Torry Holt
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| Torry Holt | |
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| Date of birth | June 5, 1976 (age 30) |
| Place of birth |  Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| College | North Carolina State |
| NFL Draft | 1999 / Round 1/ Pick 6 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Awards | 1999 Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award Rams Rookie of the Year Rams MVP 2006 |
| Honors | 1 Super Bowl ring |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1999–Present | St. Louis Rams |
Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976 in Greensboro, North Carolina) nicknamed "Big Game" is an NFL wide receiver who currently plays for the St. Louis Rams. He is the older brother of Arizona Cardinals safety Terrence Holt. He was given the name "Big Game" due to his explosive plays down the field, as the announcers will yell, every time Torry will make a play that results in a big gain, Torry "Big Game" Holt, with the grab! ESPN's Stuart Scott often says it during St. Louis Rams' highlights.
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[edit] North Carolina State
Holt attended North Carolina State University and played wide receiver for the football team from 1995-1998. In his senior year Holt was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year. That season he set ACC records of 88 receptions for 1,604 yards and an NC State record of 16 touchdown catches.
[edit] NFL
Holt was the sixth overall draft pick in the 1999 NFL draft and the first selection made by the St. Louis Rams. In his rookie season he posted 53 receptions, 788 total yards and six touchdowns on the way to the Super Bowl XXXIV championship. Since then Holt has consistently reached at least 1,300 yards every season through 2005. Holt's streak was broken in 2006, due to injuries to himself and other teammates that hindered the offense for parts of the year.
On October 15th, 2006, Holt became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 receiving yards, doing so in the sixth game of his eighth season.
[edit] NFL Statistics
Year Team G GS No Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ 40+ FD 1999 St Louis Rams 16 15 52 788 15.2 63 6 12 3 32 2000 St Louis Rams 16 15 82 1635 19.9 85 6 30 10 60 2001 St Louis Rams 16 14 71 1365 16.8 85 7 26 6 58 2002 St Louis Rams 16 11 91 1302 14.3 58 4 17 3 69 2003 St Louis Rams 16 15 117 1696 14.5 48 12 26 4 84 2004 St Louis Rams 16 16 94 1372 14.6 75 10 21 4 58 2005 St Louis Rams 14 14 102 1331 13.0 44 9 15 2 63 2006 St Louis Rams 16 16 93 1188 12.8 67 10 14 2 67 TOTAL 126 116 712 10675 15.0 85 64 161 34 491
[edit] Endorsements
Holt appears in television commercials for Fathead, Imos Pizza,Burger King, and the NFL Network.
[edit] Trivia
On his left arm Torry Holt has the letters TJH for Torry Jabar Holt
Changed his number from 88 to 81 in 2001
[edit] External links
- NFLPLAYERS.COM Player Bio
- Current Stats
- Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.
- Torry Holt's personal official site
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