LaDainian Tomlinson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
He played the bulk of his 11-year career together with the San Diego Chargers, who picked him with the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. He now serves as an analyst on NFL Network. Tomlinson played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU), earned consensus All American honours, and was recognized as the top college running back. He spent nine seasons with all the Chargers. During the 2006 NFL season, he set several NFL touchdown scoring records and received numerous honors and awards such as the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award as well as the Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year Award. In 2010, he signed as a free agent with all the New York Jets, playing for 2 seasons before retiring after 2011.
Tomlinson is usually referred to by his initials, L. T. A successful passer on halfback option plays, Tomlinson threw seven touchdown passes and ranks second behind Walter Payton (8) for non-quarterbacks. He was named to the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team as among the best running backs of the 2000s.
Pro Bowl (2002, 2004–2007), First-team All-Pro (2004, 2006, 2007), Second-team All-Pro (2002, 2003, 2005), NFL Most Valuable Player (2006), NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2006), Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2006), NFL rushing yards leader (2006, 2007), Mobile Alabama Bowl MVP (2000), Doak...
Nominations
Heisman Trophy, Best College Football Player ESPY Award
Movies
Friday Night Phenoms: Vol. 1, NFL: In Just One Play
TV Shows
Guys Choice
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Wears a tinted visor on his helmet
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Fact
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Released by the San Diego Chargers. [February 2010]
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Signed a two-year deal with the New York Jets. [March 2010]
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Met wife LaTorsha at Texas Christian University (TCU), where they were both students.
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Father, Oliver Tomlinson, was killed in a road accident resulting from a blown tire in Waco, Texas (February 23, 2007).
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Every home San Diego Chargers games, he donates tickets to 21 under-privileged kids from his "The 21 Club" attend the game. After the game, he takes the kids out for dinner and a night on the town. At the end of the night, each kid leaves with a goodie bag full of games and school supplies.
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Oversees the Tomlinson Touching Lives Foundation benefiting under-privileged youths in San Diego and his hometown state of Texas.
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At the age of 27, many media outlets, including Time Magazine, already began labeling him as possibly the best running back ever.
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Frequent attendee of Los Angeles Lakers basketball games.
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Off-the-field hobbies include basketball, golf, and classic cars. He owns a restored 1964, cherry-red Chevy Impala.
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He was picked 5th overall in the 2001 draft by the San Diego Chargers.
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Played college football for TCU (Texas Christian University).
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Along with rookie standout Philip Rivers, he led the Chargers to a first-round bye and a 14-2 regular season record in 2007.
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Other records he has include most games with over 100 yards in a single season. In the 2006-2007 season, he had over 100 yards in 12 out of 16 regular season games. He also has a record for 14 consecutive games with a touchdown.
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In the 2006-2007 season, he broke numerous records, most impressively the record for most touchdowns by a single player in a season with 31. The record was previously held by greats Priest Holmes and Marshall Faulk, but most recently had been set by Shaun Alexander the year before, with 28. Not only the record, but he broke the record in the 14th out of 16 games in the regular season.
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Was named the NFL's MVP in the 2006-2007 season.
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Considered by many to be one of the classiest and nicest players in the NFL.
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Some of his prized possessions are his three dogs, and football helmets signed by his heroes Jim Brown, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders.
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Proceeds from his annual golf tournaments go towards the "LT School is Cool" scholarship fund.
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Tomlinson is the first person to catch 100 passes and rush for 1000 yards in the same season, which he did in 2003.
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His first career pass completion was a touchdown to quarterback Drew Brees, on a trick play against the Oakland Raiders on 28 September 2003.
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He wears uniform number 21 for the Chargers because it is between the uniform numbers of two running backs he idolized while growing up: Barry Sanders (20) and Emmitt Smith (22).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
God Bless the Broken Road
2017
Pastor Williams
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rich Eisen Show
2016-2017
TV Series
Himself
A Football Life
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself
Mike & Mike
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself - Analyst, NFL Network / Himself - Telephone Interviewee
NFL Honors Preview
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Game Changers
2015
TV Series
Himself
NFL Total Access
2014
TV Series
Rachael Ray
2013
TV Series
Himself
ESPN Fantasy Football
2011
Short
Himself
NFL Monday Night Football
2003-2010
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Running Back / Himself - New York Jets Running Back
NFL on FOX
2002-2010
TV Series
Himself - New York Jets Running Back / Himself - San Diego Chargers Running Back
E! True Hollywood Story
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2009
TV Series
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2007-2009
TV Series
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2008
TV Series
Himself
Who Made You?
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
2007 AFC Championship Game
2008
TV Special
Himself - San Diego Chargers Running Back
Friday Night Heroes: Vol. 1
2008
Video documentary
Himself
60 Minutes
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Running Back, San Diego Chargers (segment "LT MVP")
NBC Sunday Night Football
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Running Back / Himself - Chargers Running Back
Guys Choice
2007
TV Movie
Himself - Most Unstoppable Jock Award Winner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
TV Series
Himself
17th Annual American Century Championship
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005
TV Series
Himself
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
2005
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Running Back
CMI: The Chris Myers Interview
2005
TV Series
Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2005
TV Series
Himself
Elements of a Champion
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
The NFL on CBS
2001
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Running Back
2001 NFL Draft
2001
TV Series
Himself - 5th Overall Pick
2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl
2000
TV Movie
Himself - TCU Horned Frogs Running Back
NFL Films Presents
1967
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rome Is Burning
2007-2010
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Guys Choice (2007) as Himself - Most Unstoppable Jock Award Winner
Rome Is Burning (2007-2010) as Himself
Who Made You? (2008) as Himself
2001 NFL Draft (2001) as Himself - 5th Overall Pick