Donald Driver
Driver in April 2014
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 2, 1975 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Milby | ||||||||
| College: | Alcorn State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 213 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 743 |
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| Receiving yards: | 10,137 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 61 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver, a New York Times bestselling author, and the season 14 Dancing with the Stars champion. After playing college football for Alcorn State University, Driver was picked by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft. Driver spent his entire 14-season National Football League (NFL) career with the Packers and holds the franchise's all-time records for most career receptions and receiving yards. Driver was a member of the Packers team that won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Every year in Cleveland, Driver holds the Donald Driver Football Camp for local kids which is held at the Cleveland High School Football field.
Donald Jerome Driver was born in Houston, Texas, on February 2, 1975. Driver was the middle child of five siblings. Driver's parents, Marvin Driver Jr. and Faye Gray, divorced when he was just a young boy. Donald had a tough childhood living out of a U-Haul truck for a period of time during his early teens, after a collection agency confiscated his family's possessions. Donald spent multiple nights in motel rooms that his mother had purchased with food stamps. Driver and his older brother Marvin III, began stealing cars and selling drugs during their teenage years in order make it from day to day. Driver was quoted by USA Today stating, "You try to do anything you can to provide for your family." At the age of 14 years, Donald would move in with his grandmother, Betty Lofton. This was the point of time where his life started to turn around.
Driver shone as an athlete early in his years at Milby High School in Houston. He lettered four times each in track, football, basketball and baseball. He was a Texas All-State honorable mention in football, where he played at the wide receiver, defensive back, and kickoff return positions.
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