BirthMay 281988

Percy Harvin

Percy Harvin, American football player

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When
Saturday, May 28 198838 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1980s
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Person
Percy Harvin

At a glance

Born 1988-05-28.

Known as: American football player. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

William Percy Harvin III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, who won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008. A two-time first-team All-American, he was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. Harvin also played for the Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.

Early life

Educated at: University of Florida and Landstown High School.

Early life Harvin was born to William Percy Harvin Jr. and wife Linda in Chesapeake, Virginia , where after his father's departure, he lived with his mother and his older sister, Lintera. His mother, Linda, ran a daycare out of their home as Harvin helped with the children. Harvin's mother ran track at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach and later coached an AAU track team. His sister, Lintera, ran track, both at Salem High School in Virginia Beach and at Eastern Michigan University . As a child,

Path and career

Awards / honours: 2007 College Football All-America Team and 2008 College Football All-America Team.

Professional career Pre-draft In February 2009, Harvin tested positive for marijuana at the NFL Combine . Some teams reportedly removed him from their potential draft rosters. [ 1 ] Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 8  in (1.81 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 31 + 5 ⁄ 8  in (0.80 m) 9 + 3 ⁄

Why this date

Percy Harvin appears on our May 28 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

May 28 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988Percy Harvin
  2. 2003Peter Hollingworth
  3. 2004Iraqi Governing Council
  4. 2008Nepal
  5. 2010West Bengal
  6. 2010Jnaneswari Express train derailment
  7. 2011Malta
  8. 2012Arkankergen massacre
  9. 2013Gezi Park protests
  10. 2016Harambe
  11. 2017Formula One

Also in 1988

  • September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
  • March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
  • September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
  • September 13Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it th…
  • September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
  • September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
  • September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
  • August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

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May 28 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Saturday.

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