1. Hershel Henry Dennis IV was born on July 12,1984 and is a former American football running back.
13 Facts About Hershel Dennis
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Hershel Dennis played college football as a student athlete at the University of Southern California.
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Hershel Dennis prepped at Long Beach Polytechnic High School and was a part of the "Long Beach Poly Five", five highly recruited players including Manuel Wright, Marcedes Lewis, Darnell Bing, and Winston Justice.
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Hershel Dennis made his final decision between USC and the University of Oregon; his father wanted him to go to Oregon, but he chose USC out of respect for his mother, Rose Teofilo, who wanted him closer to home.
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Hershel Dennis was on Poly's track team, with bests of 10.7 seconds in the 100 meters, 22.3 seconds in the 200 meters, 6.75 meters in the long jump and 1.98 meters in the high jump, and basketball team.
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However, Hershel Dennis lost the starting spot for the 2004 season, having been suspended from the first two games due to a resulting criminal investigation and violating team rules.
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Hershel Dennis did appear in a total of 9 games in the 2004 season, but was beset by a serious, season-ending torn knee ligament in practices before the 2005 Orange Bowl.
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Unfortunately, in spring practice Hershel Dennis was again beset by season-ending knee injury, causing him to entirely miss a second year in a row.
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Hershel Dennis returned to full-contact practice in the 2007 spring practice In May 2007, Hershel Dennis graduated with his bachelor's degree in sociology.
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Hershel Dennis signed to play with the Sioux Falls Storm as a running back in the Indoor Football League during the 2011 season.
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Hershel Dennis is of African-American descent on his father's side and Samoan on his mother's.
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Hershel Dennis has his initials tattooed on the back of his arms above the elbow.
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Hershel Dennis is the cousin of Canadian Football League defensive lineman DeQuin Evans, and had been instrumental in obtaining permission for his cousin to sit in on classes at USC, enabling Evans to enroll in college and put his troubled youth behind him via a career in sports.