Harlan Huckleby Harlan Charles Huckleby ( born December 30 , 1957 ) is a former professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Over the course of his NFL career he accumulated nearly 2500 all - purpose yards , with over half of that being return yards . He had played for three Michigan Wolverines football Big Ten Conference Champions . He also was a member of the Michigan Wolverines track team for one season where he became a Big Ten Champion and All - American as a member of the 4x400m relay race team . He had also been a four - time Michigan High School Athletic Association ( MHSAA ) state champion in track and field . He played high school football at Cass Technical High School , graduating in 1975 . High school . At Cass Technical High School he won the Class A MHSAA 220 yard dash both as a junior in 1974 and a senior in 1975 . As a senior he also won the state championship in the 100 yard dash and the 4x110 yard relay as a senior in 1975 . He also competed in the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Championships in 1974 placing fifth in the 440 yard dash . College . Huckleby started 30 games for Bo Schembechler ' s consecutive Big Ten Conference champion Michigan Wolverines during the 1976 - 1978 NCAA Division I - A football season s . During his Michigan Wolverines Career he accumulated a total of 2624 yards rushing , including twenty - five touchdowns and nine 100 - yard games . He saw limited action in his three Rose Bowls . When the Wolverines beat Northwestern Wildcats , 69 – 0 , in week six of the 1975 season it was the first time in Michigan history that the Wolverines had three backs who each rushed for at least 100 yards . Harlan Huckleby gained 157 yards , and Michigan tied the modern Big Ten record of 573 rushing yards in the game . Huckleby was the leading rusher for Michigan in both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards . In track , Huckleby was a member of the 1976 Men ' s track team . The Men won the Big Ten Conference titles in both indoor and outdoor track that season . Huckleby ' s 4x400m relay team won the indoor Big Ten Championship race and placed third at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships . Huckleby earned All - American honors for this . Although the team won both Big Ten track titles in 1978 Huckleby was not a member of the team . Professional career . He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints . He did not play for the Saints during the 1979 NFL season . He played for the Green Bay Packers during the 1980 - 1985 NFL season s . During 84 games over the course of six season s , accumulated ten touchdowns and 779 yards rushing on 242 carries , three touchdowns and 411 yards on 53 receptions , and 1300 kickoff return yards . Although he only totaled 13 career NFL touchdowns in his 84 games , he scored multiple touchdowns a few times , including three in one game once . During the 1981 NFL season , his 5 rushing touchdowns led the Packers and his 8 total touchdowns tied for the team lead with James Lofton . During his first four seasons with Bart Starr as coach the team reached the playoffs once . The team did not reach the playoffs either of his final two seasons with Forrest Gregg as coach . During the 1982 NFL season the Packers reached the second round of the 1982 - 83 NFL Playoffs .