Akeel Joh-Vonnie Lynch was born on May 14,1994 and is a retired American football running back who last played for the Nevada Wolf Pack football team.
10 Facts About Akeel Lynch
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Akeel Lynch grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with divorced parents, but at age seven, his father was murdered.
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However, when Akeel Lynch was seven years old, Howard was murdered, which sent Akeel into mental health problems.
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In Toronto, Akeel Lynch attended St Michael's College School, but when he realized he had the talent to play college football, he realized the necessity of playing in America, and at age 16, he moved to Athol Springs, New York to attend St Francis High School.
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Akeel Lynch received several scholarship offers, and settled on playing at Penn State after they hired Bill O'Brien.
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Akeel Lynch redshirted his first season, and participated on the scout team while bulking up from 205 to 215 pounds.
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Similar to his freshman season, Akeel Lynch opened his sophomore year in 2014 stuck behind Bill Belton and Zach Zwinak on Penn State's depth chart at running back.
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However, Akeel Lynch found success taking direct snaps in the wildcat formation, and ultimately emerged as the team's best running back, but still did not start for most of the season.
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Akeel Lynch received his degree from Penn State, and elected to play his 5th year for eligibility with the Nevada Wolf Pack football team as a graduate transfer.
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On October 17,2016 Akeel Lynch announced his retirement from football after having suffered multiple concussions; at the time of his announcement, Akeel Lynch was a top prospect for the 2017 CFL Draft.