Juaquin Iglesias

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Juaquin Iglesias
College Oklahoma
Conference Big 12
Sport Football
Position WR
Jersey # 9
Class Junior
Career 2005 – present
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg)
Nationality USA
Born August 22, 1987 (1987-08-22) (age 20)
Flag of Texas Killeen, TX
High school Killeen High School,
Killeen, TX
Bowl games
2007 Fiesta Bowl

Juaquin Iglesias (born August 22, 1987) is an American football wide receiver for the Oklahoma Sooners.[1][2]

Born to Bobby and Bernita Iglesias, his father Bobby is a barber shop owner, in Killeen, Texas. As a senior at Killeen High School, Iglesias had 42 catches for 886 and 10 touchdowns, and was named first team all-district (16-4A), under coach Sam Jones. He also ran track & field in the 400, 800, and 1,600 meter relays, and averaged 17 points per game in basketball.[1][2]

In his first season as a Sooner, 2005, he had 19 receptions for 290 yards.[1][2] This included his first career touchdown catch at Oklahoma, a 21-yard touchdown-game winner from Rhett Bomar, in a double overtime win against the Baylor Bears, 37-30, on October 22nd.[3][4][5]

In 2006, he had 41 catches for 514 yards.[1][2] In the 2007 Fiesta Bowl against Boise State, he had a career high 129 yards receiving. OU lost by one point, in one of the best games in recent memory, to the Broncos in overtime, 42-43. He achieved a new career high in an Oklahoma victory against Tulsa University (62-21), on Friday September 21, 2007, with 8 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Iglesias page at Sooner Sports
  2. ^ a b c d e Iglesias page at Yahoo! Sports
  3. ^ Anderson, Bobby. "Boomer Bio: Juaquin Iglesias" - Sooner Spectator magazine and SoonerSpectator.com - 2005-11-03
  4. ^ "Young players remain poised in Oklahoma win" - the Associated Press - (c/o ESPN.com) - October 23, 2005
  5. ^ Griffin, Tim. "Cornhuskers, Sooners hope to return to elite level" - ESPN.com - October 26, 2005

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