BirthDecember 51990

Montee Ball

Montee Ball, American football player

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When
Wednesday, December 5 199036 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Montee Ball

Who they were

Montee Ball Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, twice earning consensus All-American honors. Until November 2015, Ball held NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) records for the most career rushing touchdowns with 77 and the most career total touchdowns with 83. He was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Early life

Early life Ball was born in McPherson, Kansas . His family later moved to Wentzville, Missouri , where Ball attended Timberland High School and played high school football for the Timberland Wolves. [ 1 ] He was ranked as the number 33 running back in the nation and fourth-best player in Missouri by Rivals.com . He was named first-team all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-conference as a senior. As a senior, Ball carried the ball 213 times for 2,187 yards and 41 touchdowns. As a junior,

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Montee Ball appears on our December 5 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.

December 5 through the years

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December 5 1990 — 36 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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