1. Napoleon Ardel McCallum was born on October 6,1963 and is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League for six seasons.
24 Facts About Napoleon McCallum
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Napoleon McCallum is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Napoleon McCallum was named third-team All-Ohio defensive back, all-Southwest Ohio and all-city.
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Napoleon McCallum had offers to play for major football powers including Syracuse, Tennessee and North Carolina State, but they all wanted him as a defensive back and not as a running back.
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Napoleon McCallum committed to attend the US Naval Academy where he played football and was the star tailback, punt returner and kick returner.
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Napoleon McCallum was granted an additional season eligibility by the NCAA and the Naval Academy.
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Napoleon McCallum was the career rushing leader at Navy with 4,179 yards until that record was broken by Keenan Reynolds in 2015.
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Napoleon McCallum was a member of the Navy Midshipmen football team that played in the Army-Navy game at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California in 1983.
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Napoleon McCallum was a computer science major at the Naval Academy and as of 1986 held 16 football records there.
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Napoleon McCallum was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
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In May, Napoleon McCallum was selected in the 1986 USFL draft by the Baltimore Stars in the third round after a trade in the previous year with the San Antonio Gunslingers.
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Napoleon McCallum was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft.
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Napoleon McCallum played for the Los Angeles Raiders while on active duty that year; the military does not prohibit outside employment that does not interfere with service.
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Napoleon McCallum rushed for his season-high NFL totals with 536 yards while splitting playing time with incumbent Marcus Allen.
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Napoleon McCallum's playing time was limited as he played special teams and as a short-yardage specialty back, as Marcus Allen was the more dominant running back at the time.
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On September 5,1994, during a Monday Night Football contest and the Raiders' opening game of the season at the San Francisco 49ers, Napoleon McCallum's career ended prematurely when 49ers linebacker Ken Norton Jr.
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Napoleon McCallum suffered a complete hyperextension of his left knee, almost to a right angle.
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Napoleon McCallum suffered a ruptured artery in his left knee, and tore three ligaments, tore the calf and hamstring from the bone, and suffered nerve damage in the knee.
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Napoleon McCallum initially thought he'd only face a lengthy rehab, but McCallum's surgeon told him that there was no chance of him ever being medically cleared to play again.
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Napoleon McCallum moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1996 and started a computer graphics business, Pro Digital Graphics.
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Napoleon McCallum later sold the business and is currently director of community development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp.
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Napoleon McCallum played a significant role in the Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas by setting up a meeting in 2015 between Raiders owner Mark Davis and various officials in Las Vegas after approaching Davis about moving the team to Las Vegas before a Broncos-Raiders game on November 9,2014, in Oakland.
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Napoleon McCallum was the first to suggest meeting with UNLV about the idea.
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Napoleon McCallum later set up a meeting at Las Vegas Sands between Davis and his boss Sheldon Adelson, who would later help Davis secure the public money needed to build Allegiant Stadium.