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Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American football running back and return specialist for the San Diego Chargers. City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960...
In team sports, the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the number worn on a players outfit. ...
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Special teams are units in American football and Canadian football that are on the field during kickoffs, free kicks, punts, and field goal attempts. ...
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Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ...
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The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and ended on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ...
City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960...
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Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ...
The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting[1]) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ...
The 2005 NFL Draft, in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players, took place on April 23 and April 24, 2005[1] at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York. ...
City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960...
The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and ended on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ...
is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...
Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ...
United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
High school running back A running back, halfback, tailback or wingback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ...
Special teams are units in American football and Canadian football that are on the field during kickoffs, free kicks, punts, and field goal attempts. ...
City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960...
Early years
Darren Sproles attended Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas and was a star in football. In football, for two consecutive years, he was an All-Sunflower League honoree, All-Metro honoree, and an All-State selection, and he was twice named The Kansas City Star Player of the Year, and as a senior, he was the Kansas Hall of Fame Player of the Year and the USA Today Kansas Player of the year. Olathe North High School (ON) is one of four high schools in the Olathe School District, located in Olathe, Kansas. ...
Olathe ( O-Lay-tha) is a city located in northeast Kansas, and is the second most populous city and county seat of Johnson County. ...
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College career Darren Sproles earned the nickname "Little Tank" playing college football at Kansas State University from 2001 to 2004, starting all games in his last two seasons and setting 23 school football records.[1] He finished 11th on the all-time college rushing yards list, with the 6th most all-purpose yards in NCAA history. He led all Division I-A teams in rushing yards in 2003 with 1986. He also led Kansas State University to its first Big 12 Conference championship in 2003. A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ...
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ...
A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. ...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...
Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ...
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ...
NFL career
2005 NFL Draft Sproles was drafted by the Chargers 130th overall in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. The 2005 NFL Draft, in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players, took place on April 23 and April 24, 2005[1] at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York. ...
| Pre-draft measureables | | Wt | 40y | 20ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | | 187 lb* | 4.47s* | 4.15s* | 6.94s* | 35 1/2"* | 23*[2] | X | (* represents NFL Combine) San Diego Chargers Sproles has yet to return a kick for a touchdown, yet he has had many breakaway plays. He fractured his fibula while returning a kickoff during the Chargers' 2006-2007 preseason win against the Green Bay Packers and was put on injured reserve missing the whole season. The 40-yard dash, also simply called the 40, is a sprint covering 40 yards (36. ...
The 20-yard shuttle, also simply called the short shuttle, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. ...
The 3 cone drill, or three cone drill, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. ...
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The Wonderlic Personnel Test (often referred to as Wunderlich) is an intelligence test primarily known for being administered to prospective players in the National Football League since the 1970s. ...
The National Invitational Camp or NFL Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indianas RCA Dome, where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of NFL coaches, general managers and scouts. ...
For other uses see fibula (disambiguation) The fibula or calf bone is a bone placed on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. ...
City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Dark Green, Maize, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner 111,967 stockholders (Green Bay Packers Foundation) Chairman Bob Harlan General manager Ted Thompson Fight song Go! You Packers! Go! League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919-1920) National Football League (1921–present) Western Division (1933...
Injured reserve is a special sports reserve list for professional teams to use if a player is injured and unable to play for the remainder of the season. ...
References - ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=q4PsgXbvTuU
- ^ http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/04/20/1/
External links - Chargers profile
- ESPN college profile
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