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12 Facts About Reggie Ball

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Reginald Lewis Ball was born on October 6,1984 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback.

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Reggie Ball played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was signed by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2007.

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Reggie Ball played his high school football at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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Reggie Ball was named to the Super Southern 100 and Top 50 in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Reggie Ball was the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Georgia Tech since Stu Rogers in 1980.

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Reggie Ball's first start was in the Yellow Jackets' opening game against BYU in 2003.

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Reggie Ball's passing yards total is third on Georgia Tech's career list, behind Joe Hamilton and Shawn Jones, and his touchdown pass and total offense totals are second behind Hamilton.

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Reggie Ball accumulated 11 rushing touchdowns and rushed for 1,451 yards in his career, good for 18th on the Yellow Jacket leaderboard and second among Tech quarterbacks in history.

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Reggie Ball threw an interception that helped secure a victory for the Bulldogs, who thus stretched their winning streak over their in-state rivals to five games.

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Reggie Ball finished his career by losing to UGA, losing the ACC Championship game to Wake Forest, and being declared academically ineligible for the 2007 Gator Bowl, which would have been his final game.

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Reggie Ball ran a 4.8 second 40-yard dash, and had somewhat inconsistent pass coverage.

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Reggie Ball signed to play for the now-defunct Bricktown Brawlers of the Indoor Football League in 2011.