Emerson Boozer - #32 - RB - Maryland State - Profile

PRO: Added another laurel to an already illustrious career in 1974, joining the 5000-yard club, only the 22nd player in pro football history to do so ... now has a career total of 5084 yards and is the Jets all-time career rushing leader ... runner-up to Namath as Jets MVP last year ... was the captain of the offensive unit after sharing that honor in 1973 ... played in 13 games, only missing the final one because of a sprained ankle, demonstrating once again that he is among the finest all-around runners and blockers in the game ... finished up as the 11th leading rusher in the AFC ... opened up the year with a standout display of blocking at Kansas City, leading the way for John Riggins' 116-yard effort ... other strong performances came at Chicago (21-78-1), vs. Los Angeles (10-62-1) and at New England (25-90-1) ... against the Giants Boozer occupied a hero's role as he caught Joe Namath's 5-yard pass in overtime to defeat the crosstown rivals, 26-20 ... in that game he ran 13 times for 58 yards and caught 4 passes for 42 yards plus the winning TD ... two weeks later, against Miami at Shea, he gained 41 yards which put him over the 5000 yard level ... his 52 career rushing TDs give him the active NFL lead and tops the Jets ... stands third on the Jet all-time scoring list with 378 points ... co-holds the Jets record for TDs in a game with 3 ... having done it 5 times ... has been dogged with minor injuries from time to time, but has an ability to bounce right back from them ... his sophomore year (1967) saw him suffer a major injury when he tore ligaments in his knee in the 8th game of the year ... he had already scored 13 TDs, only 6 shy of the AFL record ... recovered from surgery and a year later received praise for his work during the AFL Championship and the Super Bowl as he blocked the way for Matt Snell's running ... has always been known for his superb blocking ... picks up the blitz as well as any RB ... was selected by his teammates as the Jets MVP after his finest yardage season (831) in 1973 ... drafted 6th in 1966.

PERSONAL: Married Enez Bowins (6-15"68) daughter, Kiva (11-13-72) does an excellent job on speaking tours during the off-season ... has had a daily radio show in the past and has ambitions to enter the broadcasting field when his career is over ... guest hosted the John Sterling sports talk show last spring ... extremely interested in youth-related projects ...

Hometown: Augusta, Ga.