LaVar Arrington
Arrington in 2010.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 30, 1978 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pittsburgh (PA) North Hills | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 415 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 23.5 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
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LaVar RaShad Arrington (born June 20, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Arrington was also a member of the New York Giants.
Arrington was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played linebacker and running back at North Hills Senior High School in Pittsburgh. After his senior year, he was named the 1996 Parade National Player of the Year, Bobby Dodd National High School Back of the Year the Gatorade Player of the Year and USA Today Pennsylvania Player of the Year. He became the second player in Pennsylvania Class 4-A history to rush for more than 4,000 career yards, with 4,357 on 711 carries and 72 touchdowns. He played in the 1997 Big 33 Football Classic, the annual game between Pennsylvania and Ohio's best high school football players. In basketball, he was recruited to play basketball for Georgetown, UMass, and North Carolina.
Also a standout sprinter, Arrington was on the school's track & field team, where he recorded personal-best times of 10.85 seconds in the 100 meters and 23.14 seconds in the 200 meters. He also had top-jumps of 1.96 meters in the high jump and 6.76 meters in the long jump.
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