Garland Rivers

Garland Rivers
No. 32
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	November 3, 1964 (age 59); Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
College:	Michigan
NFL draft:	1987 / round: 4 / pick: 92
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1987); Chicago Bears (1987); San Francisco 49ers (1988); New York Jets (1989)*; Albany Firebirds (1990–1991); Arizona Rattlers (1992–1993);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1986); First-team All-Big Ten (1986); Second-team All-Big Ten (1985);
	Player stats at PFR

Garland A. Rivers (born November 3, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back selected in the 1987 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played briefly for the Chicago Bears in the 1987 NFL season after having starred as an All-American for the Michigan Wolverines football team for whom he set the single-game tackles record as a sophomore. This record still stands. After returning to the University of Michigan to complete his bachelor's degree, he returned to professional football for several seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL). However, before returning to professional football he became embroiled in a scandal involving sports agents engaging amateur athletes.