| Defensive back | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: December 16, 1970 | |
| Career information | |
| College: Western Michigan | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Saskatchewan Roughriders (1993)
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
* First Team All-Arena (2001)
| |
| Tackles | 486.5 |
| Interceptions | 45 |
| Pass breakups | 121 |
| Return yards | 3,641 |
| Totals TDs | 11 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Mark Ricks (born December 16, 1970) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons in the Arena Football League with the St. Louis Stampede, Nashville Kats, Portland Forest Dragons, Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers, Los Angeles Avengers, Arizona Rattlers, Grand Rapids Rampage and New York Dragons. He played college football at Western Michigan University. He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers] and Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.
Professional career[]
Saskatchewan Roughriders[]
Ricks played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1993.[1]
Toronto Argonauts[]
Ricks played for the Toronto Argonauts in 1993.[1]
Saskatchewan Roughriders[]
Ricks was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the 1994 off-season. He released by the Roughriders on July 2, 1994.[2]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers[]
Ricks played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1995.[1]
Ottawa Rough Riders[]
Ricks was signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders on July 31, 1995.[3]
St. Louis Stampede[]
Ricks played for the St. Louis Stampede in 1996.[4]
Nashville Kats[]
Ricks played for the Nashville Kats in 1997.[4]
Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers[]
Ricks played for the Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers from 1998 to 2000, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 1999.[4][5] The Forest Dragons relocated to Oklahoma for the 2000 season.
Los Angeles Avengers[]
Ricks was signed by the Los Angeles Avengers on November 2, 2000. He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2001.[5] He was released by the Avengers on December 11, 2002.[6]
Arizona Rattlers[]
Ricks signed with the Arizona Rattlers on December 31, 2002. He was released by the Rattlers on March 11, 2003.[7]
Grand Rapids Rampage[]
Ricks played for the Grand Rapids Rampage from 2003 to 2004.[4]
New York Dragons[]
Ricks was signed by the New York Dragons on March 7, 2006.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mark Ricks". justsportsstats.com. http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=ricksmar001. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Football". Baltimore Sun. July 3, 1994. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104004628/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-07-03/sports/1994184119_1_15-day-dl-saskatchewan-roughriders-texas-rangers. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Transactions". New York Times. August 1, 1995. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104005606/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/01/sports/transactions-516795.html. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Mark Ricks". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1344&pageview=career. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Mark Ricks". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1344&pageview=bio. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=44. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150314200853/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=21. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=72. Retrieved January 3, 2015.