Terrence Warren
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Terrence Lamonte Warren is a retired American football
player.
While Warren played football at John F. Kennedy High School in Suffolk, Virginia, he became better known as a sprinter
. In 1988, as a high school senior, Warren anchored the United States 400 meter relay team to a gold medal in the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Sudbury, Ontario. He played both sports at Hampton University
, where he set several sprinting records and was a two-time NCAA Division II national champion in the 200 meter dash. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks
in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft
. After two years in Seattle, he played briefly for the San Francisco 49ers
. After his stint in San Francisco, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars
, though he never played for the team due to injury. Warren was inducted into the Hampton University Athletics Hall of Fame on January 14, 2011.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player.
While Warren played football at John F. Kennedy High School in Suffolk, Virginia, he became better known as a sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
. In 1988, as a high school senior, Warren anchored the United States 400 meter relay team to a gold medal in the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Sudbury, Ontario. He played both sports at Hampton University
Hampton University
Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.-History:...
, where he set several sprinting records and was a two-time NCAA Division II national champion in the 200 meter dash. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft
1993 NFL Draft
The 1993 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 25-26, 1993...
. After two years in Seattle, he played briefly for the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
. After his stint in San Francisco, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, though he never played for the team due to injury. Warren was inducted into the Hampton University Athletics Hall of Fame on January 14, 2011.