Vernand Morency
Morency with the Packers in 2007
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 4, 1980 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Miami (FL) Northwestern | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 726 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.2 |
| Rushing TDs: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Vernand Morency (born February 4, 1980) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft and also played for the Green Bay Packers. Morency played college football for Oklahoma State University.
Vernand Morency grew up in Miami, Florida where his parents, immigrants from Haiti, had him working in their family real estate business from the age of 5. This experience impacted him tremendously and helped shape a strong, disciplined work ethic which translated into successful careers in both professional baseball and football.
His love for real estate never went away and in 2006-07, Vernand was part of a syndicate group led by T Boone Pickens to develop the $250+ million Boone Pickens Stadium at his alma mater, Oklahoma State University. In 2007 and 2008, Vernand was twice competitively selected to participate in the prestigious NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
Today, in addition to being an accomplished professional baseball and football player, Vernand invests, owns and manages properties across the country and is involved in several different non-profit initiatives, including work with Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and his Wisconsin Covenant initiative promising all eighth-graders affordable higher education upon academic success.
While attending Northwestern High School in Miami, Florida, Morency was a four-year letterman in baseball and a two-year letterman in football, and won All-America honors in both sports. As a senior football running back, he gained over 1,500 all-purpose yards and scored 15 touchdowns.
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