John David Booty
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| John David Booty | |
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| College | Southern California |
| Conference | Pac 10 |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 10 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2003 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | January 3, 1985 (age 22) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| High School | Evangel Christian Academy, Shreveport, Louisiana |
John David Booty (born January 3, 1985, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the starting quarterback of University of Southern California (USC) football team. He is called "John David" Booty because his father's name is John Booty.
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[edit] High School career
Booty prepped at the Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport but left a year early after his father/Quarterbacks Coach left the staff (he already had enough credits to graduate).[1] Despite leaving after his junior year, Booty threw for 8,474 yards on 555 of 864 attempts (64.2%) with 88 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. Booty succeeded his brother Josh and Miami quarterback Brock Berlin as quarterback at Evangel Christian.
Booty is believed to be the first player ever to leave high school a whole year early to play college football. [2]
[edit] College career
Although entering USC as a highly touted quarterback prospect, Booty spent his first three years at USC as the back-up to eventual Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, who had replaced former Heisman winner Carson Palmer. Booty had back surgery to repair a bulging disc in his spine at the end of March 2006, but fully recovered and earned the starting spot for the 2006 season.
Booty entered the 2006 season as a redshirt junior, though he is the age of most seniors and his college credits are closer to senior status.
At the beginning of the 2006 season, Booty was one of 15 players on the official watch list for the Maxwell Award for the best player in college football, although the list states that it "may change without notice based on performance ... during the 2006 season and is not designed to represent an all-inclusive listing of eligible candidates for the collegiate football awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club."[3]
In the 2006 season, Booty was ranked the 10th best quarterback in college football and the #1 quarterback in the PAC-10 by Rivals.com.[4]
He has started all of the games for the USC Trojans at quarterback in 2006. Booty was named to the rivals.com and Pacific 10 conference coaches 2006 All Pac-10 team First Team[5].
On September 18, 2006, University of Southern California Sports Information Director Tim Tessalone sent a formal letter to ESPN and a copy to the Pacific Ten Conference complaining that Brent Musburger revealed privileged information in his broadcast of the September 16, 2006, NCAA football game in which the USC Trojans hosted the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Musburger disclosed that he learned from a pre-game conversation with Booty a signal Booty uses to pass to receivers. USC claims this information was for private background purposes only.
John David Booty led the Trojans to a victory over Michigan in the 2007 Rose Bowl.
Booty is returning for the 2007 season, forgoing the NFL Draft.[6] Rivals.com named him one of the top-10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season,[7], and he is considered a front-runner for the 2007 Heisman Trophy.[8][9]
[edit] Personal
- He is the younger brother of Oakland Raiders quarterback Josh Booty (who threw for 3,951 yards and 24 touchdowns during two years with LSU's football team) and former LSU wide receiver Abram Booty (who caught 117 passes for 1,768 yards during three years at LSU).
- He is from the same hometown as Terry Bradshaw and Tommy Maddox.
- Booty was roommates with then-USC center Ryan Kalil during the 2006 season.
[edit] References
- ^ Legends of HS Football: Josh & Abram Booty. NFLHS.com. Retrieved on November 23, 2007.
- ^ QB skips senior year to get jump on college. USA Today (2003). Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
- ^ College Player Watch List. Maxwell Football Club (2006). Retrieved on November 19, 2006.
- ^ 2006 Quarterback Rankings. Rivals.com (2006). Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
- ^ . 2006 All Pac-10 team, scout.com, November 27, 2006.
- ^ Gary Klein, Trojans won't lose as many to the NFL, The Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2006, Accessed 12/10/06.
- ^ Rivals.com's QB Power Rankings, CNNSI.com, April 2, 2007.
- ^ Kyle Bunch, Your 2007 Heisman Frontrunner: John David Booty, AOL FanHouse, January 1, 2007, Accessed 01/01/07.
- ^ Gary Klein, USC begins spring football practice, Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2007.
[edit] External links
- USCTrojans.com - John David Booty profile and bio
- John David Booty at ESPN.com
[edit] See Also
| Preceded by Matt Leinart |
USC Trojans Starting Quarterbacks 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
