Kirby Dar Dar

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Kirby Dar Dar
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1972-03-27) March 27, 1972 (age 52)
Morgan City, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Thomas Jefferson
(Tampa, Florida)
College: Syracuse
Undrafted: 1995
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Kickoff returns:8
Return yards:154
Player stats at PFR

Kirby David Dar Dar (born March 27, 1972) is a retired American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Syracuse as a running back. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted rookie free agent in 1995. He also played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL in 2001.

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Dar Dar currently resides in Syracuse, New York and was the head coach of the short-lived Syracuse Soldiers of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFL) in 2006.

Early years

Kirby David Dar Dar was born on March 27, 1972, the son of Kirby David Dar Dar, Sr.. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida where he played high school football and participated in track. On the football team, he was a three time letterman, as well as a team captain during his senior year. As a senior running back, he was named Hillsborough County Player-of-the-Year after rushing for over 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was also a two-time All-Sun Coast and three time All-conference selection. [1]

College career

Dar Dar then attended Syracuse University where he majored in political science and was a four-year letterman at running back. He redshirt as a true freshman. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in every game, he returned a kickoff 95-yards for a touchdown against Florida. As a sophomore, he recorded a 100-yard touchdown on a reverse on a kickoff against Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. As a senior, he recorded 188 carries for 853 yards and 10 touchdowns. He recorded a career-high 159 yards again Maryland.

For his career, Dar Dar recorded 292 carries for 1,337 yards and 11 touchdowns, as well as 27 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns. [1]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 1995 NFL draft, Dar Dar was signed as a rookie free agent by the Miami Dolphins. [2]

As a in 1995, he spent the first 15 weeks of the season on the Dolphins' practice squad, appearing in the season finale, returning one kickoff for 22 yards. He appeared in 11 games in 1996 returning seven kickoffs for 132 yards. In 1997, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, [3] during a scrimmage before the season, [4] and spent the entire season on injured reserve. In 1998, he returned and appeared in two games. After struggling during the off season and pre-season at wide receiver, he was waived on October 1, 1998 to make room for Horace Copeland. [5] He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs in August, 1999. [6] He was released less than a month later. [7] He returned to Kansas City in 2000, spending the pre-season with the Chiefs. [8] In 2001, he was signed as free agent by the New York/New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL. [9] For the season, he recorded 22 receptions for 405 yards and two touchdowns. He also returned 22 kickoffs for 485 yards, as well as 26 punts for 287 yards.

Career statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingReturnsFumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgTDLngAttYdsAvgLngTDKRYdsAvgLngTDPRYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
1995 MIA 10000.0000000012222.02200000000
1996 MIA 110000.00000000713218.92500000000
1997 MIA 00000.00000000000000000000
1998 MIA 20000.00000000000000000000
2001 NY/NJ ----2240518.42774317.82102248522.03702628711.040000
Career [10] [1] --02240518.42774317.82103063921.33702628711.040000

Coaching career

In 2006, Dar Dar served as the head coach of the Syracuse Soldiers of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFL). The team finished with a 1-10 record, and ceased operations after only one season.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NY/NJ Hitmen Roster: Kirby DarDar". All-XFL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Frisaro, Joe (April 29, 1995). "Tampa's Dar Dar makes tough choice, signs with Dolphins". Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. p. 160. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. ↑ "Dolphins update". South Florida Sun Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida. July 15, 1997. p. 28. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. ↑ Dorsey, Steve (July 18, 1997). "Expectations for Izzo just got higher". Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 141. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  5. ↑ Brioso, Cesar (October 2, 1998). "Copeland returns home". South Florida Sun Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 50. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
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  7. ↑ "Transactions". News-Messenger. Fremont, Ohio. September 6, 1999. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  8. ↑ Mills, Roger; Ginn, Sharon (August 26, 2000). "Gramatica regains form". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 64. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. ↑ "XFL Teams N.Y./N.J./ Hitmen - Most Recognizable Names". Tampa Bay Times . St. Petersburg, Florida. January 29, 2001. p. 64. Retrieved June 10, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  10. ↑ "Kirby Dar Dar, WR". NFL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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