Awards & Winners

Percy Harvin

Date of Birth 28-May-1988
Place of Birth Chesapeake
(Virginia, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, Area code 757)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as William Percival Harvin III, Percy
Profession American football player
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. Percy 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 Percy helped with the children. Percy'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, Percy was a gifted athlete whose prowess was first noted as a six-year old flag football participant. In 2000, at age 12, he was a member of the National Champion 4x100m relay team in the Midget Age Group. At age 13, he played for Coach Bruce Pearl and the Virginia Beach Mustangs Pop Warner football team where he led the team to a Pop Warner National Championship.

Awards by Percy Harvin

Check all the awards nominated and won by Percy Harvin.

2009


Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Nominations 2009 »

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Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year