Torry Holt
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| Torry Holt | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 5, 1976 |
| Place of birth | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| College | North Carolina State |
| NFL Draft | 1999 / Round 1/ Pick 6 |
| Pro Bowls | 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001 |
| Honors | 1 Super Bowl ring |
| 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 Detroit Lions safety Terrence Holt.
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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.
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 TOTAL 110 100 619 9487 15.3 85 54 147 32 424
[edit] Endorsements
Holt appears in television commercials for Fathead, Imos Pizza, and the NFL Network.
[edit] External links
- NFLPLAYERS.COM Player Bio
- Current Stats
- Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics
- Torry Holt's personal official site
