David Lee Meggett was born on April 30,1966 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 10 seasons in the National Football League.
23 Facts About Dave Meggett
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Dave Meggett played college football for the Towson Tigers, winning the Walter Payton Award as a senior in 1988.
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Dave Meggett was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL draft.
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Dave Meggett spent his next three seasons as a member of the New England Patriots, where he was named to a second Pro Bowl, and played for the New York Jets in his final season.
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Dave Meggett is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence at Lieber Correctional Institution in South Carolina.
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Dave Meggett's career average of 25.5 yards per kickoff return was a school record.
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Dave Meggett was used frequently as both a rusher and a receiver in his NFL career, but was primarily used to return kickoffs and punts on special teams.
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Dave Meggett led the league in punt return yards in his rookie season, while gaining 577 kickoff return yards, 531 receiving yards, and 117 rushing yards, earning him a trip to the Pro Bowl.
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Dave Meggett spent one more year with the Patriots before being released due to legal issues.
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Dave Meggett then join New York Jets in 1998, but played in just two games during the season.
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Once again a free agent, Dave Meggett was not resigned by the Jets.
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In total, Dave Meggett gained 14,005 all-purpose yards and scored 29 touchdowns.
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Dave Meggett completed four of eight passes for 114 yards and four touchdowns.
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Subsequent to his NFL career, Dave Meggett was an assistant coach at American International College for over two years, and then moved to North Carolina.
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Dave Meggett has nine children from eight different women, including Davin Dave Meggett, who grew up in Clinton, Maryland.
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Dave Meggett went to Surrattsville High School and played football at the University of Maryland.
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Dave Meggett was one of the favorite players of coach Bill Parcells, playing for him on the Giants, Patriots, and Jets.
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When Parcells coached the Dallas Cowboys, Dave Meggett consulted with the team's punt returners during training camp.
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In 1990, Dave Meggett was arrested for soliciting a prostitute, but was acquitted.
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Dave Meggett was charged with assaulting his then-girlfriend in 1995, but was acquitted because the judge believed that the girlfriend was the aggressor and that Meggett had used "reasonable force" to keep her out of his house.
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In later years, Dave Meggett faced multiple legal and financial difficulties related to his failure to pay child support.
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Dave Meggett was the parks and recreation director in Robersonville, North Carolina.
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In January 2009, Dave Meggett was arrested for raping and robbing a part-time student at the College of Charleston.