| No. 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: June 6, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Berlin, Vermont | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: New Hampshire | |
| Undrafted in 2007 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| CFL status: Import | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
David Ball (born June 6, 1984 in Berlin, Vermont) is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football for the New Hampshire Wildcats, and holds the I-AA record for touchdown receptions.
Ball has also been a member of the New York Jets and Montreal Alouettes.
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Early years
Ball attended Spaulding High School in Barre, VT and played football there. Ball attended Worcester Academy for a year and was a post-graduate student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. He was named the school's Athlete of the Year. Also won the NEPSAC Class A title in basketball for Worcester Academy. Played with Colt Brennan at Worcester. He set the record for the NEPSAC Class B Тrack and Field Championship in the High Jump, with a jump of 6 feet 9 inches.
College career
Ball broke the Division I-AA record for touchdown receptions, previously set by Jerry Rice at Mississippi Valley State University, on October 14, 2006 versus the University of Richmond, and went on to score 7 more for a new record of 58 touchdowns. He also approached two other I-AA receiving records set by Rice, and has been nicknamed "White Rice":
- Most career receiving yards: 4,693 (Ball had 4,655)
- Most games with at least 100 receiving yards: 27 (Ball had 24)
Professional career
Chicago Bears
Ball was a standout at the University of New Hampshire for four years. However, despite his success, Ball was undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. He signed with the Bears as a free agent, joining his classmate, Corey Graham who was drafted by Chicago in the fifth round.
During 2007 pre-season play, Ball had 6 receptions for a total gain of 64 yards.[1]
Ball was released by Chicago on September 1, 2007 in order to reach the NFL's mandatory 53-man roster limit.[2] He was re-signed to the Bears' practice squad on September 2, 2007.[3] Ball was released from the practice squad on September 18, 2007, to make room for P. J. Pope on the practice squad.[4] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2007,[5] and dropped again on September 24, 2007, to make room for Josh Gattis.[6]
New York Jets
On November 28, 2007, Ball was signed to the New York Jets practice squad, replacing cornerback Manny Collins.[7]
For their December 30, 2007 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Jets activated Ball to their game roster for the first time in Ball's career. However, he did not appear in the game.
On August 28, 2008 he had two receptions for a total of 15 yards including his first NFL touchdown, with the Jets winning over Philadelphia, 27-20.
On August 31, Ball was cut by the Jets in the final preseason cuts.
Montreal Alouettes
On September 10, 2008, David Ball joined the Montreal Alouettes, two days after his college quarterback, Ricky Santos, left them.[8] He left the Alouettes on October 22, 2008.[9]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ball signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 9, 2009.[10][11]
Motivational speaker
David Ball created D.R.E.A.M. Sports Productions LLC to speak to groups about making a dream become reality.[12]
References
- ^ Bears sign CB Jimoh
- ^ Mayer, Larry (2007-09-01). "Bears place Bazuin on IR, cut 19 to reach roster limit". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=3770. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (2007-09-02). "Bears re-sign seven players to practice squad". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=3773. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (2007-09-18). "Bears sign Pope to practice squad, release Ball". http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=3844. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (2007-09-21). "Dirk Johnson, David Ball back with Bears". http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?STORY_ID=3856. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Chicago Bears Transactions
- ^ Ball signs with Jets
- ^ Vt.'s Ball bound for Montreal
- ^ Transactions
- ^ Ticats Sign Import Receivers Ball, Currie and Ward
- ^ CFL Offseason Transactions
- ^ Burr and Burton Hosts Speaker David Ball
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