Omar Douglas

Omar Douglas
No. 82
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	June 3, 1972 (age 52); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:	Isidore Newman School ; (New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:	Minnesota
Undrafted:	1994
Career history
	New York Giants (1994–1997);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Ten (1993);
	Player stats at PFR

Last updated October 04, 2024

Omar Douglas (born January 10, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Initially signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1994, he played for the Giants for 4 seasons and appeared in 18 games.

Douglas scored a late-game touchdown in a 1995 game against the Philadelphia Eagles when he recovered a fumbled punt attempt and ran it 41 yards.^[1] In 1997 he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during training camp. He returned to the team the following year,^[2] but the Giants released him on August 22, 1998.^[3]

Douglas played college football at Minnesota, where he had 130 receptions for 1,681 yards and 14 touchdowns, and set school records for season and single game touchdown receptions. He was also a sprinter for Minnesota and won the Big Ten indoor 55-meter championship in 1994.^[4]

Douglas attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, and he was the first Newman alumnus to play in the NFL.^[5] After his football career ended, Douglas became a business executive. His son Demetrius signed to play football for Minnesota in 2017.^[6]

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References

↑ "EAGLES 17, GIANTS 14; Zordich Makes Best Of Bad Day", The Washington Post , October 16, 1995.
↑ Bill Pennington, "PRO FOOTBALL; The Reality Of Camp: It Must Be Brutal", The New York Times , August 2, 1998.
↑ "Birk gets chances all down the line", Star Tribune , August 27, 1998.
↑ "Classic Re-Write: Omar Douglas", University of Minnesota (accessed December 31, 2017).
↑ Matt Winkeljohn, "Manning brothers lift Isidore Newman", ESPN.com, May 11, 2010.
↑ Andy Greder, "Gophers football: Fleck flips legacy recruit Demetrius Douglas from Oregon", Pioneer Press , January 14, 2017.

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[1] "EAGLES 17, GIANTS 14; Zordich Makes Best Of Bad Day", The Washington Post , October 16, 1995.

[2] Bill Pennington, "PRO FOOTBALL; The Reality Of Camp: It Must Be Brutal", The New York Times , August 2, 1998.

[3] "Birk gets chances all down the line", Star Tribune , August 27, 1998.

[4] "Classic Re-Write: Omar Douglas", University of Minnesota (accessed December 31, 2017).

[5] Matt Winkeljohn, "Manning brothers lift Isidore Newman", ESPN.com, May 11, 2010.

[6] Andy Greder, "Gophers football: Fleck flips legacy recruit Demetrius Douglas from Oregon", Pioneer Press , January 14, 2017.

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