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Adrian Petersons birth
A.P. was born march 21, 1985 in Palestine, Texas -
Adrians brother died
At age 7, Adrian watched his older brother, Brian, get killed by a drunk driver. -
More life tragidies for Adrian
When he was 13 his father was arrested and sent to jail. Fortunately his mother was strong and managed to give him a good home. -
High school
•In addition to football and track, he also starred on his high school basketball team.
•Adrian's dad was a star basketball player for Idaho State. He was hoping to play in the NBA until he got wounded in an accident and couldn't play any longer. -
achievements in High School
Peterson rushed for 2,960 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior running back, winning National Player of the Year honors from numerous outlets -
College achivements
His senior year he was one of the elite backs in the nation rushing for 2,960 yards and 32 touchdowns. -
school ball highlights
2,000 Rushing Yards Single Season ClubHall Trophy (2003)ESPN RISE High School Football Player of the Decade (2000s)[5]Unanimous All-American (2004)First-team All-Big 12 (2004, 2005, 2006)College awards and honors -
Adrians' Parents
Adrian Petersons parents are Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson. this was after AP was drafted. -
NFL draft
The Vikings selected Peterson with the 7th overall pick in the NFL draft. They were not disappointed. In his rookie season Adrian rushed for 1,341 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He also set the NFL record for most yards in a game, rushing for 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers. -
More facts
•Adrian has the nicknames A.D. for "all day" and Purple Jesus.
•One time in high school Peterson ran for 350 yards and 6 TDs. All in one half! -
Fun facts
•He is 6'1
•He is 217 lbs
•His mother was a track and field star at the University of Houston.
•Adrian wears the number 28. He wanted the 29 in high school because it was Eric Dickerson's number. He didn't get it so he took 28 and it's been his number ever since. -
NFL Injury
An MRI revealed that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson tore the ACL in his left knee during Saturday's 33-26 win over the Washington Redskins. -
New Years Eve
Adrain spent New Years in the hospital getting sergery -
rehab
Peterson got of crutches and began strengthining his leg -
amazing comeback year
Coming off a terrible injury Adrian Peterson came back the following year better then anyone else. he almost beat the total rushing yards in a single season. -
injury comeback
Despite suffering a devastating leg injury at the end of 2011, he returned the following year to challenge the NFL's single-season rushing record and win the Most Valuable Player Award. -
Petersons son murdered
Jst last year, Peterson's two year old son was abused and murdered by the mom's boyfriend. -
Halloween
Peterson went shirtless on halloween and spray painted his skin green to make him and his huge uscles look like the hulk -
random facts
1.As a child he loved Emmit Smith and was a giant Dallas Cowboys fan.- Adrian Peterson's dad could have made it to the NBA and been a all star but while his brother was cleaning his gun and he accidently shot it into Adrian Peterson's dads leg witch got infected, so he couldn't go to the NBA.
- Adrian Peterson's mom ran track and was a champion high school sprinter.
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more random facts
- On September 10, 2011 he resigned for the Vikings in a deal reportedly for $100 million dollars over the course of seven seasons
- He is reputedly the highest paid running back in NFL history
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facts
Adrian has also been in many video games and commercails
