Pepe Pearson is a former American football

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 tailback

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, starting in college for the Ohio State

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 Buckeyes

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Playing career

A four-year letterwinner at Ohio State, Pearson is the Buckeye’s sixth all-time leading rusher (3,121 yards) as of 2008, trailing only Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

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, Eddie George

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, Tim Spencer, Keith Byars

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, and Chris Wells

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. His 1,484 rushing yards as a junior is the sixth highest season total in team history. With 17 touchdowns, Pearson is eleventh on the Buckeyes' scoring list. Pearson's had a 173-yard rushing performance in Ohio State's 1996 victory over Notre Dame

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After completing his college career, Pearson spent time in the National Football League

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 with the Chicago Bears

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 and Pittsburgh Steelers

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. His greatest professional success came in NFL Europe

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 where he scored the game-winning touchdown for the Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire

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 to win the 2000 World Bowl

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 Championship. He later spent time with the Dayton Warbirds

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, an expansion team in the National Indoor Football League

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Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Pearson began a career in coaching. Since 2004 he has been the running backs coach for Ohio Dominican University

Ohio Dominican University

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. In 2005 he was also the head coach of the Daytona Beach Hawgs

Daytona Beach Hawgs

The Daytona Beach Hawgs were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the NIFL. They played their home games at Ocean Center.Bryson was replaced by Pepe Pearson, a former Ohio State standout, who commuted to Daytona Beach on gamedays only...

 of the NIFL, leading them to a playoff berth just before the team was disbanded. He was also the Head Coach for the now defunct Marion Mayhem

Marion Mayhem

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 of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).

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