William Starling Poole[1] (born July 24, 1981) is a former American football defensive back. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.
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| Position: | Defensive back |
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| Born: | (1981-07-24) July 24, 1981 (age 40) Beckley, West Virginia |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Queens (NY) Christ the King |
| College: | Southern California |
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| CFL status: | International |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca (archive) | |
Poole was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Sacramento Mountain Lions and San Antonio Talons.
Poole was a top high school player at Christ The King Regional High School in New York City and a Parade All-American his junior year. He also competed on their nationally ranked basketball team.
He is a University of Southern California graduate whose senior team split the collegiate national championship with Louisiana State University. He first went to Boston College. Following that he went to Ventura College. Best known for his standout performance against Michigan which included two sacks in the 2004 Rose Bowl (played on January 1) en route to a USC 28-14 victory.
He was drafted in the fourth round by the Miami Dolphins in 2004. Plagued with knee injuries throughout his career, he played during a promising rookie season and was placed on IR during the 2005 and 2006 seasons then was waived by Miami on December 19, 2006. He tried out for the New Orleans Saints on the weekend of May 12–13, 2007.
Poole signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 27, 2007. However, he was released by the team on September 1 during final cuts.
On October 4, 2007, Poole was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and assigned to their practice roster. He was later released by the team on October 10, 2007.
On May 27, 2008, Poole was re-signed by the Chiefs. He was released on August 10.
Less than a year after being signed to the Toronto Argonauts' practice squad, Poole re-joined the Argonauts on September 8, 2008.
On May 25, 2011, Poole signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.
Poole has a daughter, Kayla Poole.
2003 USC Trojans football—AP national champions | |
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Miami Dolphins 2004 NFL draft selections | |
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