Travis Minor

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Travis Minor
Date of birth	June 30, 1979
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
Position(s)	Running Back
College	Florida State
NFL Draft	2001 / Round 3 / Pick 85
Statistics	NFL.com
Team(s)
2001-2006 2007-present	Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams

Travis Minor (born June 30, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football running back who is currently playing for the St. Louis Rams. He also played for the Miami Dolphins, and collegiately at Florida State.

[edit] High School Career

Minor attended Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and won varsity letters in football and track. In football, he finished his high school career with 4,706 rushing yards and 52 touchdowns, and 62 receptions for 1,344 yards and 20 touchdowns. As a senior, he was named the USA Today Offensive Player of the Year.

[edit] College Career

Minor was a four-year letterman for the Florida State Seminoles where he started 33 of the 43 games in which he played during his career, including 30 starts over his final three years. He finished his career with 3,218 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns on 664 attempts, while also catching 106 passes for 831 yards and three scores and is the school's third all-time leading rusher, trailing only Warrick Dunn (3,959) and Greg Allen (3,769). He led team in rushing all four years and was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a senior when he rushed for a career-high 923 yards and five touchdowns on 181 carries, and tallied a career-best 42 receptions for 333 yards. He played in the Senior Bowl following his senior season.