennessee-football-10-toughest-records/). *All for Tennessee*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. Nix, Mede (January 1, 1990). ["Chuck Webb makes his mark in Cotton Bowl"](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/01/01/Chuck-Webb-makes-his-mark-in-Cotton-Bowl/9948631170000/). *UPI*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["Tennessee vs. Austin Peay Postgame Notes"](https://utsports.com/news/2013/8/31/Tennessee_vs_Austin_Peay_Postgame_Notes.aspx). *University of Tennessee Athletics*. August 31, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["1991 NFL Draft Listing"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

1. ["Packers Lose Webb for at Least 5 Weeks"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-03-sp-82-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Associated Press. August 3, 1991. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

1. ["Chuck Webb 1991 Game Log"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WebbCh20/gamelog/1991/). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

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