Sherrod Gideon
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Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born | February 21, 1977 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Greenwood | ||||||
| College | Southern Miss | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: 6th round, 200th overall pick | ||||||
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| Regular season | 22–28–0 (.440)[1] | ||||||
| Postseason | 0–2–0 (.000)[1][2] | ||||||
| Career | 22–30–0 (.423)[1] | ||||||
Sherrod Gideon (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Southern Mississippi. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft.
Gideon was born in Greenwood, Mississippi and attended Greenwood High School.[3]
Gideon attended college at Southern Mississippi. In 1996, he appeared in 11 games, recording 33 receptions for 500 yards and one touchdown.[4] In 1997, he appeared in 12 games, recording 53 reception for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns. He also returned 33 punts for 347 yards.[4] That season the Golden Eagles defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers, 41-7 in Liberty Bowl with Gideon being named the game's MVP.[5] For the season, he finished 1st in Conference USA in receiving yards and yards-per-reception (18.7).[4] In 1998, he appeared in 11 games, recording 66 receptions for 1,186 for 13 touchdowns. He also returned five punts for 33 yards.[4] He also finished 1st in C-USA with receiving touchdowns.[4] After the season, he was named College Football News and College Sporting News All-America honorable mention.[6] In 1999, he appeared in eight games, recording 40 receptions for 520 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned six punts for 41 yards.[4]
For his career he recorded 193 receptions for 3,214 yards and 30 touchdowns.[4] His 1,186 receiving yards in 1998 stands as the Southern Mississippi single-season receiving yardage record.[7]
In 2004, Gideon was named to Conference USA's first All-Decade team.[8]