- Norberto Davidds-Garrido
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Norberto Davidds-Garrido Date of birth: October 4, 1972 Place of birth: La Puente, CA Career information Position(s): Offensive tackle Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 336 lb (152 kg) College: Southern California NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 4 / Pick 106 Organizations As player: 1996-1999
2000Carolina Panthers
Arizona CardinalsPlaying stats at DatabaseFootball.com Norberto Davidds-Garrido Jr. (born October 4, 1972 in La Puente, California) is a former American football offensive lineman. Both his Parents are from Mexico making him a first generation Mexican American.
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Pro career
Garrido was selected with the 106th pick in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. He played with them until 1999. In 2000, he played for the Arizona Cardinals.
College career
Garrido graduated from the University of Southern California after transferring from Mount San Antonio College.
High school career
Garrido prepped at William Workman High School in City of Industry, California.
Kerry Collins incident
In 1997, Garrido was rumored to have punched teammate and quarterback Kerry Collins in the face after Collins drunkenly used a racial epithet about Garrido's Hispanic descent, but this later turned out to be false.[1]
References
- ^ Freeman, Mike (1997-08-24). "Panthers' Collins Finds Himself Tangled Up in Racial Barbs". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/24/sports/panthers-collins-finds-himself-tangled-up-in-racial-barbs.html. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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