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His 40 Time Was So Fast, High School Coaches Had To Add Time So Colleges Would Believe It

 

Before the Super Bowl, before the BCS Championship, and even before the unlikely scholarship, Trindon Holliday had a problem. His 40-yard dash time was too fast. High school coaches were convinced that colleges wouldn't believe the 5'5 phenom's times, so they tacked on fractions of a second to make them seem more believable.

After running a 4.27 40 in basketball shoes (without bothering to get into a track stance), LSU coaches were sold, and Holliday's journey began in earnest.

 

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