Dante Hall

Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978 in Lufkin, Texas) nicknamed "X-Man" is an National Football League kick/punt returner, and wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams. He was a fifth round draft pick out of Texas A&M University in the 2000 NFL Draft. Hall played high school football for Nimitz High School in Harris County, Texas (near Houston). He spent the spring of 2001 playing in NFL Europe for the Scottish Claymores. Dante Hall is known as the "Human Joystick" in the NFL for his moves during kick returns. In 2002, Dante returned 1 kickoff and 2 punts for touchdowns. Also in 2002, Dante Hall became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt return for a touchdown in the same game. Then, in 2003, Dante returned a kickoff or a punt for a touchdown four games in a row, which is an NFL record. The most memorable moment of his career came against the Denver Broncos in which he reversed direction 2 times to juke-out the entire special teams unit. Another memorable game occurred in the 2005 season against the Broncos. Hall appeared to be on his way to a sure kickoff return for a touchdown, but he surprisingly fumbled the ball without being touched by a defensive player. However, Hall made up for his mistake by returning a different kickoff for a touchdown later in the game. With a touchdown on a kickoff return against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 2, 2005, he tied four players, among them Ollie Matson and Gale Sayers, for the most career kickoff return touchdowns, with six. This was also his 10th kick return TD, placing him third in that category behind Brian Mitchell (13) and Eric Metcalf (12). He moved closer to Mitchell and Metcalf with a punt return for a TD on October 1, 2006 against the San Francisco 49ers. Hall, as a Ram, tied Metcalf on September 30, 2007 against the Dallas Cowboys with his 12th return for a touchdown. Dante Hall has played for the AFC team in two Pro Bowls. Dante Hall is also the co-author of Dante Hall: X-Factor, a book that details his journey from Texas A&M running back to one of the best kick returners in the NFL. In April 2007, Hall was traded to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for a fifth round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (used to select Kolby Smith). Hall is now Inactive do to An ankle injury, he will likely miss the rest of the 2007 season.

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• He was the shortest WR in the NFL in 2004 measuring 5' 8".
• He plays Wide Receiver, Kick Returner, and Punt Returner.
• He was a running back in college at Texas A&M
• He is mentioned in Lil Wayne's song "Dipset (Reppin Time)" in the line "I'm like Dante Hall, I just throw up the X."
• Nicknamed "The Human Joystick", "The Human Torch", "The X-factor".