Tamarick Vanover was born on February 25,1974 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver.
17 Facts About Tamarick Vanover
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Tamarick Vanover played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League and the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League.
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Tamarick Vanover earned national recognition for his kick returns, returning 13 kickoffs for 523 yards and two touchdowns with a 40.2-yard average.
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Tamarick Vanover was named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of Year in 1992.
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Tamarick Vanover had off-field problems and chose to turn professional after his junior year.
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Tamarick Vanover finished his collegiate career with 87 receptions for 1,123 yards in two seasons for Seminoles.
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Tamarick Vanover played in 15 games, catching 23 passes for 385 yards with three touchdowns.
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Tamarick Vanover returned 31 kickoffs for 718 yards with a 90-yard touchdown return and added 36 punt returns for 341 yards with another touchdown return.
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Tamarick Vanover began a 5-year stint with the Chiefs, playing 70 games, where he caught 39 passes for 564 yards, rushed for 88 yards, returned 181 punts for 1930 yards and 4 touchdowns, and returned 226 kickoffs for 5422 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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Tamarick Vanover was signed by the San Diego Chargers during the 2002 offseason, only playing one season for the team.
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Tamarick Vanover pled guilty to a felony charge of aiding and abetting in the sale of a stolen vehicle after agreeing to cooperate with federal authorities in their continuing investigation of drug-trafficking and stolen-vehicle rings.
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Tamarick Vanover was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and two counts of health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on December 12,2019.
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Tamarick Vanover was indicted on the same charges in a superseding case on July 24,2020.
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In September 2021, the Department of Justice announced that Tamarick Vanover had pleaded guilty and would be officially sentenced in January 2022.
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In January 2022, Tamarick Vanover was sentenced to 1 year and a day in federal prison.
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In 2007, Tamarick Vanover was the head coach of Lake City Christian Academy's football team.
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Tamarick Vanover returned to Florida State as a student, and worked as an assistant with the football team's wide receivers in 2009.