Christopher Royal

Chris Royal

No. --     Huntington Hammer
Defensive Back
Personal information
Date of birth: January 19, 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 28)
Place of birth: Reston, Virginia
High School: South Lakes High School Fork Union Military Academy
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Marshall
Undrafted in 2006
Debuted in 2007 for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
Career history
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (2007) Georgia Force (2008) Iowa Barnstormers (2009) Tulsa Talons (2010) Kansas City Command (2011) San Jose SaberCats (2011) Utah Blaze (2011) Huntington Hammer (2012)
Career highlights and awards
2007 Spalding Rookie of the Year 2002 Mid-American Conference Champion 2002 GMAC Bowl Champion
Career Arena football statistics
Tackles	93
Interceptions	11
Fumble Recovories	1
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Christopher Winmond Royal (born January 19, 1983) is a American football defensive back for the Huntington Hammer of the Ultimate Indoor Football League and current graduate assistant coach for the Marshall Thundering Herd football team. ^[1]

Early life

Born the son of Pearl Royal, Christopher attended South Lakes High School for 2 years, and Fork Union Military Academy for 2 years, where he played football and also lettered three years in track. He posted 3,050 career passing yards over two seasons with 38 touchdown passes, while rushing for 689 yards and 12 scores. He broke school records for passing yards in a game (304 with three TDs), as well as for passing yards in a season (1,600) and was named All-District as a quarterback following his junior and senior years. He was the top ranked quarterback and defensive back in the Northern Region of Virginia and was ranked as the No. 2 quarterback in the state. He led the state in interceptions with eight his senior year, when he was selected team captain and was team offensive player of the year. As a defensive player, he recorded 47 tackles and 21 knockdowns as a senior. He was also an All-District performer in track and field, competing in the 200-meter dash, 100-meter dash, triple jump, long jump, high jump, 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 110 meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles. He was also an honor roll student during his senior year.

College career

Chris attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. There he played as a defensive back despite is steller career as a high school quarterback. As a junior in 2004, Chris lead the Mid-American Conference with 6 interceptions. This also made him 3rd in the NCAA for interceptions.

Professional career

He was the 2007 Spalding Rookie of the Year for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers of the AF2, after leading the league in interceptions with 14 regular season and 2 post season (3 total touchdowns).^[2] He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd.

After being traded from the Iowa Barnstormers and not playing in the first four games of the season, Chris ended up second in the league in interceptions with 11, while playing for the Tulsa Talons of the AFL.

Personal

Chris Royal is the older brother of Denver Broncos wide receiver Eddie Royal.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Royal returns to Huntington to help coach the Herd". The Herald-Dispatch. August 18, 2011. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x982385691/Royal-returns-to-Huntington-to-help-coach-the-Herd. Retrieved August 19, 2011. 
2. ^ Five Pioneers Make the Move to AFL
3. ^ "Virginia Tech-Marshall to be a Royal affair". USA Today. October 8, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-10-05-royal-family_x.htm. Retrieved March 25, 2010. 

External links

• Marshall Thundering Herd bio

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Name	Royal, Christopher
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Date of birth	January 19, 1983
Place of birth	Reston, Virginia
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