100 Days of 100 Jersey Numbers - 32

No. 32 has been worn by 13 players in Raiders history. Two of those players were responsible for 133 regular season touchdowns and one is considered to be one of the most intimidating players in NFL lore.

For a total of 100 days, we'll take a look at the men who have played for the Raiders jersey number by jersey number. This series will highlight some of the greatest players in NFL history. In some cases, the player and jersey number are synonymous. In other cases, the jersey number represents sustained greatness at a particular position. Some players are superstitious about their jersey number. Whatever the case may be, jersey numbers are an important part of the fabric of professional football.

RB Marcus Allen, the Raiders all-time leading rusher, was named MVP of Super Bowl XVIII. AP Photo.

No. 32 has been worn by 13 players in Raiders history. Two of those players were responsible for 133 regular season touchdowns and one is considered to be one of the most intimidating players in NFL lore.

Jim Jones – DB – 1961

Jones played for the Rams in 1958 and played in 1 game for the Raiders in 1961.

Charlie Rieves – LB – 1962

Rieves wore No. 32 in 1962 and played in 14 games. He switched to No. 48 for the 1963 season and played in 9 games. He went on to play two seasons for the Houston Oilers.

Glenn Shaw – RB – 1963-64

Shaw played in a total of 14 games in two seasons for the Raiders. He carried the ball 29 times for 72 yards and 3 TDs and caught 5 passes for 95 yards and 1 TD. He also returned 2 kickoffs for 19 yards.

Bobby Jackson – FB – 1964

Jackson played in 8 games for the Raiders after two seasons with San Diego. He gained 53 yards on 15 carries and caught 10 passes for 81 yards. He was acquired by the Houston Oilers in the middle of the 1964 season.

Rich Jackson – DE – 1966
Jackson played in 5 games for the Raiders in 1966 before going to play for Denver from 1967-72. He was acquired by the Cleveland Browns during the 1972 season.

Don Highsmith – RB – 1970-72

The Raiders selected Highsmith in the 13th round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played in 30 games with 4 starts and gained 320 yards on 87 carries with 2 TDs. He caught 12 passes for 143 yards. Highsmith returned 21 kickoffs for 454 yards.
Jack Tatum – S – 1974-79

Tatum switched to No. 32 after wearing No. 31 to start his career. He played for the Raiders from 1971-79. In all, Tatum played in 120 games, starting all of them. He picked off 30 passes (tied for 5th in team history) for 636 yards. His 104-yard fumble return for a touchdown in 1972 is a team record. He was a member of the Raiders 1976 Super Bowl championship team. Tatum was known as one of the hardest hitters and most intimidating players in NFL history. He played one season for the Houston Oilers in 1980.

Marcus Allen – RB – 1982-92

The Raiders selected Allen, a Heisman Trophy winner at USC, in the 1st round of the 1982 NFL Draft. During the strike-shortened 1982 season, Allen earned AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. He was selected to 5 Pro Bowls as a Raider. Allen was named AP All-Pro 1st Team twice. He was named NFL Most Valuable Player for his efforts during the 1985 season. The Raiders all-time leading rusher gained 8,545 yards on 2,090 carries with 79 TDs. He caught 446 passes for 4,258 yards and 18 TDs. He set then-Super Bowl records with 191 yards rushing and a 74-yard TD run and was named Super Bowl XVIII MVP in the Raiders 38-9 win over the Washington Redskins. He spent five years with Kansas City at the end of his career. Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

Zack Crockett – RB – 1999-06

Crockett joined the Raiders after playing for the Colts and Jaguars. He played in 121 games with 32 starts in eight years and gained 1,232 yards on 380 carries with 35 TDs. He caught 66 passes for 432 yards and 1 TD. He was a member of the Raiders squad that won three straight AFC Western Division titles, appeared in two AFC Championship games and Super Bowl XXXVII in a three-year-span. He is currently a Raiders scout.

Michael Waddell – DB – 2008

Waddell joined the Raiders after he played for the Tennessee Titans from 2004-05 and appeared in 1 game for the Silver and Black in 2008.

Michael Bennett – RB – 2010

After playing for Minnesota, Kansas City, Tampa Bay and San Diego, Bennett played in 7 games for the Raiders in 2010. He gained 11 yards on 11 carries and caught 2 passes for 9 yards.

Bryan McCann – DB – 2011

McCann played in 7 games with the Raiders and returned 3 punts for 29 yards and 13 kickoffs for 361 yards with a long return of 91 yards. Prior to joining the Raiders he played for the Cowboys, and has played for Baltimore, Miami and Arizona since leaving Oakland.

Jeremy Stewart – RB – 2012-present

Stewart has played in 17 games and has gained 103 yards on 27 carries with 1 TD. He has caught 10 passes for 68 yards. He also scored on special teams recovering a blocked punt for a touchdown.

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No. 33 is an iconic jersey number in just about every American sport and the Raiders have had their share of talented players don the jersey.

For a total of 100 days, we'll take a look at the men who have played for the Raiders jersey number by jersey number. This series will highlight some of the greatest players in NFL history. In some cases, the player and jersey number are synonymous. In other cases, the jersey number represents sustained greatness at a particular position. Some players are superstitious about their jersey number. Whatever the case may be, jersey numbers are an important part of the fabric of professional football.
RB Kenny King (33) played for the Raiders from 1980-85.
No. 33 is an iconic jersey number in just about every American sport and the Raiders have had their share of talented players don the jersey

Doug Mayberry – RB – 1963

After two seasons with Minnesota in the NFL, Mayberry played in two games with the AFL’s Raiders in 1963.

Billy Cannon – TE – 1964-69

Cannon (pictured) entered the AFL as a running back with the Houston Oilers in 1960. He joined the Raiders in 1964 and by 1965 he had converted to tight end. Cannon won the Heisman Trophy with LSU in 1959. For the Raiders, he played in 79 games with 24 starts and gained 338 yards on 89 carries with 3 TDs and caught 134 passes for 2,268 yards and 25 TDs. He also returned 21 kickoffs for 518 yards. He was named 1st Team All-Pro in 1967, and was selected for the 1969 Pro Bowl while a member of the Raiders.

Louis Carter – RB – 1975

The Raiders selected Carter in the 3rd round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played in 8 games and gained 26 yards on 11 carries and caught 2 passes for 39 yards. He returned 1 kickoff for 13 yards. He went on to play three years for Tampa Bay.

Rick Jennings – WR – 1976-77

Jennings was primarily a return man. The Raiders selected him in the 11th round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played in 13 games and returned 6 punts for 59 yards and 20 kickoffs for 510 yards. Jennings caught 1 pass for 10 yards and gained 22 yards on 10 carries. He was acquired by the San Francisco 49ers during the 1977 season.

Kenny King – RB – 1980-85

King was acquired in a trade with the Houston Oilers in 1980 and helped the Raiders win Super Bowl XV that season. He set a then-Super Bowl record with an 8-yard TD reception for a TD. In all, King played in 85 regular season games with 67 starts and gained 2,468 yards on 576 carries with 7 TDs. He caught 89 passes for 715 yards and 1 TD. He was also a member of the Raiders Super Bowl XVIII championship team.

Craig Ellis – RB – 1987

After playing for Miami in 1986, Ellis played in 3 games with 1 start in 1987. He returned 25 kickoffs for 541 yards, carried the ball 33 times for 138 yards and 2 TDs, and caught 5 passes for 39 yards.

Demise Williams – DB – 1987

Williams played in 1 game for the Raiders during the 1987 season.

Eddie Anderson – S – 1987-97

Anderson joined the Raiders after a year with Seattle. He played in 159 games with 116 starts. He picked off 19 passes for 531 yards and 3 returns for TDs. Anderson recorded 4 forced fumbles and 7 fumble recoveries. His 102-yard interception return for a touchdown against Miami in 1992 is the longest in Raiders history.

Bucky Brooks – DB – 1998

Brooks played in 6 games for the Raiders after playing for the Bills, Jaguars, Packers, and Chiefs. He now serves as an NFL Network analyst and contributor to NFL.com.

Anthony Dorsett – S – 2000-03

Dorsett, the son of Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett, joined the Raiders after four years with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. He played in 62 games with 45 starts and logged 2 interceptions for 65 yards and 2 TDs. He forced 2 fumbles and recovered 3.

Omar Easy – FB – 2005

Easy joined the Raiders after three years with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in all 16 regular season games.

Dominic Rhodes – RB – 2007

Rhodes joined the Raiders after five years with the Indianapolis Colts. He saw action in 10 games with 2 starts and gained 302 yards on 75 carries with 1 TD. He also caught 11 passes for 70 yards and returned 16 kickoffs for 312 yards. He returned to the Colts for 2 more seasons.

Tyvon Branch – SS – 2008-present

The Raiders selected Branch (pictured) in the 4th round of the 2008 NFL Draft out of the University of Connecticut. He has played in 72 games with 61 starts and has grabbed 4 interceptions for 62 yards and has added 7 sacks. Branch has also returned 8 kickoffs for 120 yards. He has forced 3 fumbles and recovered 4, including 1 that he returned for a TD in a win over the Chargers in 2010.

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Kory Sheets: 'I'm a more complete player'

Kory Sheets, the reigning Canadian Football League Grey Cup MVP and newest member of the Oakland Raiders, insists he is a different running back than the last time his name dotted an NFL roster.

“I'm a more complete player,” Sheets told ESPN radio affiliate 95.7 The Game on Friday. “Now I'm a lot more patient runner and a lot better blocker than I was back then.”

Sheets, who signed with the Raiders on Wednesday, initially came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Purdue in 2009, signing with the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad. The Miami Dolphins signed him to their active squad later in the season and he appeared in two games and had one carry for 5 yards. He was on the Carolina Panthers' practice squad in 2011 before heading north for two seasons with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In two years there, the 5-foot-11, 208-pound Sheets rushed for a total of 2,875 yards, on 516 carries, while averaging 5.6 yards per carry and he scored 23 rushing touchdowns. He also had 86 receptions for 781 yards and two TDs.

“I started out fourth on the depth chart,” Sheets said. “I went up there and earned a starting role and basically had great success and never looked back.”

He rushed for a Grey Cup-record 197 yards, on 20 carries, with two touchdowns in Saskatchewan's 45-23 defeat of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last November.

With two of the Raiders' tailbacks unrestricted free agents -- Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings and 2013 draft pick Latavius Murray spending last year in injured reserve -- Oakland has questions at running back. And while Sheets said nothing was discussed about making him a featured back, there will be an opportunity to compete.

“I'm a runner, basically, when I get the ball in my hand it's a non-stop thing,” Sheets said. “You never know what you're really going to get when a man's trying to tackle me. It could be a stiff arm or I could try to run through a guy or shake him.”

When Raiders fans think of No. 34, usually one name comes to mind – Bo Jackson. In fact, an interesting, talented group of players have worn the number.

For a total of 100 days, we'll take a look at the men who have played for the Raiders jersey number by jersey number. This series will highlight some of the greatest players in NFL history. In some cases, the player and jersey number are synonymous. In other cases, the jersey number represents sustained greatness at a particular position. Some players are superstitious about their jersey number. Whatever the case may be, jersey numbers are an important part of the fabric of professional football.

RB Bo Jackson recorded two of the longest runs in Raiders history.

When Raiders fans think of No. 34, usually one name comes to mind – Bo Jackson. In fact, an interesting, talented group of players have worn the number

Gus Otto – LB – 1965-72

The first player to wear No. 34 was actually a linebacker. Otto played in 102 games with 95 starts. He recorded 6 interceptions for 135 yards and 2 TDs and recovered 4 fumbles.

Terry Kunz – RB – 1976-77

The Raiders selected Kunz in the 8th round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played in 7 games during the 1976 season and gained 33 yards on 4 carries.

Harold Hart – RB – 1974-75, 1978

Hart played for the Raiders from 1974-75 and 1978. He wore No. 34 from 1974-75, and No. 23 in 1978. He played in a total of 29 games with 4 starts, and carried the ball 114 times for 485 yards and 5 TDs. He caught 8 passes for 32 yards. He also returned 46 kickoffs for 1,236 yards (15th in team history) and 1 TD. In 1978, in No. 23, he played in seven games and rushed 7 times for 44 yards and returned 11 kickoffs for 252 yards. His 102-yard kickoff return in 1975 against Miami is the 2nd longest in team history.

Booker Russell – RB – 1978-79

Russell played in 32 games and gained 255 yards on 44 carries with 4 TDs. He also caught 6 passes for 79 yards and returned 5 kickoffs for 18 yards. He went on to play one season each for the Chargers and Eagles.

Greg Pruitt – RB – 1982-84

Pruitt joined the Raiders after nine years with the Cleveland Browns. He played in 40 games for the Silver and Black and gained 176 yards on 38 carries with 2 TDs. Pruitt also caught 5 passes for 47 yards and 1 TD. He returned 138 punts for 1,348 yards and 1 TD and 48 kickoffs for 991 yards. He was a member of the Raiders Super Bowl XVIII championship team.

Napoleon McCallum – 1986, 1990-94

The Raiders selected McCallum in the 4th round of the 1986 NFL Draft out of the United States Naval Academy. He wore Nos. 34 (1986) and 41 (1990-94) in two stints with the Raiders. In all, he played in 74 games with 6 starts and gained 790 yards on 223 carries with 6 TDs. He caught 17 passes for 121 yards. His career was cut short by a devastating injury.

Bo Jackson – RB – 1987-90

The ultimate two-sport star, Jackson split time between the Raiders and Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals. In the NFL, he played in 38 games with 23 starts and gained 2,782 yards with 16 TDs and caught 40 passes for 352 yards and 2 scores. He recorded two of the longest runs in team history, 92 yards in 1989 and 91 yards in 1987. His 221-yard rushing performance against Seattle in 1987 is the second-best in team history. His career ended with a hip injury sustained in the 1990 playoffs

Derrick Fenner – RB 1995-97

Fenner joined the Raiders after three years with Seattle and three years with Cincinnati. As a Raider, he played in 41 games with 28 starts and gained 379 yards on 113 carries with 4 TDs. He also caught 80 passes for 596 yards and 7 TDs.

Jermaine Williams – RB – 1998-99, 2001

Williams played in 26 games in two stints with the Raiders. He caught 1 pass for 20 yards. He also spent time with Jacksonville and Kansas City.

James Hasty – S – 2001

Hasty played in one game for the Raiders after spending seven years with the Jets and six with the Chiefs.

Ray Buchanan – S – 2004

Buchanan joined the Raiders after four seasons with the Colts and seven with the Falcons. He played in 16 games with 16 starts and recorded one interception for 27 yards and forced one fumble.

LaMont Jordan – RB – 2005-07

Jordan joined the Raiders after four years with the New York Jets. He played in 35 games with 29 starts and gained 2,008 yards on 530 carries with 14 TDs. He also caught 108 passes for 884 yards and 2 TDs. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards in the 2005 season. He went on to play one year with New England and one with Denver.

Jason Davis – RB – 2008

Davis appeared in one game for the Raiders in 2008. He also spent time with Chicago and Cleveland.

Mike Mitchell – S – 2009-12

The Raiders selected Mitchell in the 2nd round of the 2009 NFL Draft out of Ohio University. He played in 61 games with 9 starts and he grabbed 2 interceptions, forced 1 fumble and recovered 4 fumbles. He is currently a member of the Carolina Panthers.

Latavius Murray – RB – 2013-present

The Raiders selected Murray in the 6th round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Central Florida. He spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve.

No. 35 has been worn by a wide variety of running backs and defensive backs since it first saw Silver and Black in 1961.

For a total of 100 days, we'll take a look at the men who have played for the Raiders jersey number by jersey number. This series will highlight some of the greatest players in NFL history. In some cases, the player and jersey number are synonymous. In other cases, the jersey number represents sustained greatness at a particular position. Some players are superstitious about their jersey number. Whatever the case may be, jersey numbers are an important part of the fabric of professional football.

RB Hewritt Dixon takes a handoff from QB Daryle Lamonica during Super Bowl II against the Green Bay Packers. AP Photo.

No. 35 has been worn by a wide variety of running backs and defensive backs since it first saw Silver and Black in 1961.

Walt Kowalczyk – RB – 1961

Kowalczyk joined the Raiders after two years with Philadelphia and one with Dallas. He played in 4 games and gained 28 yards on 10 carries and caught 3 passes for 8 yards. He returned 1 kickoff for 19 yards.

Tommy Morrow – DB – 1962-64

Morrow was the first to gain notoriety in No. 35 for the Raiders. He played in 42 games and picked off 23 passes for 346 return yards. He returned 3 punts for 13 yards. He even served as the punter in 1962 and punted 45 times for 1,654 yards. He was named 1st Team All-AFL in 1963.

Hewritt Dixon – RB – 1966-70

Dixon took over for Clem Daniels and continued Daniels’ run of success. After spending three years with Denver, he played in 66 games with 37 starts for the Raiders and gained 2,960 yards on 731 carries with 13 TDs. He caught 190 passes for 1,750 yards and 10 scores. Dixon was selected for four All-Star games and named 1st Team All-Pro in 1968.

Jess Phillips – RB – 1975

Phillips joined the Raiders after five years with Cincinnati and two with New Orleans. He played in 14 games with 2 starts and gained 298 yards on 63 carries with 1 TD. He also caught 4 passes for 25 yards and returned 12 kickoffs for 310 yards. He finished his career with two years in New England.

Terry Robiskie – RB – 1977-79

The Raiders selected Robiskie in the 8th round of the 1977 NFL Draft out of LSU. He played in 24 games with 6 starts and gained 303 yards on 81 carries with 3 TDs and caught 10 passes for 87 yards. He also returned 10 kickoffs for 147 yards. After two years with Miami, Robiskie entered the coaching ranks and has held several positions throughout the NFL.

Dwayne O’Steen – DB – 1980-81

O’Steen joined the Raiders after two years with the Rams. He played in 31 games with 12 starts and intercepted 4 passes for 12 yards. O’Steen was a key member of the Raiders Super Bowl XV championship team and went on to play for the Colts, Buccaneers and Packers.

Steve Smith – RB – 1987-93

Smith was a bruising fullback who paved the way for the likes of Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Smith played in 103 games with 84 starts and gained 1,528 yards on 84 carries with 7 TDs. He also caught 113 passes for 1,049 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also returned 6 kickoffs for 65 yards. Smith finished his career with two years with Seattle.

Joe Aska – RB – 1995-97

The Raiders selected Aska in the 3rd round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played in 23 games with 2 starts and gained 336 yards on 74 carries with 1 TD and caught 8 passes for 63 yards. He also returned 3 kickoffs for 63 yards.

David Terrell – DB – 2004

Terrell spent the last year of his NFL career with the Raiders after playing for the Redskins for four seasons. He saw action in 16 games and recorded two passes defensed.

John Bowie – DB – 2007-09

The Raiders selected Bowie in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Bowie saw action in 5 games.

Chimdi Chekwa – DB – 2011-present

The Raiders selected Chekwa in the 4th round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has played in 22 games, primarily on special teams, with 2 starts and has forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. He caught a pass for 22 yards on a fake punt in 2013.

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