Louie Giammona - #45 - RB - Utah State - Profile

COLLEGE: Drafted eighth . . . obtained rave reviews from pro scouts for his durability, quickness and acceleration (4.5 in 40) and ability to block. . . only pro questionmark is his size . . . at Utah State, handled football 40-times per game as either runner, receiver, kick returner or punt returner . . . led nation in rushing in 1974 with 1,534 yards on 329 carries, eight TDs . . . finished fifth in nation in rushing in 1975 with 303 carries for 1,454 yards, 11 TDs . . . topped all-purpose running catagory in both 1974 and 1975 with 1,984 yards for a 198.4 avg. in 1974 and 2,045 yards for 185.9,vg. in 1975 . . . career totals in rushing lists 756 carries, 3,499 yards, 21 TDs for 4.6 yards . . . averaged 116 yards per game rushing for three seasons which was 11th best in college history . . . career totals in all-purpose running rank as fourth best in college history with 5,201 yards . . . holds every Utah State rushing record except for most yards per carry, season and career . . . had four 200-yard games .. . holds school record for most yards rushing in one game, 247 vs. Idaho 1974. . . Holtz says "when you list height, weight, speed, statistics and the intangibles without a name, there is no difference between Louie and Archie Griffin. PERSONAL: Married Kathy Bounsall . . . majored in physical education . . . Kathy fixes italian dinners for offensive linemen everytime Louie rushes for more than 100 yards (17 times in career). . .as prep athlete, led Calistoga, Calif. high school teams to 15 championships in five sports . . .Hometown: Calistoga, Calif.