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{{Infobox NFLactive |
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|currentteam=St. Louis Rams |
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|image:Nflsitehall.jpg |
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|currentnumber=82 |
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|currentpositionplain=[[Wide receiver]] / [[Return specialist]] |
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|birthdate={{birth date and age|1978|9|20}} |
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|birthplace=Lufkin, Texas |
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|heightft=5 |
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|heightin=8 |
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|weight=187 |
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|debutyear=2000 |
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|debutteam=Kansas City Chiefs |
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|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> |
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*2x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]], [[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]]) |
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|college=[[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] |
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|draftyear=2000 |
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|draftround=5 |
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|draftpick=153 |
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|pastteams=<nowiki></nowiki> |
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* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (2000-2006) |
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* [[St. Louis Rams]] (2007-present) |
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|status=Injured Reserve |
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|statweek=1 |
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|statseason=2008 |
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|statlabel1=[[Reception (American football)|Receptions]] |
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|statvalue1=152 |
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|statlabel2=Receiving Yards |
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|statvalue2=1,663 |
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|statlabel3=[[Touchdowns|Receiving TD]]s |
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|statvalue3=9 |
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|nfl=HAL247893 |
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}} |
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'''Damieon Dante Hall''' (born [[September 20]], [[1978]] in [[Lufkin, Texas]]) is an [[American football]] [[Kickoff returner|kick returner]], [[punt returner]], and [[wide receiver]] for the [[St. Louis Rams]] in the [[National Football League]]. Hall, often referred to as "X-Man", "The X-factor", "The Human Torch" and "The Human Joystick",<ref name="Bears' Hester Emerges From the Tall Grass">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/sports/football/01hester.html?n=Top/News/Sports/Pro%20Football/National%20Football%20League/Chicago%20Bears|title=Bears' Hester Emerges From the Tall Grass|accessdate=2008-06-18}}</ref> was a fifth round draft pick out of [[Texas A&M University]] by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in the [[2000 NFL Draft]]. Hall played for the Chiefs for six years before being traded to the [[St. Louis Rams]] on [[April 25]], [[2007]] for the Rams' third and fifth-round pick in the [[2007 NFL Draft]].<ref name="Ramstrade">{{cite web |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2848789|title= Rams deal fifth-round pick for Hall|accessdate=2008-02-03 |format= |work= ESPN}}</ref> |
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==College career== |
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Hall played for Texas A&M University as a [[running back]] and [[return specialist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20020805060645/http://nfldraft.espn.go.com/html/player/player1324.html|title=Dante Hall|work=Pro Football Weekly}}</ref> His 4,707 [[all-purpose yards]] place him second in school history behind [[Darren Lewis]].<ref name="NFLPlayers">{{cite web |url= http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=28904|title=Dante' Hall #82 |accessdate=2008-02-03 |format= |work= NFL Players}}</ref> He majored in Sociology. |
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==Professional career== |
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The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Dante Hall in the fifth-round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut on [[September 24]], [[2000]] as a kick/punt returner. In five games he returned 17 [[Kickoff (American football)|kickoffs]] for 358 yards and six [[Punt (football)|punts]] for 37 yards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20000822075821/http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/chiefs98.pat,sports/3774a8fe.806,.html|title= Chiefs' Hall comes back strong after miscue}}</ref><ref name="NFLPlayers"/> |
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He spent the spring of 2001 playing in [[NFL Europe]] for the [[Scottish Claymores]] as a wide receiver. He led the league with 26 kickoff returns for 635 yards and was second in punt returns with 15 for 177 yards and second in combined net yards with 1,286.<ref name="NFLPlayers"/> |
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In 2002, Dante had his first NFL touchdown off a 60-yard [[Reception (American football)|reception]] at the [[New York Jets]] on [[October 6]], [[2002]].<ref name="RamsProfile">{{cite web |url=http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/players/61298/ |title= Dante Hall |accessdate=2008-02-03 |format= |work= St. Louis Rams profile}}</ref>Hall returned 1 kickoff and 2 punts for touchdowns. His two touchdowns off punt returns tied him for first in Chief franchise history. The [[2002 NFL season]] earned Dante his first NFL [[Pro Bowl]], being selected as a kick returner.<ref name="NFLPlayers"/> Dante Hall became the second player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt return for a touchdown in the same game. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} |
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In 2003, Hall returned a kickoff or a punt for a touchdown four games in a row, which is an NFL record.<ref name="RamsProfile"/> The most memorable moment of his career came against the [[Denver Broncos]] in which he reversed direction 2 times to evade the entire [[special teams]] unit.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} Hall was named to the [[2004 Pro Bowl]] as a kick/punt returner for his second time.<ref name="NFLPlayers"/> |
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In 2004, Hall touched the ball eight times for 242 yards vs. the [[San Diego Chargers]] on [[November 28]], [[2004]]. His six kickoff returns for 233 yards with a 96-yard touchdown in the game set a career-high. On [[December 19]], [[2004]], he returned the opening kickoff 97-yards for a touchdown. This touchdown made him the Chiefs' franchise leader in career kickoff return touchdowns and career special teams touchdowns. During the [[2004 NFL season]], Hall set single-season Chiefs' franchise records with 68 kickoff returns and career-high 1,718 kickoff return yards.<ref name="RamsProfile"/> |
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In 2005, in a memorable game against the [[Denver Broncos]], Hall appeared to be on his way to a sure kickoff return for a touchdown, but he surprisingly fumbled the ball without being touched by a defensive player. However, Hall made up for his mistake by returning a different kickoff for a touchdown later in the game.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} With a touchdown on a kickoff return against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on [[October 2]], [[2005]], he tied four players, among them [[Ollie Matson]] and [[Gale Sayers]], for the most career kickoff return touchdowns, with six. This was also his 10th kick return TD, placing him third in that category behind [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] (13) and [[Eric Metcalf]] (12).{{Fact|date=February 2008}} |
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In 2006, Hall had two kickoffs for 86 yards and three punts for seven yards in Week 12 vs. the Denver Broncos on [[November 23]], [[2006]]. This game made him the sixth player to have 10,000 career kick return yards. Dante played his second postseason game at Indianapolis on [[January 6]], [[2007]].<ref name="RamsProfile"/> In a rematch from the 2003 Divisional Playoffs. |
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In 2007, Hall was traded along with a third-round draft pick to the St. Louis Rams for their third and fifth-round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. During this time his forty yard dash was recorded as a 4.21. Hall tied Metcalf on [[September 30]], [[2007]] against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] with his 12th return for a touchdown. On [[October 7]], Hall injured his ankle vs. the [[Arizona Cardinals]], missing four games. He further aggravated his ankle on [[October 25]] vs. the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3144329|title= Return specialist Hall latest Rams player to land on injured list|accessdate=2008-02-03 |format= |work= ESPN|date=2007-12-06 }}</ref> |
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==Media== |
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Dante Hall is the co-author of ''Dante Hall: X-Factor'', a book that details his journey from Texas A&M [[running back]] to one of the best kick returners in the NFL. He is mentioned in [[Lil Wayne]]'s song "Dipset (Reppin Time)" in the line "I'm like Dante Hall, I just throw up the X." |
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===Nicknames=== |
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Dante Hall has established many nicknames in his career, perhaps the most well know being "The X-factor", referring to how whenever he scored a touchdown he would cross his forearms to resemble an [[x]]. Hall's other nicknames include "The Human Joy Stick", referring to the agility he showed during returns, and "The Human Torch", referring to his speed. |
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In a play on his nickname "The Human Joystick" ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'' stated in an article "the Human Joystick is as outdated as Atari" referring to his less than stellar 2006 season in his last year with the Kansas City Chiefs.<ref>http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2006/12/08/is-the-human-joystick-as-outdated-as-atari/</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Footballstats |nfl=HAL247893 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo=5182 |fox= |si= |pfr= |rotoworld=}} |
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*[http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/players/61298/ Rams Player Bio] |
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{{Chiefs2000DraftPicks}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Dante}} |
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[[Category:1978 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Houston, Texas]] |
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[[Category:American football wide receivers]] |
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[[Category:American football return specialists]] |
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[[Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players]] |
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[[Category:Scottish Claymores players]] |
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[[Category:Kansas City Chiefs players]] |
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[[Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players]] |
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[[Category:St. Louis Rams players]] |
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[[fr:Dante Hall]] |
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Revision as of 22:57, 10 January 2009
In 2005 he fumbled the return against the chargers no the broncos and returned another for a td