LaTarence Dunbar
No. 82, 19, 6
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1980-08-15) August 15, 1980
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Dallas (TX) South Oak Cliff
College:Texas Christian
NFL Draft:2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history

LaTarence Dunbar (born August 15, 1980) is a former elite sprinter and National Football League (NFL) wide receiver.

Early life

Dunbar grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated in 1998 from South Oak Cliff High School.

While in high school, he starred at wide receiver and also finished among the top 5 in the state in both the 100 meter high hurdles (14.34 seconds) and the 300 meter high hurdles (36.43 seconds).[1][2]

He was then recruited to play football and run track at TCU.

College athletics

After a red shirt year and a year as a back-up, Dunlap started for three years as a wide receiver for TCU.[3]

While playing football at TCU, Dunbar also ran track, winning the 60 meter high hurdles at the 2002 Southwest Track Invitational. As noted on the Conference USA website, "the victory for Dunbar was a bit of a surprise, as the TCU football standout practiced for just two days before taking the track on Saturday."[4] Dunbar later set the school record in that event (running the 60 meter high hurdles in 7.88 seconds); it was a school record not broken for 14 years.[5]

NFL career

Dunbar was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.[6] He played for the Falcons for two seasons and was then traded to the Houston Texans , where he played in 2005.

After sports

Since his NFL career, Dunbar has dedicated his time in local communities by helping the city of Dallas unite with his nonprofit school, CCWOA.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "UIL Track Championships 1998 - Elite Performances: MileSplit US Second Team".
  2. ↑ "UIL State Track & Field Results".
  3. ↑ "LaTarence Dunbar - Football".
  4. ↑ "TCU Finishes First at Southwest Track Invitational".
  5. ↑ "Track and field teams set new records at New Mexico Invitational".
  6. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ↑ "My High School: South Oak Cliff," The Dallas Morning News sports section online.


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