37 Facts About Jahvid Best

Jahvid Andre Best was born on January 30,1989 and is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former professional football running back.

Jahvid Best was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.

Jahvid Best 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.

Jahvid Best competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, representing Saint Lucia in track and field.

Jahvid Best later became head football coach of the Saint Mary's College High School Panthers in Berkeley, California, for one season.

Jahvid Best attended Salesian High School in Richmond, California, where he played for the Salesian Chieftains high school football team.

Jahvid Best ran track as well, participating in the Arcadia Invitational in his junior and senior years.

Also during his senior year, Jahvid Best won the CIF California State Meet 100 meters with a discounted wind assisted time of 10.31, ahead of Charles Saseun and Randall Carroll.

Jahvid Best finished his senior season with personal bests of 10.31 and 20.65, the 5th and 2nd fastest times in the nation respectively.

Jahvid Best ran in the 100 meters at the 2016 Olympics in Heat 7 of the first round, losing to eventual gold medalist Usain Bolt, former silver medalist Richard Thompson, European champion James Dasaolu and world youth record holder Yoshihide Kiryu.

Jahvid Best received scholarship offers from Arizona, Arizona State, California, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, USC, and Washington among others, before ultimately committing to California in 2006.

On only 29 carries, Jahvid Best had 221 rushing yards, and two touchdowns.

Jahvid Best caught 13 passes for 174 yards and a receiving touchdown.

Jahvid Best had 111 yards on 24 carries including a touchdown.

Jahvid Best finished the game with exactly 200 yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Jahvid Best returned for the Arizona game, and dashed for a 67-yard score that put the Bears ahead in the second quarter.

Jahvid Best recorded 140 all purpose yards against the Wildcats.

Jahvid Best finished the 2008 season with 1,580 rushing yards, an 8.1-yard per carry average, and 15 touchdowns.

On January 15,2009, Jahvid Best underwent surgery to tighten a ligament that had been injured when he dislocated his left elbow against Colorado State on September 27,2008.

Jahvid Best was named as the most explosive player in college football by Rivals.

Jahvid Best was named Pac-10 Player of the Week and Rivals.

However, the next week Jahvid Best was held to 55 rushing yards and no touchdowns on 16 carries against the Oregon Ducks.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, Jahvid Best tied for the sixth fastest overall 40 yard dash time and was the fastest among running backs.

Jahvid Best was selected in a pick trade from the Minnesota Vikings by the Detroit Lions 30th overall in the 2010 NFL draft.

Jahvid Best had more limited production for the rest of the season mainly due to a turf toe injury, with a career-low two rushing yards in Week 11 against the Dallas Cowboys, and did not score any further rushing touchdowns, although he had a 53-yard receiving touchdown against the Miami Dolphins in Week 16 during the Lions' four-game winning streak.

Jahvid Best finished with 171 carries for 555 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 58 receptions for 487 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

On November 3,2012, Jahvid Best was placed on injured reserve due to continuing post-concussion issues, ending his season without playing in any pre- or regular season games.

In late November 2012, Jahvid Best had been undergoing cognitive therapy to treat his post-concussive symptoms, hoping to return to the field for the 2013 season.

In May 2015, Jahvid Best ran a 10.262 wind aided 100 meters in preparation for the 2016 USA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Jahvid Best was training for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he represented Saint Lucia, his father's home country.

On July 16,2016, Jahvid Best was named to Saint Lucia's 2016 Olympics Track and Field team, where he competed in the 100 meters.

Jahvid Best was the first former NFL player to participate in the Summer Olympic Games.

At the 2016 Olympics, Jahvid Best ran a 10.39 in his heat of the 100 meters and did not advance to the semifinals.

Jahvid Best joined the Cal Bears coaching staff in January 2014.

Jahvid Best is currently the running backs coach for Bishop O'Dowd High School.

Jahvid Best's name is a combination of Jah and the last syllable of his father's name, David.

Jahvid Best's father is originally from St Lucia and he has one sister named Laurie who attended California State University, Sacramento.