Trindon Holliday

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Trindon Holliday


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college = Louisiana State
sport = Track/Football
position = RB
class = Junior
career_start = 2006
jersey = 8
nickname =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 160
nationality = USA
birth_date =
birth_place = Zachary, Louisiana
highschool = Northeast Highschool
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Trindon Holliday (born April 27, 1986) is a top ranked American sprinter currently competing for Louisiana State University. He also plays running back and wide receiver for the LSU Tigers football team. He is regarded as one of the fastest players in football, pro or otherwise. [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27812&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=233482&Q_SEASON=2007 Trindon Holliday Bio] "LSU Sports.net." Retrieved on September 8,2007.]

Personal bests

*55 m Indoor 6.28 3h3 SEC Gainesville FL 24 Feb 2006
*60 m Indoor 6.54 NCAA Championchips May 2008
*100 m Outdoor 10.02 1.8 1s1 NCAA Sacramento CA 6 Jun 2007
*200 m Winstreak: 4 (finals) Outdoor 21.33 1-HS Baton Rouge LA 2 May 2002

Overcoming His Size

Holliday had a difficult time getting started in football. His mother held him out of football until 7th grade, because she was afraid he would get hurt. After several years of performing at a high level, his high school coaches finally let him start as a running back during his junior year, his senior year he accumulated over 2000 yards and over 30 touchdowns while leading Northeast High to back to back State Semi-Final appearances.

Fearing that college recruiters would not believe Holliday's actual running times, his high school coaches added to his recorded times before sending them in. Despite his speed records, several schools, including Duke and Louisiana-Lafayette, rejected Holliday due to his small size.

Holliday was never scheduled to appear at LSU's camp. LSU was interested in another Northeast player, (WR Aaron Brown) but that player didn't want to go to the camp alone. So David Masterson, Holliday's high school coach, took Holliday along also. After initial workouts, Holliday ran the 40 in 4.28 seconds wearing high top basketball shoes. The time was so outrageous that the LSU coaches began arguing if they had started their stopwatches on time. "They asked me if Trindon could run it again," Masterson said. "He didn't even get in a track stance. He ran the second 40 in 4.27. He's one of those little freaks of nature." Despite this, LSU coach Les Miles still considered canceling Holliday's scholarship offer until holdover offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher convinced Miles that Holliday could play at a college level. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3048728 Speedy Holliday provides LSU offense with another weapon] ]

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