Wilbert Montgomery

Wilbert Montgomery
Montgomery with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1980
No. 31, 28
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Born (1954-09-16) September 16, 1954
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolGreenville
CollegeAbilene Christian (1973–1976)
NFL draft1977: 6th round, 154th overall pick
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Awards and highlights
As a player
As a coach
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards6,789
Rushing average4.4
Rushing touchdowns45
Receptions273
Receiving yards2,502
Receiving touchdowns12
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Wilbert Montgomery (born September 16, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Abilene Christian Wildcats. After his playing career, Montgomery was the running backs and tight ends coach for the St. Louis Rams (1997–2005) and running backs coach for the Lions (2006–2007), Baltimore Ravens (2008–2013) and Cleveland Browns (2014–2015).