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Garron Bible

Senior

DB

Kingwood, TX/ Kingwood (Notre Dame)

At Delaware:

2004: First-year transfer from Notre Dame where he was a three-year letterwinner for the Fighting Irish...will have one year of eligibility at UD...one of the most accomplished transfers ever to come to Delaware...will battle for starting spot at either safety position with veterans Dave Camburn and Kyle Campbell...coming off shoulder surgery this past winter...

At Notre Dame: Three-year letterwinner as a defensive back at Notre Dame under head coach Tyrone Willingham...played in 36 career games with 10 starts and recorded 69 tackles (39 solo)...

2003: Played in all 12 games with eight starts at strong safety for 5-7 team...seventh on the team in tackles with 33, including 20 solo stops...also forced a fumble and recovered two others, returning one 48 yards for a touchdown vs. Stanford...career-high seven tackles each vs. Washington State and Michigan and had six other stops vs. Navy and Syracuse...

2002: Lettered as a backup at strong safety...played in 13 games and started vs. Navy and Rutgers...registered 32 tackles (17 solo)...had season-high season-high seven tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Rutgers, added five tackles vs. Navy, and had four tackles vs. Michigan, Pittsburgh, and Florida State...had a pass breakup vs. North Carolina State in the Gator Bowl...

2001: Played in 11 games as a backup cornerback and on special teams and recorded four tackles (all vs. Navy)...was moved to cornerback during pre-season...

2000: Did not see action as a reserve running back and retained freshman eligibility...

High School Honors: Rated one of top 100 players in state by Dallas Morning News and Houston Chronicle at Kingwood High School...Texas District 22-5A offensive MVP in 1999 and also earned all-district running back honors...earned three letters in football as running back and cornerback...rushed school record 220 times for school record 1,516 yards and 18 touchdowns in nine games 1999 when he also caught 10 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown...helped Kingwood to eight victories in 1999 and to league title as sophomore in 1997...all-district pick at cornerback as junior in 1998…two-time all-conference pick who was captain and team MVP as senior...set school single-game record with 320 rushing yards on 14 carries in one game, including five touchdowns...career totals included 1,756 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns...nominated for Texas all-star football game...earned one letter in track...lived in Denver, CO before moving to Texas in 1998...

Personal: Garron Charles Bible...born Dec. 22, 1981 in Heidelberg, Germany...son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bible... older of two children...cousin, Fred Burris, played football at Oklahoma...Dean's list student at Notre Dame...earned degree in government and international relations and computer applications in May...expected to enroll in public administration and public policy graduate program at Delaware.


 
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