Toby Gerhart

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Toby Gerhart
College	Stanford
Conference	Pac 10
Sport	Baseball / Football
Position	OF / RB
Jersey #	24 / 7
Class	Sophomore
Major	Undeclared
Career	2006 – present
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) (age 21) Norco, California
High school	Norco High School
Awards
2005 Glenn Davis Award

Toby Gerhart (born March 28, 1987 in Norco, California) is a running back and an outfielder at Stanford University.

[edit] High school career

Gerhart had an extremely successful career at running back for Norco High School in Norco, California. As of December 2005, Gerhart had the third highest career total of running yards in national high school football history (9,662 yards, 706 yards more than the high school record of better-known Emmitt Smith). He led Norco High School to the CIF Division 5 Southern Section football championship on December 9, 2005. Gerhart also starred in baseball and was an excellent student.^[1] High-school football scouting website Scout.com named him the 40th-best running back prospect in the nation.^[1]

[edit] College

Gerhart's impressive high school statistics garnered him interest from many top college football programs, but he ultimately committed to Stanford. He was initially competing with Anthony Kimble for the starting halfback role, but was rewarded with the official starting spot during the fourth game of the 2006 season (against UCLA).^[2]

Gerhart is a rarity among Division I halfbacks in that he is White American.

Gerhart is currently on the roster as an outfielder, number 24, for the Cardinal 2007 baseball team. ^[3]