Vaughn Harlen Hebron (born October 7, 1970) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

who played in the

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(NFL) for the

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...

and

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...

Early life

Hebron attended and played

high school football High school football (french: football au lycée) is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries, but its popularity is declining, part ...

at the

Cardinal Gibbons School , motto_translation = "Send forth Your Spirit" , accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , rival = Mount Saint Joseph High School , sister_school = Seton Keough High School , mascot = ...

. He also participated in

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

. Hebron graduated high school in 1989. Hebron played college football at

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six re ...

Professional career

Hebron signed as a free-agent with the

where he played running back. After two seasons with the Eagles, he signed with the

, where he was a member of two Super Bowl winning teams ( Super Bowl XXXII and

Super Bowl XXXIII Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos (who were also defending their Super Bowl XXXII championship) and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Atlan ...

). Hebron holds multiple Broncos franchise records for kickoff returns, including the highest amount of career kickoff returns (134) and highest amount of career kickoff return yards (3,324).

Coaching career

Hebron was named the head coach of the

Trenton Lightning The Trenton Lightning were an indoor professional football team founded in 2000 by owner/general manager, Phillip J. Subhan and local businessman, Kenneth Samu. The team started the 2001 season in the Indoor Professional Football League ( IPFL) ...

of the

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in 2001.

After football

Hebron is currently CEO and President of VMS Movement Specialists, a fitness center and personal training studio located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He was an analyst for

Eagles Post Game Live ''Eagles Postgame Live'' airs after each Philadelphia Eagles game on NBC Sports Philadelphia. The program features the team's post game press conference, interviews, and game analysis. A featured analyst is former Pennsylvania Governor and form ...

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, which airs after every Philadelphia Eagles game. He starred alongside host

Michael Barkann Michael Barkann (born April 30, 1960, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States) is an American sports host, anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia. From 2011-2016, he co-hosted the "Mike and Ike" show on 94 WIP weekdays from 10am - 2pm ...

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Ed Rendell Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philad ...

, and

Ray Didinger Ray Didinger (born September 18, 1946 in Philadelphia) is an American retired sportswriter, radio personality, sports commentator author and screenwriter. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Writer's Honor Roll. Early l ...

. Hebron was replaced by retired Eagles offensive tackle

Tra Thomas William "Tra" Thomas III (born November 20, 1974) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive line coach for IMG Academy. He played as an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Phila ...

for the 2011–2012 NFL season. He was interviewed for an episode of

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which aired on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hebron, Vaughn 1970 births Living people Players of American football from Baltimore American football running backs Denver Broncos players Philadelphia Eagles players Virginia Tech Hokies football players