Toby Gerhart American football player

Tobinbo Gunnar "Toby" Gerhart (born March 28, 1987)(pronounced "GARE-heart") is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Stanford University, and was a unanimous All-American. In 2009 Gerhart won the Doak Walker Award and was the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. He received 1,276 points in the Heisman voting, coming in second to Mark Ingram, Jr., who received 1,304 points; the 28-point margin was the closest vote in Heisman history. Gerhart had a breakout senior season in 2009, leading all running backs in the nation in rushing yards, touchdowns, and points scored, and setting several Pac-10 and school records. He holds the Stanford records for most rushing yards in a season (1,871), most touchdowns in a season (28), and most touchdowns in a career (44).

Personal facts

Toby Gerhart
Birth dateMarch 28, 1987
Birth place
Norco California
Height (meters)1.8288
Weight (Kilograms)104.7816

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American football player

Career start2010
Debut team
Minnesota Vikings
Draft pick51
Draft round2
Draft year2010
Former team
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
Position
Running back
StatusActive
teams
Jacksonville Jaguars

Toby Gerhart on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=188524
  2. http://tobygerhart.com
  3. http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=208440507
  4. http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Toby-Gerhart/2b435442-9768-4ba2-a125-04a51d781304