| Shaun Alexander was born on August 30, 1977 in | | | | game where he ran for 291 yards. Alexander did more |
| Florence, Kentucky. Ever since he first started to play | | | | of the same during his sophomore and junior seasons, |
| the game of football it was obvious that he was going | | | | which in turn led him to declaring himself eligible for the |
| to be a great player. Not only does Alexander have all | | | | 2000 NFL Draft. The Seattle Seahawks choose |
| the physical skills needed to be a great running back in | | | | Alexander with the 19th overall pick in the 2000 NFL |
| the NFL, but his will to win is not matched by many. | | | | Draft. Although other teams passed by on his services, |
| With both of these things combined it is easy to see | | | | Alexander was ready to show them all what they |
| why Alexander has established himself as one of the | | | | missed out on. Although he played in all 16 games as a |
| greatest running backs of all time. During his senior | | | | rookie, it was not until 2001 when he really started to |
| year in high school Alexander was named "Mr. | | | | take the league by storm. Alexander has been named |
| Football" in the state of Kentucky. Every year this | | | | to the NFL Pro Bowl Team on three occasions, and |
| award goes to the best player in the state, and | | | | has also won many other awards since joining the |
| Alexander definitely deserved this. After a stellar high | | | | league. With so many good years already under his |
| school career Alexander accepted a scholarship offer | | | | belt, if Shaun Alexander can keep up this pace he will |
| to play football at the University of Alabama. He did | | | | go down in history as one of the best running backs to |
| not waste any time showing just how good he was. | | | | every touch the field! |
| As a freshman he put up great numbers, including one | | | | |