Warrick Dunn
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American football player Warrick Dunn Dunn signing autographs in 2009 No. 28 Position: Running back Personal information Born: (1975-01-05) January 5, 1975 (age 47)New Orleans, Louisiana Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 187 lb (85 kg) Career information High school: Catholic(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) College: Florida State (1993–1996) NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 Career history Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2001) Atlanta Falcons (2002–2007) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008) Career highlights and awards NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1997) 3× Pro Bowl (1997, 2000, 2005) Bart Starr Award (2009) Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2004) Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor National champion (1993) Second-team All-American (1996) 3× First-team All-ACC (1994–1996) Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 28 honored Career NFL statistics Rushing yards: 10,967 Rushing average: 4.1 Rushing touchdowns: 49 Player stats at NFL.com
Warrick De’Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, after playing college football at Florida State. Dunn was named AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1997 and earned three Pro Bowl selections in his career. After his playing career, Dunn took a minority stake in the Falcons’ ownership group led by Arthur Blank.
Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2.1 Track and field 2.2 College statistics 3 Professional career 3.1 First stint with Buccaneers 3.2 Atlanta Falcons 3.3 Second stint with Buccaneers 4 NFL career statistics 5 Personal life 5.1 Writing 6 References 7 External links Early years[edit]
At Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dunn played quarterback, cornerback, and running back. During his sophomore year, he helped lead Catholic High to the state 4A championship game for the first time in its history. He was an All-America honorable mention selection by USA Today as a senior.
On January 7, 1993, two days after Dunn’s eighteenth birthday, his mother Betty Smothers, a Baton Rogue Police Officer, was murdered while working an off-duty security job. Dunn became the head of his family and raised his siblings. He later met with one of his mother’s killers, Kevan Brumfield, and offered his forgiveness.[1]
College career[edit]
Dunn played college football at Florida State University, where he rushed for over 1,000 yards in 3 straight seasons. He graduated in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in information studies. He was a three-time All-ACC selection.
Dunn’s jersey, along with those of other Seminoles players such as Fred Biletnikoff, Ron Sellers, Ron Simmons, Charlie Ward, Deion Sanders, and Chris Weinke, has been retired by the university. His number (28) may still be worn by Seminole players, but his jersey will be displayed in the Moore Athletic Center at FSU. He also won a national championship in 1993 with Florida State.
Track and field[edit]
Warrick Dunn was also an accomplished track and field star, named as an Associated Press All-American as a member of Florida State’s men’s 4x100m relay team. Dunn competed on the Seminoles’ track & field team as a sprinter during all four years he was enrolled at Florida State. His personal best in the 100 meters is 10.3 seconds.
College statistics[edit] Season GP Rushing Receiving Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yds TD 1993 12 68 511 7.5 4 25 357 6 1994 11 152 1,026 6.8 8 34 308 1 1995 11 166 1,242 7.5 13 43 294 3 1996 11 189 1,180 6.2 12 30 355 2 Totals 45 575 3,959 6.9 37 132 1,314 12 Professional career[edit] Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 176 lb(80 kg) 30+3⁄4 in(0.78 m) 8+1⁄2 in(0.22 m) All values from NFL Combine[2] First stint with Buccaneers[edit]
Dunn was selected in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dunn had a highly successful rookie season, was selected to the NFC Pro Bowl team, and named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year. Dunn spent the next four years of his career in Tampa Bay, and was again named to the Pro Bowl in 2000. In game 13 of that season, he had a career-best 210 yards rushing against the Dallas Cowboys (then, 2nd most in franchise history).
Atlanta Falcons[edit]
A free agent in the 2002 offseason, Dunn signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Once again, he made a positive impact on his team with 9 total TDs and in that year, he led the league with a 5.4 yards per carry average. Dunn scored the most rushing touchdowns in his career, 9, in the 2004 season despite splitting carries with T.J. Duckett and also led the team in rushing with 1,106 yards. Having led his team in rushing yards again in 2005, Dunn was named the NFC’s Pro Bowl team, marking his third selection to the team. For his career, Dunn has only missed 10 games and has a total of 2,256 carries for 9,461 yards 43 touchdowns and a 4.2 average. Dunn finished his first 10 seasons with over 1,000 combined rushing and receiving yards. During the 2007 season, with Falcons starting quarterback Byron Leftwich out with a high ankle sprain, Dunn served as the third string emergency quarterback behind Joey Harrington and Chris Redman, a position he played in high school.
On March 3, 2008, the Falcons released Dunn per his request. This came a day after the Falcons signed former San Diego Chargers backup running back Michael Turner.[3] On December 17, 2009, he became a minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons.
Second stint with Buccaneers[edit]
On March 10, 2008, Dunn returned to the Buccaneers after signing a two-year, $6 million contract. In week 6 against the Carolina Panthers, Dunn had his first 100-yard game since re-joining the Buccaneers. Dunn was released by the Buccaneers on February 25, 2009.[4] He retired from the NFL 14th all-time in all-purpose yards with 15,306 (20th As of 2020[update])[1] and 19th in rushing yards with 10,967 (23rd As of 2020[update]).[2]
NFL career statistics[edit] Year Team GP Rushing Receiving Fumbles Att Yds Avg Lng TD FD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost 1997 TB 16 224 978 4.4 76 4 34 39 462 11.8 59 3 18 3 2 1998 TB 16 245 1,026 4.2 50 2 42 44 344 7.8 31 0 22 1 0 1999 TB 15 195 616 3.2 33 0 29 64 589 9.2 68 2 29 3 2 2000 TB 16 248 1,133 4.6 70 8 42 44 422 9.6 45 1 23 1 1 2001 TB 13 158 447 2.8 21 3 20 68 557 8.2 31 3 29 2 2 2002 ATL 15 230 927 4.0 59 7 39 50 377 7.5 31 2 15 4 3 2003 ATL 11 125 672 5.4 69 3 27 37 336 9.1 86 2 14 2 1 2004 ATL 16 265 1,106 4.2 60 9 46 29 294 10.1 59 0 9 3 2 2005 ATL 16 280 1,416 5.1 65 3 65 29 220 7.6 24 1 8 3 1 2006 ATL 16 286 1,140 4.0 90 4 48 22 170 7.7 18 1 11 1 0 2007 ATL 16 227 720 3.2 38 4 34 37 238 6.4 35 0 5 2 2 2008 TB 15 186 786 4.2 40 2 31 47 330 7.0 36 0 11 0 0 Career[5] 181 2,669 10,967 4.1 90 49 457 510 4,339 8.5 86 15 194 25 16
As of 2017[update]’s NFL off-season, Warrick Dunn held at least 11 Falcons franchise records, including:
Rush Yards: playoffs (310), playoff game (142 on 2005-01-15 STL) Rush Yds/Att: playoffs (5.08), playoff season (6.28 in 2004), playoff game (8.35 on 2005-01-15 STL) Rushing TDs: playoffs (3), playoff season (3 in 2004), playoff game (2 on 2005-01-15 STL) Rush Yds/Game: playoffs (77.5), playoff season (100.5 in 2004) 100+ yard rushing games: playoffs (1, tied with Jamal Anderson and Michael Vick)
He also held at least 5 Buccaneers franchise records, including:
Receptions: game (12 on 2001-11-18 CHI), playoffs (26), playoff game (8 on 2002-01-12 @PHI) All Purpose Yds: playoff season (271 in 1999) 1000+ rushing yard seasons: career (2, tied with 3 others) Personal life[edit]
Dunn established the Homes for the Holidays (HFTH) program in 1997, and started Warrick Dunn Charities (WDC) in 2002 as a way to grow programs and services. The HFTH program rewards single-parent families for reaching first-time homeownership. HFTH recipient families are chosen through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity affiliates and WDC with complete home furnishings and down-payment assistance. As of July 2012, HFTH has assisted over 150 single parents and over 300 dependents in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Tampa and Tallahassee. By providing families with a positive home environment, WDC believes that children can thrive educationally, socially and economically. In 2006, one of those homes happened to go to the family of future NFL player Deshaun Watson. Watson went on to play quarterback for Clemson and win the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship.[6]
Dunn’s achievements have been recognized over the years. He received a Giant Steps Award in civic leadership from former President Bill Clinton for his program. In 2005, Dunn was presented with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. This award is the only NFL award that recognizes a player for his community service as well as for his excellence on the field. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dunn challenged all NFL players, except for those who play for the New Orleans Saints, to donate at least $5,000 to the effort. The effort received over $5 million in contributions.
In 2007, Dunn, along with Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Jeff Gordon, Mia Hamm, Tony Hawk, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, Alonzo Mourning and Cal Ripken, Jr., founded Athletes for Hope, a charitable organization that helps professional athletes, sports industry professionals and fans get involved in charitable causes. For his exceptional involvement on and off the field, Dunn was awarded with the 2009 Bart Starr Award. He also received a Jefferson Award for Outstanding Athlete in Service and Philanthropy in 2011.
Writing[edit]
Dunn’s 2008 autobiography, Running For My Life ISBN 978-0-06-143264-4, details his mother’s murder and his battles with depression throughout his life.[7]
References[edit] ^ Gary Shelton (December 16, 2007). ‘Confronting his pain’. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved December 17, 2007. ^ ‘Warrick Dunn, Combine Results, RB – Florida State’. nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022. ^ Wyche, Steve (March 3, 2008). ‘Falcons release Warrick Dunn’. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 3, 2008. ^ Bucs Release Derrick Brooks, 4 Others Yahoo Sports, February 25, 2009 ^ ‘Warrick Dunn Stats’. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 11, 2014. ^ Matthew Chambers (January 10, 2017). ‘Former Falcon’s RB Warrick Dunn donated house to DeShaun Watson’s family’. thefalcoholic.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017. ^ Dunn Finds Closure After Tragedy ESPN.com, January 25, 2009 External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Warrick Dunn. Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo! Sports · SI.com · Pro Football Reference · Rotoworld Warrick Dunn on Twitter The Warrick Dunn Foundation Athletes for Hope v t e 1993 Florida State Seminoles football—consensus national champions Clifton Abraham Derrick Alexander Scott Bentley Peter Boulware Derrick Brooks Thad Busby Devin Bush Byron Capers Andre Cooper Sam Cowart Zack Crockett Warrick Dunn ‘Omar Ellison William Floyd Todd Fordham Corey Fuller E. G. Green Lonnie Johnson Danny Kanell Kevin Knox Kez McCorvey Toddrick McIntosh Wayne Messam Rock Preston Phillip Riley James Roberson Corey Sawyer Clay Shiver Marquette Smith Greg Spires Tra Thomas Tamarick Vanover Charlie Ward Clarence Williams Reinard Wilson Head coach: Bobby Bowden Assistant coaches: Chuck Amato Mickey Andrews Brad Scott Mark Richt v t e 1997 NFL Draft first-round selections Orlando Pace Darrell Russell Shawn Springs Peter Boulware Bryant Westbrook Walter Jones Ike Hilliard James Farrior Tom Knight Chris Naeole Michael Booker Warrick Dunn Tony Gonzalez Reinard Wilson Yatil Green Reidel Anthony Kenard Lang Kenny Holmes Tarik Glenn Dwayne Rudd Renaldo Wynn David LaFleur Antowain Smith Chad Scott Jon Harris Jim Druckenmiller Rae Carruth Trevor Pryce Chris Canty Ross Verba v t e Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks Selmon Bell D. Williams Snell Green Farrell Holmes Jackson R. Jones Testaverde Gruber Thomas McCants McRae Curry Dilfer Sapp Brooks Upshaw M. Jones Dunn Anthony McFarland Walker Clayton C. Williams Joseph Adams Talib Freeman McCoy Clayborn Barron Martin Evans Winston Hargreaves Howard Vea White Wirfs Tryon-Shoyinka v t e Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 NFL Draft selections Warrick Dunn Reidel Anthony Jerry Wunsch Frank Middleton Ronde Barber Alshermond Singleton Patrick Hape Al Harris Nigea Carter Anthony DeGrate v t e Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winners 1967: Farr 1968: McCullouch 1969: Hill 1970: Shaw 1971: Brockington 1972: Harris 1973: Foreman 1974: Woods 1975: M. Thomas 1976: White 1977: Dorsett 1978: Campbell 1979: O. Anderson 1980: Sims 1981: Rogers 1982: Allen 1983: Dickerson 1984: Lipps 1985: Brown 1986: Mayes 1987: Stradford 1988: Stephens 1989: Sanders 1990: Smith 1991: Russell 1992: Pickens 1993: Bettis 1994: Faulk 1995: Martin 1996: George 1997: Dunn 1998: Moss 1999: James 2000: M. Anderson 2001: A. Thomas 2002: Portis 2003: Boldin 2004: Roethlisberger 2005: Williams 2006: Young 2007: Peterson 2008: Ryan 2009: Harvin 2010: Bradford 2011: Newton 2012: Griffin 2013: Lacy 2014: Beckham 2015: Gurley 2016: Prescott 2017: Kamara 2018: Barkley 2019: Murray 2020: Herbert 2021: Chase v t e Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award 1970: Unitas 1971: Hadl 1972: Lanier 1973: Dawson 1974: Blanda 1975: Anderson 1976: Harris 1977: Payton 1978: Staubach 1979: Greene 1980: Carmichael 1981: Swann 1982: Theismann 1983: Benirschke 1984: Lyons 1985: Stephenson 1986: R. Williams 1987: Duerson 1988: Largent 1989: Moon 1990: Singletary 1991: Muñoz 1992: Elway 1993: Thomas 1994: Seau 1995: Esiason 1996: Green 1997: Aikman 1998: Marino 1999: Carter 2000: Flanigan & Brooks 2001: Bettis 2002: Vincent 2003: Shields 2004: Dunn 2005: P. Manning 2006: Brees & Tomlinson 2007: Taylor 2008: Warner 2009: Waters 2010: M. Williams 2011: Birk 2012: Witten 2013: Tillman 2014: Davis 2015: Boldin 2016: Fitzgerald & E. Manning 2017: Watt 2018: Long 2019: Campbell 2020: Wilson 2021: Whitworth v t e NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winners 1967: Starr 1968: W. Davis 1969: Meador 1970: Sayers 1971: Alexander 1972: May 1973: Russell 1974: Little 1975: Bleier 1976: Hart 1977: Alzado 1978: A. Manning 1979: Staubach 1980: Upshaw 1981: Houston 1982: Harris 1983: Dieken 1984: Benirschke 1985: Williams 1986: Moore 1987: Martin 1988: Cherry 1989: Singletary 1990: Newsome 1991: Kenn 1992: R. White 1993: Lowery 1994: Kelso 1995: Thomas 1996: Brooks 1997: Zorich 1998: Nickerson 1999: Carter 2000: Pelfrey 2001: McCrary 2002: Brunell 2003: Vincent 2004: Brooks 2005: P. Manning 2006: McNair 2007: Lynch 2008: Dunn 2009: Dawkins 2010: Asomugha 2011: Richardson 2012: Brees 2013: Batch 2014: Boldin 2015: Greenway 2016: T. Davis 2017: Jenkins 2018: Long 2019: Whitworth 2020: Copeland
Previously named the Byron ‘Whizzer’ White NFL Man of the Year Award, after Byron ‘Whizzer’ White, the award was renamed in the fall of 2018 in honor of Alan Page.
v t e Bart Starr Award winners 1989: Largent 1990: Munoz 1991: Singletary 1992: White 1993: Byrd 1994: Moon 1995: Carter 1996: J. Slater 1997: Green 1998: Fryar & Jones 1999: Robinson 2000: Williams 2001: Matthews 2002: Woodson 2003: Dilfer 2004: Brooks 2005: Vincent 2006: Martin 2007: Lynch 2008: Tomlinson 2009: Dunn 2010: Warner 2011: Brees 2012: Fletcher 2013: Witten 2014: Rodgers 2015: P. Manning 2016: T. Davis 2017: M. Slater 2018: Watson 2019: Campbell 2020: E. Manning 2021: D. Davis v t e NFL players with 10,000 rushing yards Emmitt Smith Walter Payton Frank Gore Barry Sanders Adrian Peterson Curtis Martin LaDainian Tomlinson Jerome Bettis Eric Dickerson Tony Dorsett Jim Brown Marshall Faulk Edgerrin James Marcus Allen Franco Harris Thurman Thomas Fred Taylor Steven Jackson John Riggins Corey Dillon O. J. Simpson LeSean McCoy Warrick Dunn Ricky Watters Jamal Lewis Thomas Jones Tiki Barber Eddie George Marshawn Lynch Ottis Anderson Ricky Williams
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v t e Walter Camp Man of the Year Award winners 1967: Fish 1968: Blair 1969: Rozelle 1970: Kipke 1971: Blanchard 1972: Frank 1973: Daugherty 1974: Gaither 1975: Dawkins 1976: Krause 1977: Dunlap 1978: Little 1979: Kemp 1980: Sayers 1981: Graham 1982: Olsen 1983: Staubach 1984: Shula 1985: Bleier 1986: Davis 1987: Jackson 1988: Robustelli 1989: Brown 1990: Buoniconti 1991: Blount 1992: Griese 1993: Moon 1994: Anderson 1995: Williams 1996: Swann 1997: Hill 1998: Holtz 1999: Brandt 2000: Long 2001: Singletary 2002: Kelly 2003: Newsome 2004: Muñoz 2005: Stephenson 2006: Utley 2007: Butkus 2008: Andersen 2009: Elway 2010: Shields 2011: Carson 2012: Edwards 2013: Millen 2014: Bettis 2015: Andruzzi & Biletnikoff 2016: Dunn 2017: Johnson 2018: Golic 2019: Martin 2020: No award given 2021: Pearson v t e Atlanta Falcons Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia Franchise Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks Stadiums Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium Culture Rankin M. Smith Sr. Arthur Blank Freddie Falcon Cheerleaders The ‘Dirty Bird’ (dance) ‘2 Legit 2 Quit’ Lore Grits Blitz Gary Anderson’s missed field goal Michael Vick dog fighting investigation 28–3 Rivalries Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles Wild card / First round berths (8) 1978 1982 1991 1995 2002 2008 2011 2017 Division championships (6) 1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016 Conference championships (2) 1998 2016 Ring of Honor 10 21 28 31 42 57 58 60 78 84 87 Current league affiliations League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division Category v t e Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor Steve Bartkowski Deion Sanders Warrick Dunn William Andrews Gerald Riggs Jeff Van Note Jessie Tuggle Tommy Nobis Mike Kenn Roddy White Claude Humphrey Authority control General ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat National libraries United States Other Faceted Application of Subject Terminology Retrieved from ‘ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warrick_Dunn&oldid=1089650136’ Categories: Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Catholic High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) alumni American football running backs Florida State Seminoles football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Atlanta Falcons players National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winners National Conference Pro Bowl players 1975 births Living people Ed Block Courage Award recipients Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use mdy dates from January 2019 NFL player missing current team parameter Infobox NFL biography articles missing alt text Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2020 All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2017 Commons category link from Wikidata Articles with ISNI identifiers Articles with VIAF identifiers Articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Articles with LCCN identifiers Articles with FAST identifiersdeshaun watson
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