Justin King (cornerback) biography
Date of birth : 1987-05-11
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-12-27
Credited as : Football player NFL, cornerback for the St. Louis Rams, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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Pro Highlights:
Placed on reserve/injured list (8/26/08)…selected by St. Louis in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft (4/27/08).
2008 SEASON: Missed entire season after being placed on the reserve/injured list (8/26) after injuring toe in preseason game at Tennessee (8/9).
College Highlights:
Started 31 of 38 games during career at Penn State, including 26 at right cornerback…saw action on both sides of the ball, serving as a cornerback on defense and as a wide receiver on offense…also saw action on special teams as a returner and gunner…recorded 90 tackles (67 solo), 23 passes defensed and three interceptions…rushed 18 times for 227 yards and caught 10 passes for 126 yards with two touchdowns…as a senior earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after starting 13 games at right cornerback…ranked 12th in the country and second in the Big Ten with 17 passes defensed...earned 3.0 GPA and graduated with a degree from the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Penn State.
Personal :
Born Justin Thomas King in Pittsburgh, Pa…played football for his stepfather and former Penn State wide receiver Terry Smith at Gateway High in Pittsburgh…as a senior, rated the nation’s top cornerback and top player in Pennsylvania, playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and being named the 2004 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year…during career at Gateway, rushed 544 times for 4,519 yards, the third-highest total in District 7 Class AAAA history, and scored 59 touchdowns.
