Hall of Fame
Position: Tailback
Years: 1997-2000
Place of Birth: Waco, TX
Date of Birth: Jun 23, 1979
Jersey Number: 5
Height: 5-11"
Weight: 220
High School: University (Waco, TX)
The 2000 recipient of the Doak Walker Award, LaDainian Tomlinson helped return TCU football to prominence while rushing his way into the record books. He becomes the eighth Horned Frog player to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.
Voted a unanimous First-Team All-American selection as a senior, Tomlinson led the nation in rushing in both 1999 (1,850) and 2000 (2,158), and he finished fourth in the voting for the 2000 Heisman Trophy. The all-time leading rusher in both conference and school history, Tomlinson set NCAA records for most yards in a half (287) and most yards in a game (406) in a victory against UTEP in 1999. The 1999 WAC Offensive Player of the Year led TCU to consecutive co-shares of the conference title and three consecutive bowl berths, including wins in the 1998 Sun Bowl and the 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl. Named the Football News Offensive Player of the Year in 2000, he earned First-Team All-WAC honors three times and owns seven conference and 15 school records.
Selected as the fifth overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, Tomlinson enjoyed a successful 11-year career with the Chargers and Jets. The 2006 NFL MVP twice led the league in rushing, and he finished his career fifth all-time in rushing yards (13,684) and second in career rushing touchdowns (145). A five-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time All-Pro selection, Tomlinson was also named the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2006.
A stalwart in the community, Tomlinson supports various efforts through his Touching Lives Foundation, including LT’s 21 Club, LT’s School is Cool Scholarship, Camp LT and LT Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament. He recently partnered with the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas to create a program promoting health and academic achievement at Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center in Dallas. The Waco, Texas, native also serves as an analyst for the NFL Network.
