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Devin Hester

デビン・ヘスター　/　でびん・へすたー

American american football player

November 4, 1982 (age 43)　・　Riviera Beach, Florida, United States

Florida
American football player

My Take

Devin Hester is my favorite kind of Hall of Famer: the one who forced the institution to expand its definition of greatness. Return specialists were treated as situational afterthoughts until Hester made every punt and kickoff a potential catastrophe for opponents. Coaches changed entire game plans just to kick away from one man, which is the highest compliment football can pay. His enshrinement in Canton as the only primary returner there validates an idea I love: master one narrow craft completely and the world has to make room for you. Few athletes have bent a sport's strategy so thoroughly from so few touches of the ball.

Overview

Devin Devorris Hester Sr. (born November 4, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). As the only primary return specialist to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hester is widely considered to be the greatest return specialist in NFL history.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Devin Hester
Name (Japanese): デビン・ヘスター
Reading: でびん・へすたー
Born: November 4, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Riviera Beach, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Suncoast Community High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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