Luke Staley is one of the most popular and richest Former Football Player who was born on September 16, 1980 in United States.
Staley attended Brigham Young University, and played for the BYU Cougars football team from 1999 to 2001. In three years at BYU, Staley established himself as one of the best running backs in school history, and posted the best single season of any BYU back in history. In his first game as a Cougar, Staley scored three touchdowns to lead BYU to a 34−13 victory over Colorado State in the first-ever Mountain West Conference (MWC) football game. Despite some nagging injuries that limited his playing time, he continued his impressive play, finishing the season with 92 rushes for 432 yards and 10 touchdowns, and added 26 receptions for 339 yards and 3 touchdowns. He led the MWC in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game. For his efforts, Staley was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, and Sporting News third-team Freshman All-American.
Staley was born in Bountiful, Utah and raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He attended Tualatin High School in Tualatin, Oregon, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. He played high school football for the Tualatin Timberwolves. As a senior in 1999, Staley was named Gatorade Player of the Year and USA Today Player of the Year for the state of Oregon. He was also named The Oregonian’s Player of the Year, earned all-state honors on offense and defense, and was conference Player of the Year for offense, defense, and special teams. He averaged over 300 yards per game during Tualatin’s four-game playoff run. Staley was listed as a Blue Chip Top-100 player.
Lucas Staley (born September 16, 1980) is a former American college football player who was a running back for Brigham Young University (BYU). Staley was a consensus All-American, and was recognized in 2001 as the best college running back in the nation. The Detroit Lions picked him in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft, but he suffered a career-ending knee injury before appearing in a regular season pro football game.
