Biography

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Rathman was a three-sport star at Grand Island Senior High in central Nebraska. In addition to a state Hall-of-Fame career as a fullback for the Islanders football team, Rathman won a state championship in the high jump during his junior year.

Rathman was a three-year letterwinner in football at the University of Nebraska. He finished his college career with 1,425 rushing yards, and averaged over six yards per carry.

Rathman's professional career spanned nine years as a fullback. The first eight of those with the San Francisco 49ers. While in San Francisco, he was teammates with another former Nebraska alumnus, Roger Craig, for whom he blocked. Rathman helped lead the 49ers to two Super Bowl Championships, rushing for 38 yards, catching four passes for 43 yards, and scoring two touchdowns in Super Bowl XXIV. In 1989, he led all NFL running backs in receiving with 73 receptions for 616 yards. He spent his last season with the Los Angeles Raiders. Rathman finished his NFL career with 2,020 rushing yards, 320 receptions for 2,684 yards, five kickoff returns for 103 yards, and 34 touchdowns.

After retiring as a player, Tom Rathman joined the 49ers coaching staff in 1997, serving as running backs coach until 2002. In 2003 he accompanied head coach Steve Mariucci to the Detroit Lions where Rathman was running backs coach during Mariucci's tenure with the Lions. Currently holds the same position for the Oakland Raiders.