Napoleon McCallum Napoleon Ardel McCallum ( born October 6 , 1963 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League ( NFL ) for six seasons during the 1980s and 1990s . McCallum played college football for the U . S . Naval Academy , and then played professionally for the Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL . He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame . Early years . McCallum was born in Jefferson City , Missouri . He attended Milford High School in Milford , Ohio , near Cincinnati . U . S . Naval Academy . McCallum attended the U . S . Naval Academy where he played football and was the star tailback , punt returner and kick returner . In the second game of his senior year , he suffered a season - ending injury to his ankle . McCallum was granted an additional season eligibility by the NCAA and the Naval Academy . During his time at Navy , he was a two - time consensus All - America n and set an NCAA record with 7 , 172 career all - purpose yards . He is also the career rushing leader at Navy with 4 , 179 yards . He was a member of the Navy Midshipmen football team that played in the Army - Navy game at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena , California in 1983 . He scored two touchdowns in Navy ' s 48 – 13 victory . McCallum was a computer science major at the Naval Academy and as of 1986 held 16 football records there . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003 . Pro career . After graduating in December 1985 , McCallum stayed at the academy as a recruiter . In 1986 the Navy assigned him to , home port ed in Long Beach , California , near Los Angeles , as a supply officer . McCallum played for the Los Angeles Raiders while on active duty that year ; the military does not prohibit outside employment that does not interfere with service . He rushed for his season - high NFL totals with 536 yards while splitting playing time with incumbent Marcus Allen . The Navy reassigned McCallum in 1987 to , home ported in Alameda , California and at that time sailing in the Indian Ocean , preventing him from returning to the NFL . After serving his duty with the Navy until 1990 , McCallum rejoined the Raiders . His playing time was limited as he played special teams and as a short - yardage specialty back , as Marcus Allen was the more dominant running back at the time . In the 1993 playoffs , he rushed for 3 touchdowns in a wild - card victory over the Denver Broncos . Injury . On September 5 , 1994 , during a " Monday Night Football " contest and the Raiders ' opening game of the season at the San Francisco 49ers , McCallum ' s career ended prematurely when 49ers linebacker Ken Norton Jr . twisted him to the ground . As Norton and McCallum went down , McCallum ' s left cleat stuck in the ground , forcing his knee into a horrible dislocation . Norton lay pinned underneath a motionless McCallum for a couple of minutes while athletic trainers attended to McCallum . McCallum suffered a complete hyperextension of his left knee , almost to a right angle . He suffered a ruptured artery in his left knee , and tore three ligaments , tore the calf and hamstring from the bone , and suffered nerve damage in the knee . He initially thought he ' d only face a lengthy rehab , but McCallum ' s surgeon told him that there was no chance of him ever being medically cleared to play again . The surgeon said that he normally didn ' t see leg injuries this severe except in car accidents . Had the surgery not gone as planned , there was a chance his left leg would have been amputated . After football . McCallum moved to Henderson , Nevada in 1996 and started a computer graphics business , Pro Digital Graphics . He is also an avid golf er . He later sold the business and is currently director of community development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp . He and his wife Yvonne have four daughters .