Toby Gerhart
Toby Gerhart was born in Norco, California, United States on March 28th, 1987 and is the Football Player. At the age of 37, Toby Gerhart biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Tobin Bo Gunnar Gerhart (born March 28, 1987) is a retired American football player who played in college.
In the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, he was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings.
He played college football for Stanford University and was a unanimous All-American.
Gerhart received the Doak Walker Award in 2009 and was the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy.
He was voted second in the Heisman poll, ranking second behind Mark Ingram Jr., who received 1,304 points; the 28-point margin was the closest vote in Heisman history.
Gerhart had a breakout senior season in 2009, leading all running backs in the country in rushing yards, touchdowns, and points scored, as well as several Pac-10 and school records.
He held the Stanford record for most rushing yards in a season (1,871) until Christian McCaffrey broke it in 2015, but Cardinal records for touchdowns in a season (28), as well as the most touchdowns in a career (40).
Early years
Gerhart was born in Norco, California. He had a record-breaking run for Norco High School in the back. With 9,662 yards, he set a California state record for rushing yards. Gerhart has the third highest number of running yards in national high school football history as of December 2009. On December 9, 2005, Norco High School defeated the CIF Southern Section football championship. Gerhart was named the Year of Gatorade High School Player of the Year for the state of California, and Cal-Hi Sports named him California's Mr. Football. Gerhart also played baseball and graduated as a valedictorian of his high school class.
Personal life
Todd, Gerhart's father, played in the United StatesFL and coached him in high school. Toby is the oldest of six children, three of whom are former college athletes. Garth's brother Garth played at Arizona State University and was an offensive lineman with the Cleveland Browns, while his three siblings (who are triplets) played softball: Kelsey and Teagan played at Stanford, while Whitley played at Cal Poly. Coltin, Gerhart's younger brother, played for Arizona State and New Mexico.
College career
Gerhart's high school statistics garnered him interest from many top college football programs. He ultimately committed to Stanford University, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2006 to 2009.
In his freshman year, Gerhart backed up Anthony Kimble at the halfback position, starting one game. He rushed for 375 yards for the season, as Stanford struggled to a 1-11 record.
In 2007, Gerhart played in only one game, against San Jose State, in which he rushed for 140 yards and one touchdown before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
In 2008, Gerhart had a breakout season under the direction of then-running backs coach Willie Taggart. He set the Stanford single-season rushing record with 1,136 yards, breaking Tommy Vardell's school record of 1,084 yards. Gerhart was the fifth player in Stanford history to run for 1,000 yards or more in a season, after Darrin Nelson, Brad Muster, Jon Volpe, and Vardell. He scored 15 rushing touchdowns, then the second highest single season total in Stanford history. His eight games with 100 or more rushing yards were a Stanford record. He tied a Stanford record with four rushing touchdowns against Washington State. Gerhart averaged 5.4 yards per carry and finished third in the Pac-10 in rushing.
In 2009, Gerhart had 1,871 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns. Gerhart led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards (1,871), rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (28), and points scored (172 points). His 3,522 career rushing yards are the third most in Stanford history, behind Darrin Nelson's 4,033 yards and Stepfan Taylor's 4,300 yards.
Gerhart rushed for over 100 yards in 11 of his 13 games in 2009. On September 26, 2009, he became only the sixth person in Stanford history to rush for 200 yards in a game, with 200 yards on 27 carries against Washington. On November 7, 2009, Gerhart recorded his second 200-yard game of the season, running for 223 yards against the 7th-ranked Oregon Ducks, breaking the Stanford single-game rushing record previously held by Jon Volpe. On November 28, Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three rushing touchdowns in a 45-38 win over Notre Dame. This was his third 200-yard game of the season. Gerhart again tied the school record for rushing touchdowns in a game by running for four touchdowns against Cal. Gerhart also threw one pass in 2009, completing it for an 18-yard touchdown against Notre Dame.
Gerhart helped lead Stanford to an 8-5 record and its first bowl berth in eight years. He finished the season first in Division 1A in rushing yards (1,871) and rushing touchdowns (28).
Gerhart was a consensus 2009 First-team All-America selection. He was named the 2009 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. He was one of five finalists for the 2009 Heisman Trophy and finished in second place behind Mark Ingram II by 28 points, the slimmest margin in the trophy's 74-year history. Gerhart is the winner of the 2009 Doak Walker Award as the best running back in the nation and of the Jim Brown Trophy presented to the top running back in college football by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Gerhart won the Touchdown Club of Columbus' Archie Griffin Award, which is awarded after the completion of the bowl games to college football's MVP for the season.
Gerhart was a starting outfielder for the baseball team. He passed up the opportunity to play professional baseball after the 2009 season to return for his senior year at Stanford.
Gerhart majored in Management Science and Engineering.
Pac-12 records
Stanford career records
Stanford single season records (2009)
Stanford single game records
Professional career
Gerhart was offered a lucrative contract to play baseball after the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft in June, but opted to play football during the 2009 college football season.
Due to his knee injury in 2007, he had a potential additional year of college football eligibility. He chose to forgo this additional year and entered the 2010 NFL Draft.
Gerhart had the highest Wonderlic score among running backs with 30.
Gerhart was selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 51st overall selection by the Minnesota Vikings. A four-year contract was signed on July 30, and Gerhart's first career NFL rushing touchdown came in a win against the Washington Redskins on November 28, 2010. Gerhart started five games for the Vikings during the 2011 regular season and rushed for 531 yards.
On March 11, 2014, Gerhart signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The deal included $4.5 million guaranteed. On December 5, 2015, the Jacksonville Jaguars placed Gerhart on injured reserve. He was released by the team on March 10, 2016.
