Percy Harvin
Wide receiver, American football player
1988 –
Who is Percy Harvin?
William Percival Harvin III is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. The Associated Press recognized him as its Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2009 NFL season. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2009.
Harvin played college football for the University of Florida when the Florida Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008. He attended and played football for Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where his team won the Virginia high school state championship in 2004.
Harvin was born to William Percival Harvin, Jr. and wife Linda in Chesapeake, Virginia, where after his father's departure, he lived with his mother, and his older sister Lintera. His mother Linda ran a daycare out of their home as Harvin helped with the children. Harvin's mother ran track at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach and later coached an AAU track team. His sister, Lintera, also ran track, both at Salem High School in Virginia Beach and at Eastern Michigan University. As a child, Harvin was a gifted athlete whose prowess was first noted as a six-year old flag football participant.
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- Born
- May 28, 1988
Chesapeake - Also known as
- William Percival Harvin III
- Percy
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Landstown High School
- University of Florida
- Lived in
- Virginia Beach
- Chesapeake
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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