- David Palmer (American football)
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David Palmer Date of birth: November 19, 1972 Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama
Career information Position(s): WR, KR College: Alabama NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 Organizations As player: 1994-2000 Minnesota Vikings Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com David Lee Palmer (born November 19, 1972) is a retired American football player from Birmingham, Alabama. He played the position of wide receiver in college at the University of Alabama and professionally for seven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
Palmer was a star quarterback for Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham and played a variety of other positions. After high school, he signed with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to play wide receiver. He played for three seasons at Alabama, where he wore the number 2 jersey and earned the nickname "The Deuce." Palmer became the program's first 1000 yard receiver in a single season. During his junior season, Palmer was named an All-American and a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, for which he finished 3rd in the voting. Palmer was often known to take snaps directly under center and run to the right side of the line, making him one of the first "wildcat" quarterbacks.
Palmer elected not to finish his collegiate career, turning pro after the 1993 season. He was a second round pick for the Minnesota Vikings in the 1994 NFL Draft. Palmer spent 7 seasons (1004-2001) in the NFL, all with the Vikings. His career highlights include leading the league in punt returns during the 1995 season. For his career he returned 2 punts and 1 kickoff for touchdowns.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Football 1992 Consensus National Champions Jay Barker | John Copeland | Eric Curry | Lemanski Hall | Antonio Langham | Derrick Lassic | Antonio London | David Palmer | Sam Shade | Dabo Swinney | George Teague | Sherman Williams
Head Coach Gene Stallings
Coaches Mike DuBose | Ellis Johnson | Larry Kirksey | Mal Moore | Bill OliverPaul Warfield Trophy winners 1991: Howard | 1992: McDuffie | 1993: Palmer | 1994: Westbrook | 1995: K. Johnson | 1996: M. Harris | 1997: R. Moss | 1998: T. Edwards | 1999: Warrick | 2000: S. Moss | 2001: Gaffney | 2002: C. Rogers | 2003: Fitzgerald | 2004: B. Edwards | 2005: Jarrett | 2006: C. Johnson | 2007: Crabtree | 2008: Crabtree | 2009: Shipley | 2010: Blackmon
Categories:- 1972 births
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- People from Birmingham, Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- American football return specialists
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- Minnesota Vikings players
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