 Best in August 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 30, 1989 Vallejo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Salesian (Richmond, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | California (2007–2009) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 1 / pick: 30 | ||||||||||||
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Jahvid Andre Best (born January 30, 1989)[1] is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former football running back. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting several school records, including most all-purpose yards in a single season and most rushing yards in a single game. Best also led the Pac-10 in total rushing yards in 2008. Best competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, representing Saint Lucia in track and field. He later became head football coach of the Saint Mary's College High School Panthers in Berkeley, California, for one season.
- ^ "Jahvid Best". California Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2008.