Randy Gene Moss
Randy Gene
Moss was born on the 13th of February in 1977. He is an American footballer. He
played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons , including the
Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and
the San Francisco 49ers. Together with Jerry Rice, he is often regarded as the
best wide receiver to ever play. He holds the NFL single year touchdown record
(23 in 2007) and also the first NFL single season touchdown reception mark (17
in 1998). He is in the top spot on the NFL all time regular seasons touchdown
receptions with 156. Moss was well-known for his prowess in securing
contestable catches, and the term "mossed" is now part of football's
language. Following his professional football career and broadcasting, he began
working as a studio analyst with ESPN for the Sunday NFL Countdown program and
Monday Night Countdown. Moss was an Rand, West Virginia native. He attended
DuPont High School, one of two schools which eventually merged into Riverside
High School, where he was a star in football, basketball and baseball as well
as track. Randy was also a member of the school's debate club. On the football
field, Moss led the DuPont Panthers to state championships in back-to-back years
in 1993 and 1992. He was a standout at wide receiver and also played free
safety as well as returned kickoffs and punts, and was the team's punter and
kicker. He was awarded the Kennedy Award in 1994 as West Virginia's Football
Player of Year. Parade magazine named him to their annual All-American high
school football team in 1995. in 2009, he was named among the top 50 football
players in high school ever.
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