Reginald Etoy Branch is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 for the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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. He played college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 at West Virginia State University

West Virginia State University

West Virginia State University is a historically black public college in Institute, West Virginia, United States. In the Charleston-metro area, the school is usually referred to simply as "State" or "West Virginia State"...

 and East Carolina University

East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...

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Early Years

Reggie attended Seminole High School

Seminole High School

There are several schools by the name of Seminole High School:*Seminole High School located in Seminole, Florida*Seminole High School located in Sanford, Florida...

 in Sanford, Florida

Sanford, Florida

Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...

. He was Coached by Emory Blake, former NFL quarterback Jeff Blake

Jeff Blake

Jeff Bertrand Coleman Blake is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. Although he finished his career with the Chicago Bears, he was formerly a quarterback for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona...

's father.

College career

Reggie began his college career at West Virginia State, where he played only one season. He then transferred to East Carolina University

East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...

 in the spring of 1981 and was given a redshirt and placed on the practice team. In the spring of 1982, he was moved over to fullback and was the backup to Earnest Byner

Earnest Byner

Earnest Alexander Byner is a former American football running back in the National Football League and is currently a running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars...

. Reggie's cousin, Tony Collins

Tony Collins

Anthony Collins is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League and the Arena Football League.-Early years:...

, was also a ECU runningback, along with eventual Washington Redskins teammates Kelvin Bryant

Kelvin Bryant

Kelvin LeRoy Bryant is a former American football running back in the National Football League and the United States Football League.-College career:...

 and Ernest Byner.

Life After Football

Branch owns and operates the Starboard Restaurant and Bar, located in Dewey Beach, Delaware

Dewey Beach, Delaware

As of the census of 2000, there were 301 people, 161 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was 876.6 people per square mile . There were 1,369 housing units at an average density of 3,986.9 per square mile...

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