1. Damieon Dante Hall was born on September 20,1978 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for nine seasons in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Dante Hall
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Dante Hall is nicknamed "the Human Joystick" and "the X-Factor".
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Dante Hall was ranked the 10th greatest return specialist in NFL history on NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces.
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Dante Hall stated he thinks he was ousted due to parking violations.
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Dante Hall spent the spring of 2001 playing in NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores as a wide receiver.
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Dante Hall led the league with 26 kickoff returns for 635 yards and was second in punt returns with 15 for 177 yards and second in combined net yards with 1,286.
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In 2002, Dante Hall had his first NFL touchdown off a 60-yard reception at the New York Jets on October 6,2002.
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Dante Hall became the second player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt return for a touchdown in the same game.
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In 2003, Dante Hall returned a kickoff or a punt for a touchdown four games in a row, which is an NFL record.
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In 2004, Dante Hall touched the ball eight times for 242 yards vs the San Diego Chargers on November 28,2004.
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In 2005, in a memorable game against the Denver Broncos, Dante Hall appeared to be on his way to a kickoff return for a touchdown, but he surprisingly fumbled the ball without being touched by a defensive player.
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In 2006, Dante Hall had two kickoff returns for 86 yards and three punt returns for seven yards in Week 12 vs the Denver Broncos on November 23,2006.
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Dante Hall played his second postseason game at Indianapolis on January 6,2007, in a rematch from the 2003 Divisional Playoffs.
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In 2007, Dante Hall was traded along with a third-round draft pick to the St Louis Rams for their third and fifth-round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
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Dante Hall tied Metcalf on September 30,2007, against the Dallas Cowboys with his 12th return touchdown.
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On October 7,2008, Dante Hall injured his ankle vs the Arizona Cardinals, missing four games.
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Dante Hall further aggravated his ankle on October 25,2008, vs the Seattle Seahawks and was placed on injured reserve.
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In 2013, Dante Hall worked as an assistant coach at St Anthony High School in Long Beach, California.
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Dante Hall has established many nicknames in his career, perhaps the best known being "X-factor", referring to how whenever he scored a touchdown he would cross his forearms to resemble an "X".
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Dante Hall was known as "The Human Joystick", referring to the agility he showed during returns.