Randy Gene Moss

Randy Gene Moss, born February 13, 1977, is an ex-American footballer. He was an American footballer who played for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL) which included the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans. Alongside Jerry Rice, he is generally regarded as the most outstanding wide receiver ever. Moss holds the NFL single year touchdown record (23 in 2007) and also the first NFL single season touchdown record (17 in 1998). He is 2nd in the NFL all-time regular seasons touchdown receptions with 156. Moss is popular for his ability catch contested passes. The word "mossed" which has now entered the vocabulary of football, became popularized because of the fact that he was a successful. Moss began his career as a studio analyst for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and Tuesday Night Countdown shows. Moss was born in Rand, West Virginia. He attended DuPont High School. It was one of two schools which later merged into Riverside High School. There the student excelled at football, basketball, baseball tracks, and many other sports. Randy was also a member of the school's debating club. Moss was a DuPont Panthers' football player that led them to back-to-back state championships, in 1992 and 1993. He was an excellent wide receiver and also played free safety, returned kickoffs and punts, as well as was the team's punter and kicker. In 1994, he received the by the Kennedy Award as the West Virginia Football Player of the Year. Parade magazine named him to their annual All-American high school football team in 1995. in 2009, named him one of the 50 greatest footballers from high schools of all time.