Randy Gene Moss

Randy Gene Moss, born on 13th February 1977, is an ex-American footballer. He was a player in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 years with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and the San Francisco 49ers. Alongside Jerry Rice, he is often regarded as the best wide receiver ever. Moss holds the NFL single year touchdown record (23 in 2007), and the rookie NFL single season touchdown reception mark (17 in 1998). Moss is 2nd in the NFL all time regular seasons touchdown receptions with 156. Moss was well-known for his skill in securing an elusive catch and "mossed" is now a term used in football. Following his time in football Moss began his career as a studio announcer at ESPN for the Sunday NFL Countdown program and Monday Night Countdown. Moss was born in Rand, West Virginia. He was a student at DuPont High School, one of two schools eventually merged into Riverside High School, where he was a star in football, basketball baseball, track and field. Randy was also a part of the school's debate team. Moss was a DuPont Panthers' football player that led them to back-to-back states championships in 1992 and 1993. His most prominent position was wide receiver. However, he also played free safety as well as punted kickoffs and was the team's punter as well as kicker. He was awarded the Kennedy Award in 1994 as West Virginia's Football Player of the Year. Parade magazine named him to their All-American high-school football teams in 1995. In 2009 they named him one of the top 50 high school footballers of all time.



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