Lucas Staley is an American football player who starred as a runningback at Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2001. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Name Brigham Young University Location (main campus) Provo, UT 84602 Established October 16, 1875 Community Urban Type Private coeducational Classification Parochial Religion Owned by the LDS Church Enrollment 32,400 Faculty 2,100 President Cecil O. Samuelson Nickname Cougars Mascot Cosmo the Cougar School Colors Dark blue and white (was...

High School Career

In 1998, as a senior at Tualatin (Oregon) High, Staley was named Gatorade Player of the Year and USA Today Player of the Year for the state of Oregon. He was also named Oregonian Player of the Year, earned All-State honors on offense and defense, and was conference Player of the Year for offense, defense, and special teams. He averaged over 300 yards per game during Tualatin's 4-game playoff run. Staley was listed as a Blue Chip Top 100 player. State nickname: Beaver State Official languages None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Senators Ron Wyden (D) Gordon Smith (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 2. ...

College Career

In three years at BYU, Staley established himself as the best runningback in school history. In his first game as a Cougar, Staley scored 3 touchdowns to lead BYU to a 34-13 victory over Colorado State in the first-ever Mountain West Conference (MWC) football game. Despite some nagging injuries that limited his playing time, he continued his impressive play, finishing the season with 92 rushes for 432 yards and 10 touchdowns, and added 26 receptions for 339 yards and 3 touchdowns. He led the MWC in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game. For his efforts, Staley was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, and Sporting News Third Team Freshman All-American. Colorado State University is a public land grant institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. ... The Mountain West Conference (or MWC), the youngest of the College Athletic Conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I-A, officially began operations in July 1999. ... All-American, a Broadway musical with book by Mel Brooks, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Lee Adams, opened in New York on March 19, 1962, and played 80 performances. ...

As a sophomore in 2000, Staley started 10 games and led the team with 479 yards (on 130 carries) and scored 7 touchdowns. He added 28 receptions for 327 yards. In BYU's 10-7 victory over UNLV, Staley rushed for 167 yards and was named MWC Offensive Player of the Week. He also received awards from BYU's coaching staff for games against Air Force, UNLV, and Colorado State. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Air Force Academy cadets celebrate after graduation The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ...

In 2001, Staley burst onto the national scene with a spectacular junion season. Under new head coach Gary Crowton, the Cougars started the season with a 12-0 record and led the NCAA in scoring (46.8 points per game) and total offense (542.9 yards per game). Staley became the main weapon in BYU's offensive blitzkrieg. Despite suffering a season-ending ankle injury against Mississippi State, he compiled some eye-popping statistics. In 11 games, he rushed for 1,596 yards and 24 touchdowns (both totals shattered school records). His incredible rushing average (8.1 yards per carry) led the NCAA, and his 143.8 rushing yards per game ranked third nationally. Staley added 32 receptions for 334 yards and 4 touchdowns; he led the nation in total touchdowns (28) and scoring (15.5 points per game). Staley twice tied BYU's school record for touchdowns in a game, scoring 5 against both Utah State and Colorado State. 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. ... Drill Field on the Mississippi State University campus Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, in the town of Starkville. ... Old Main building at Utah State University Utah State Universitys main campus is located in Logan, Utah. ...

In recognition of his accomplishments, Staley received the Doak Walker Award, given anually to the nation's top runningback. He also was named Touchdown Club of Columbus Runningback of the Year, and earned First Team All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, CNN/SI, Football News, Football Writers Association, the NFL Draft Report, and the Walter Camp Foundation (among others). In addition, Staley received numerous awards from the Mountain West Conference throughout the season, including MWC Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-MWC honors. The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the nations top college football running back. ...

Staley decided to forgoe his senior season at BYU and entered the 2002 NFL Draft. However, because of his injury-prone past, Staley was not selected until the seventh round (214th overall) by the Detroit Lions. He participated in Lions' training camp as a rookie, but suffered a knee injury that required a season-ending surgery. The next few seasons, Staley tried to return to football, but ultimately his professional career ended without him playing a single down in the NFL. The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur football players and other first-time eligible players. ... Year Founded 1930 Conference NFC Division North Home Field Ford Field City Detroit, Michigan Team Colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Dick Jauron interim League Titles League Championships (4) NFL Champions: 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957 Conference Championships (4) NFL National: 1952 NFL Western: 1953, 1954, 1957 Division Championships... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ...

Personal Notes

Staley was born September 16, 1980, in Bountiful, Utah, to Dan and Dawn Staley. His older brother, Dustin, played defensive back at BYU in 1995 (before serving an LDS mission) and was a teammate of his brother from 1999 to 2001. Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by: Idaho (at 42°N) and Wyoming (at 41°N and 111°W) in the north, by Colorado (at 109°W) in the east, at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument...