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Pittsburgh Pirates: NFL Running Back Joins the Team

In 2012 the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted an outfielder by the name of Tyler Gaffney in the 24th round of the MLB draft. Gaffney was coming off a strong three years as a baseball player at the University of Stanford. Gaffney played in a total of 159 college games for the Cardinal, but he also played three years of football for the University. He obviously was a standout on the baseball field, but also had a relatively solid football career too.

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He had such a successful football career and a passion for football that he decided to leave the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and return to Stanford for his last year of eligibility in football.