Ron Dayne
Dayne in 2010
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 14, 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Pine Hill (NJ) Overbrook | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 3,722 |
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| Rushing average: | 3.8 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 28 |
| Receiving yards: | 340 |
| Receiving average: | 6.0 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Ronald Dayne (born March 14, 1978) is a former professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Dayne played college football for the University of Wisconsin and won the 1999 Heisman Trophy. He was a first round pick of the New York Giants in the 2000 NFL Draft, and also played professionally for the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans of the NFL.
Bowl statistics accounted for, Dayne is the all-time leader in rushing yards in NCAA Division I FBS history, with 7,125 yards.
When Dayne was a child, his parents divorced, and he was sent to live with relatives. His athleticism and speed made him a star running back at Overbrook High School in his hometown of Pine Hill, New Jersey, and he was heavily recruited by many colleges. He also excelled at track and field. In 1995 he won the New Jersey Meet of Champions, setting a new meet record in the discus throw. In 1996 he won state titles in both the shot put and discus, breaking both meet records won the Meet of Champions in both events and breaking his own meet record in the discus. He has the fifth-best distance ever thrown in the discus by a U.S. high school athlete at 216 feet, 11 inches (66.12m).
His football role was expected to change when he reached college — at 270 pounds out of high school, many felt that he was simply too big to be a tailback and believed he would be best suited as a fullback. Eventually, coach Barry Alvarez promised Dayne a tailback position and persuaded him to come to play for the University of Wisconsin.
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