Greg Boone

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Greg Boone
No. 36
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1986-01-14) January 14, 1986 (age 38)
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:289 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school: Oscar F. Smith
(Chesapeake, Virginia)
College: Virginia Tech
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2009)

Bowl games:

Career Arena statistics
Rush attempts:5
Rushing yards:12
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:19
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Greg Boone (born September 14, 1986) is a former American football fullback. He originally went to Virginia Tech as a quarterback and made the move to tight end during the 2006 season. [1] He still received time as a quarterback, primarily in the "Wild Turkey" formation, Virginia Tech's version of the Wildcat formation. [2]

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High school

Boone played safety and quarterback in high school. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 36 athlete in the country and twelfth in the state of Virginia. [3] During his senior year, he had 70 completions out of 120 attempts, 1,400 yards passing, three interceptions and eight rushing Touchdowns. [4]

College

2005–2006

Boone was redshirted his first year at Virginia Tech, and spent the year working with the scout team. He won "Super Iron Hokie" honors, a team award for the weight room. [5]

2006–2007

After the redshirt Boone was moved from Quarterback to Tight End. [1] He made his first start against Northeastern for 39 plays. He caught one pass for five yards. He made his first college touchdown in a game against North Carolina after catching a 41 yard pass. During a game against Kent State, he suffered an ankle injury 13 plays into the game and ended up missing the game against Wake Forest. [6] He finished the season with five catches, sixty-eight yards, and one touchdown. During the spring practices, he won the team most improved award. [6]

2008–2009

Boone started every game of the 2007–2008 season except for one. [2] After the game against the Florida State Seminoles, Quarterbacks Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor suffered high ankle sprains, and Boone finished the game as Quarterback.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greg Boone". Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Hokiesports.com :: Football :: Greg Boone". Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Greg Boone's Recruit Page on Rivals.com" . Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Scout.com:Greg Boone Profile". 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Greg Boone". Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Boone's page at hokiesports.com". Blacksburg, Va. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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