| Omar Cheeseboro |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
East Orange, N.J.
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| High School:
Immaculate Conception
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 185
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| Position:
Wide Receiver
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| Birthdate:
02/14/1977
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| Experience:
3V
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On Cheeseboro: Talented receiver who is a big target waiting for a big year with the Terps … three-year letterwinner with skills of a big-play receiver ... expecting to regain knack for big catches, having caught four TDs as a freshman … hoped to be one of the top playmakers in the Terps' wide receiver corps … 30 career catches for 405 yards and 13.5 yards per catch … sidelined in spring with a broken bone in his left wrist though will return for fall camp.
1999: Appeared in all 11 games (one start) and totaled nine receptions for 111 yards … averaged 12.3 yards per reception … lone start came vs. Duke … posted three two-reception games (Western Carolina, NC State, Virginia) … season-high 33 receiving yards vs. NC State.
1998: Had seven receptions for 88 yards as a sophomore … appeared in all 11 games with consecutive starts at Virginia and West Virginia … had season highs of four catches and 67 yards against the Mountaineers.
1997: Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman, finishing tied for fourth on the team in receptions (14) and second in average yards per catch (14.7) ... led the team with his four touchdown catches ... had TD grabs vs. Temple and Wake Forest and two vs. North Carolina State ... had a season-high four catches (49 yards) in season finale vs. Georgia Tech ... had season-high 77 receiving yards in 10th game of the season, vs. NC State ... made a pair of starts against Virginia and Georgia Tech.
High School: Graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1997 ... an all-state selection as a senior who helped his team to back-to-back conference championships ... earned All-America honors from SuperPrep and All-East recognition from Tom Lemming ... was an honorable mention All-American by the National Recruiting Advisor ... scored more than 1,000 points as a member of the basketball team ... high school coach was John Finnegan.
Personal: Omar S. Cheeseboro … born Feb. 14, 1977 ... son of Ruby and Sam Thomas ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP
1997 11-2 14 206 14.7 4 46
1998 11-2 7 88 12.6 0 25
1999 11-1 9 111 12.3 0 30
Totals 33-5 30 405 13.5 4 46
Kickoff Returns G-GS Ret Yds Avg TD LP
1997 11-2 3 41 13.7 0 23
1998 11-2 2 37 18.5 0 20
1999 11-1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 33-5 5 78 15.6 0 23
Cheeseboro Up Close
My goal for 2000 is: to stay healthy
My craziest ambition is: playing in the NBA
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: eliminate poverty
The best advice I've ever received is: "Forget the people who don't believe in you, believe in yourself."
If I lost all my possessions except one, I'd like to keep: my Bible
My favorite pro sports team is: the Philadelphia 76ers
