OK, so i've been holding back on making this topic for some time now coz i figured it was pretty much pointless anyway. the guy threads here dont get much love so why bother? but u know what...derek deserves his own damn thread! and if i am the only one who posts pics in it ever...then so be it, dammit!
quick facts:
Full Name:Derek Sanderson Jeter
Birthdate: June 26, 1974
Birthplace:Pequannok, New Jersey
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color:Brown
Height:6'3"
Weight:196 lbs.
Parents:Charles Jeter & Dorothy Connor
Siblings: One sister--Sharlee
Grandparents:William & Dorothy (Dot) Connor
Hometown:Kalamazoo, Michigan
Highschool:Kalamazoo Central High
College Attended:University Of Michigan (for about a year during the offseason)
Plans To Major In:Business
How Acquired:Selected in the first round (sixth pick overall) in the June 1996 free-agent draft
Resides In:Tampa, Florida (postseason), Trump World Tower Manhattan (during the season)
Car Driven: Mercedes
First Job:Mowing lawns
Shoe size:11 1/2
Bats:Right
Throws: Right
The person he would be for a day:"Michael Jordan, because, you know, it would just be really cool to be Michael Jordan."
Favorite Snack:Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ice Cream Flavor:Chocolate
Food:Chicken Parmesan
Movie:Seven
Afraid of:Dogs
Dislikes:Cats
Endorsements:Master Card, Pepsi, Fila
Position:Shortstop
Team Played On:The New York Yankees
Best Play Ever Made:"The best play I ever made was in Game 1 of the 1998 division playoffs. We were ahead of the Texas Rangers, 2-0, in the eighth inning. They had a runner on second, with two outs. Rusty Greer hit a slow roller. I charged in, grabbed the ball with my bare hand, and threw, all in one motion. Rusty was out by a step."
biography from yankees.com
Was signed by Dick Groch...graduated in 1992 from Kalamazoo Central High School, where he hit .508 (30-59) with 4 HR, 23 RBI, 21 BB and 1 K in 23 games as a senior...was 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts, had a .831 slugging percentage and a .637 on-base percentage...hit .557 with 7 HR as a junior...was named 1992 High School Player-of-the-Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association...was the recipient of the Joan Payson Award for community service in 1997, presented annually by the New York chapter of the BBWAA...received the New York Press Photographers' annual "Good Guy" Award for 1998...was the recipient of the Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award for the second consecutive year in 2000...also received the Babe Ruth Award from the New York Chapter of the BBWAA in 2000, awarded annually to the World Series MVP...hosted Saturday Night Live on December 1, 2001...was honored with The Sporting News "Good Guy in Sports" Award in 2002 and also received an ESPY for the Best Play Award that same year...in 1996-his rookie season-Derek initiated his "Turn 2 Foundation," formed to support and create activities and programs designed to motivate youth to "turn to" a healthy lifestyle, academic achievement and leadership development and "turn away" from substances such as drugs and alcohol...to date, Turn 2 has awarded more than $4.5 million in support of his signature programs in Kalamazoo, Tampa and New York City...2005 marks a new phase for the Turn 2 Foundation (www.turn2foundation.org) as it moves its headquarters to New York City where it will continue to build upon the vision of seeing children grow safely and successfully into adulthood.