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Dante Hall

Dante Hall
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Dante Hall at midfield, preseason game against Houston Texans in August 2006.
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Position: Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Date of birth: (1978-09-20) September 20, 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth: Lufkin, Texas
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Houston (TX) Nimitz
College: Texas A&M
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 153
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 162
Receiving yards: 1,747
Total return yards: 12,397
Total Touchdowns: 21
Player stats at NFL.com
Receptions: 162
Receiving yards: 1,747
Total return yards: 12,397
Total Touchdowns: 21
Player stats at NFL.com

Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978) is a former American football return specialist and wide receiver who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hall is considered one of the best return specialists in NFL history. Hall is nicknamed "The Human Joystick." Hall was a fifth round draft pick out of Texas A&M University by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2000 NFL Draft. Hall played for the Chiefs for six years before being traded to the St. Louis Rams on April 25, 2007 for the Rams' third and fifth-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Hall was ranked the 10th greatest return specialist in NFL History on NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces.

Hall played for Texas A&M University as a running back and return specialist. His 4,707 all-purpose yards place him second in school history behind Darren Lewis. He majored in Ag Leadership & Development.

The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Hall in the fifth-round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut on September 24, 2000 as a kick/punt returner. In five games he returned 17 kickoffs for 358 yards and six punts for 37 yards.

He spent the spring of 2001 playing in NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores as a wide receiver. He led the league with 26 kickoff returns for 635 yards and was second in punt returns with 15 for 177 yards and second in combined net yards with 1,286.


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