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Shaun Alexander

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Shaun Alexander

Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL draft. In 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Alexander set numerous NFL and Seahawks' franchise records and was named the NFL MVP in 2005. He was also named to the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team, and is tied in ranking ninth all time in NFL history for rushing touchdowns (100). Alexander was the first athlete featured on the cover of both the NCAA Football and Madden NFL series of video games.

Infobox

Position
Running back
Born
(1977-08-30) August 30, 1977 Florence, Kentucky, U .
Listed height
5 ft 11 in (1 m)
Listed weight
228 lb (103 kg)
High school
Boone County (Florence)
College
Alabama (1996–1999)
NFL draft
2000: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Rushing yards
9,453
Rushing average
4
Rushing touchdowns
100
Receptions
215
Receiving yards
1,520
Receiving touchdowns
12

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1 m)
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1 m)
Height
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1 m)
Weight
218 lb (99 kg)
40-yard dash
4 s
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
40-yard dash
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
4 s
All values from NFL Combine
· Career statistics › NFL
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Career high
Legend
AP NFL MVP & OPOTY
Led the league
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· Career statistics › NFL
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Att
Games
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Rec
Rushing
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
SEA
Games
16
Games
1
Rushing
64
Rushing
313
Rushing
4
Rushing
50
Rushing
2
Receiving
5
Receiving
41
Receiving
8
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
SEA
Games
16
Games
12
Rushing
309
Rushing
1,318
Rushing
4
Rushing
88
Rushing
14
Receiving
44
Receiving
343
Receiving
7
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
SEA
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
295
Rushing
1,175
Rushing
4
Rushing
58
Rushing
16
Receiving
59
Receiving
460
Receiving
7
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
SEA
Games
16
Games
15
Rushing
326
Rushing
1,435
Rushing
4
Rushing
55
Rushing
14
Receiving
42
Receiving
295
Receiving
7
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
SEA
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
353
Rushing
1,696
Rushing
4
Rushing
44
Rushing
16
Receiving
23
Receiving
170
Receiving
7
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
SEA
Games
16
Games
16
Rushing
370
Rushing
1,880
Rushing
5
Rushing
88
Rushing
27
Receiving
15
Receiving
78
Receiving
5
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
SEA
Games
10
Games
10
Rushing
252
Rushing
896
Rushing
3
Rushing
33
Rushing
7
Receiving
12
Receiving
48
Receiving
4
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
SEA
Games
13
Games
10
Rushing
207
Rushing
716
Rushing
3
Rushing
25
Rushing
4
Receiving
14
Receiving
76
Receiving
5
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
WAS
Games
4
Games
0
Rushing
11
Rushing
24
Rushing
2
Rushing
8
Rushing
0
Receiving
1
Receiving
9
Receiving
9
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
123
Games
96
Games
2,187
Rushing
9,453
Rushing
4
Rushing
88
Rushing
100
Rushing
215
Receiving
1,520
Receiving
7
Receiving
80
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
Fumbles
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
2000
SEA
16
1
64
313
4
50
2
5
41
8
2001
SEA
16
12
309
1,318
4
88
14
44
343
7
2002
SEA
16
16
295
1,175
4
58
16
59
460
7
2003
SEA
16
15
326
1,435
4
55
14
42
295
7
2004
SEA
16
16
353
1,696
4
44
16
23
170
7
2005
SEA
16
16
370
1,880
5
88
27
15
78
5
2006
SEA
10
10
252
896
3
33
7
12
48
4
2007
SEA
13
10
207
716
3
25
4
14
76
5
2008
WAS
4
0
11
24
2
8
0
1
9
9
Career
123
96
2,187
9,453
4
88
100
215
1,520
7
80
· Career statistics › College
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Career high
Legend
Co-led the NCAA
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· Career statistics › College
Att
Att
Season
Att
Team
Yds
GP
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Y/G
Rushing
Rec
Rushing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Y/G
1996
1996
Season
1996
Team
Alabama
GP
11
Rushing
77
Rushing
589
Rushing
7
Rushing
73
Rushing
6
Rushing
53
Receiving
7
Receiving
53
Receiving
7
1997
1997
Season
1997
Team
Alabama
GP
9
Rushing
90
Rushing
415
Rushing
4
Rushing
27
Rushing
3
Rushing
46
Receiving
4
Receiving
37
Receiving
9
1998
1998
Season
1998
Team
Alabama
GP
10
Rushing
232
Rushing
1,046
Rushing
4
Rushing
37
Rushing
12
Rushing
104
Receiving
25
Receiving
379
Receiving
15
1999
1999
Season
1999
Team
Alabama
GP
11
Rushing
302
Rushing
1,383
Rushing
4
Rushing
38
Rushing
19
Rushing
125
Receiving
25
Receiving
323
Receiving
12
Career
Career
Season
Career
Team
41
GP
701
Rushing
3,433
Rushing
4
Rushing
73
Rushing
40
Rushing
83
Rushing
61
Receiving
792
Receiving
13
Receiving
51
Season
Team
GP
Rushing
Receiving
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Y/G
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Y/G
1996
Alabama
11
77
589
7
73
6
53
7
53
7
1997
Alabama
9
90
415
4
27
3
46
4
37
9
1998
Alabama
10
232
1,046
4
37
12
104
25
379
15
1999
Alabama
11
302
1,383
4
38
19
125
25
323
12
Career
41
701
3,433
4
73
40
83
61
792
13
51

References

  1. NFL
    https://www.nfl.com/news/league-announces-2000s-nfl-all-decade-team-09000d5d8161b0e9
  2. Biography Today
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1058-2347
  3. Biography Today, p
  4. "Shaun Alexander - Taking Action to Make My Community a Better Place to Live"
    http://www.seahawks.com/Community/CommunityPrograms.aspx?id=36770
  5. Biography Today, p
  6. Sports Illustrated Vault
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210119123941/https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/01/10/faces-in-the-crowd
  7. "KHSAA state football records"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081030141101/http://www.khsaa.org/records/football/statefootballindividualrecords.pdf
  8. "Mr. Football"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090705112927/http://www.kfca.info/mrFootball.html
  9. Biography Today, p
  10. Sports Illustrated
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/1999/09/30/bama_alexander/
  11. "Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 9, 1996)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121020050735/http://www.lsusports.net/src/data/lsu/assets/docs/fb/96stats/ls110996.htm?DB_OEM_ID=5200
  12. Sports Reference
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/alabama/1997.html
  13. Sports Reference
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/alabama/1998.html
  14. Biography Today, pp
  15. Sports Illustrated
    https://web.archive.org/web/20020212100223/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/1999/spring/news/1999/04/08/alabama_spring/
  16. Sports Reference
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1999-leaders.html
  17. Alabama Crimson Tide On SI
    https://www.si.com/college/alabama/football/alabama-football-throwback-thursday-1999-sec-championship-game
  18. "Alabama vs Auburn (Nov 20, 1999)"
    http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/1999-2000/bama11.html
  19. Biography Today, p
  20. Sports Reference
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/alabama/1999.html
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