Ted Ginn, Jr.

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Ted Ginn, Jr.
Date of birth April 12, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth Cleveland, Ohio
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Position(s) WR / KR / PR
College Ohio State
NFL Draft 2007 / Round TBD
Career Highlights
Awards 2004 Pete Dawkins Trophy

Ted Ginn, Jr. (b. April 12, 1985) is a junior wide receiver, punt returner, and kick returner for the Ohio State Buckeyes, the football team of The Ohio State University. Ginn grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended Glenville High School and played football under his father Ted Ginn, Sr., and alongside Buckeye quarterback Troy Smith. He also participated in track and field in high school, winning a national championship in the 110 meter hurdles event.

Entering the 2006 season, Ginn was considered to be a preseason candidate for the Heisman Trophy and the Biletnikoff Award. He has received praise for his speed and agility, as well as his ability to turn routine plays into big gains and touchdowns. Ginn returned the opening kickoff of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game for 92 yards for a touchdown. He sustained an injury from fellow Buckeye Roy Hall while celebrating his kick off return for a touchdown and did not return to the game[1].

Ginn Jr. has declared for the 2007 NFL Draft.[1]

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[edit] High school career

Ginn played for his father, Ted Ginn Sr., in high school. Ginn the cousin of James Magee, and Daniel Eathridge is electrifying. Ginn Jr was selected as the 2004 USA Today Defensive Player of the Year and a 1997 Parade All-American. He was also named the 2004 SuperPrep National Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of the U.S. Army All-America game. He intercepted eight passes as a senior, returning five of them for touchdowns. One of his interception returns went for a state-record 102-yard touchdown, while another went for a 98-yard score. Ginn returned four punts and one kickoff for touchdowns.

As a junior, he became the national champion in the 110 high hurdles and recorded the best time in the nation as a senior when he won the state title for the second consecutive year. As a senior in High School, he ran 7.44 in the 55 meter high hurdles, 7.98 in the 60 meter high hurdles, 13.26 (+2.8 wind rating) and 13.40 (-1.2 wind rating) in the 110 meter high hurdles, 21.16 in the 200 meter dash (+0.0 wind rating), 46.57 in the 400 meter dash, and 36.73 in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles.[2][3], [4] He has been timed at 10.5 seconds in the 100 meter dash and 4.31 seconds in the 40 yard dash. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=413426[citation needed]


[edit] Trivia

  • Ginn played quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and defensive back for Glenville. He also returned kicks and punts.
  • Ginn was the #1 ranked defensive back prospect in the nation, coming out of high school.
  • Ginn holds the Big Ten Conference record for most career punt returns for a touchdown at 6.
  • OSU track coach Russ Rogers recruited Ginn to run track, believing that he could qualify for the 2008 Olympics.[2]

[edit] Popular culture

  • Ginn was featured in The Dead Schembechlers song "Ted Ginn Did Everything", in which they comically exaggerate his achievements.

[edit] References

  1. ^ OSU's Ginn, Pittman to enter NFL draft
  2. ^ Harris, Doug. "Ginn emphasizes football for; Speedster puts track career on hold", Dayton Daily News, 2005-04-07, pp. C8. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.

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