Renaldo Nehemiah

Renaldo Nehemiah
Nehemiah in 1981
Personal information
Born (1959-03-24) March 24, 1959 (age 65)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

American football career
No. 83
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Scotch Plains (NJ) Fanwood
College:Maryland
Undrafted:1982
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:40
Receptions:43
Receiving yards:754
Receiving Touchdowns:4
Player stats at PFR
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint, hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.24 (1979)
200 m – 20.37 (1979)
110 mH – 12.93 (1981)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 110 m hurdles
IAAF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Montreal 110 m hurdles

Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah (born March 24, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years, and is a former world record holder. Nehemiah is the first man to run the event in under 13 seconds. Nehemiah also played pro football in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1985, before returning to track and field athletics from 1986 to 1991. After retiring from competition, he has worked in sports management.

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  2. ^ Renaldo Nehemiah. IAAF

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