Rocket Ismail
American football player (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (born November 18, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before moving on to both the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1991–92 and the National Football League (NFL) from 1993–2001.
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Born: | (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 54) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Meyers (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
College: | Notre Dame (1988–1990) | ||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100 | ||||||
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Ismail was a consensus All-American with Notre Dame. He recorded two 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the NFL and was a CFL All-Star in 1991, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 79th Grey Cup. In 2004, College Football News named Ismail the No. 75 player on its list of the Top 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time.[1] He was also selected by Sports Illustrated to the 85-man roster of its all-20th Century college football team.[2]