Birthday Ballers
Birthday Ballers
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Antonio Gates (28)
Since 2004, only Indianapolis Colts wide-receiver Marvin Harrison and New England Patriots wide-receiver Randy Moss have caught more touchdowns than Gates. In 2005 and 2006 Antonio Gates was selected as the NFL’s All-Pro TE by the AP. Gates was the AP’s only unanimous choice for 2005. Gates has made four consecutive Pro Bowls in his career.
AG also holds the single season touchdown reception record […]
Birthday Ballers (The Pro Boller, not Pro Bowler)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Kyle Boller (27)
Before being drafted, Boller impressed scouts in the combine by throwing the ball 65-yards from one knee through the uprights. He can now throw 75 yards through the uprights on one knee. Boller’s total yards his senior year under Tedford were greater than his first three years as a starting quarterback combined.
The Ravens […]
Birthday Ballers (’Golfing in Jeans’ Edition)
Monday, June 16th, 2008Jerricho Cotchery turns (26) today, June 16th.
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2004 NFL draft.
In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games (with no starts) as the team’s 5th receiver. As a kick returner, he had 13 returns for 362 yards (27.8 yard average) […]
Birthday Ballers (Sara’s Friend, Derek)
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Derek Andersen turns 25 today, Sunday the 15th.
Derek grew up in Scappoose, Oregon where he led the Scappoose Indians to one of their record three consecutive state football championships in Class 3A football. He also excelled at basketball and was named state player of the year in both football and basketball his senior year. He participated in the first […]
Birthday Ballers (Jungle Kats Owner)
Friday, June 13th, 2008Sam Adams (35)
Adams is married to Linda with two sons, Sam and Terin, and a daughter, Tea Alexis. His father, Sam Adams Sr., played guard in the NFL for the New England Patriots (1972-1980) and New Orleans Saints (1981).
Adams was also the owner of the Everett Hawks of the arenafootball2 (af2), and he also owned an af2 team in Cincinnati, Ohio called the Cincinnati Jungle Kats that […]
Birthday Ballers (Dallas and Fivehead)
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Dallas Clark (29)
Dallas Clark comes from an athletic family. His brother, Derrik, played linebacker at Iowa State from 1996-97 and his other brother, Dan, played baseball at Simpson College. Days before Dallas graduated from high school, Clark’s mother, Jan, died of a heart attack at age 49. Dallas often speaks very fondly of his mother, saying, “Everything I […]
Birthday Ballers (Gayest Painting in History)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Joe Montana (52)
Montana has been married three times. His first wedding was in 1974, when Montana married his hometown sweetheart, Kim Moses, during his second semester at Notre Dame; however, they divorced less than three years later. Montana wed again in 1981, though that marriage would be brief. He met Jennifer Wallace, an actress and model, […]
Birthday Ballers (Takin’ It To The Cribb)
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Joshua Cribbs (25)
Cribbs was not chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft; however, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on April 29, 2005. He made the Browns roster for the 2005 season, and made an impact as a kick returner. He averaged 24.5 yards per return, and his total of 1,094 return yards set a […]
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
(Left) Erin Andrews
In 2007, she was voted “America’s Sexiest Sportscaster” by Playboy Magazine.
Andrews graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in telecommunications in 2000. She is represented by the sports agency Career Sports & Entertainment in Atlanta, GA. While there she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Andrews was also a member of the Dazzlers, the Gator basketball […]
Birthday Ballers (’Ugliest Polo Ever’ Edition)
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Gaines Adams (25)
Adams was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 4th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. He signed a six-year deal with the Buccaneers on July 26th, 2007, worth $46 million, with $18.6 million guaranteed. He registered his first solo sack against the Atlanta Falcons in week 11 of the 2007 season. At the end of […]
Birthday Ballers (Saturday Edition)
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Jeff Saturday (33)
Jeff attended Shamrock High School in Georgia. He played college footballat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he started 37 games at center and earned multiple conference awards. He went undrafted in the 1998 NFL Draft, but the Baltimore Ravens signed him as a free agent on April 27, 1998, only to waive him on June 12, 1998. The Colts signed him as a free […]
Birthday Ballers (”Good” Chris Henry)
Friday, June 6th, 2008Chris Henry (23)
Chris was selected in the second round (50th overall pick) of the 2007 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans.
On November 3, 2007, he received a 4 game suspension from the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Henry reportedly tested positive for a banned prescription medication that is not performance-enhancing.
This is yet another Birthday Baller that […]