P. J. Berry
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Born: | Hopewell, Virginia | December 18, 1982||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Hopewell (VA) | ||||||||||
College: | Virginia State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||||
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Pharisse J. Berry (born December 18, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver. Berry played collegiately at Virginia State University.
Early life
Born the son of Pharisse Sr. and Virginia Berry, P.J. attended Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, where he was a two-sport star, lettering in football and baseball. He was an All-District selection in football as a junior and senior, while playing defensive back, quarterback and returned punts. Played baseball for three seasons, where he started mainly in centerfield, and also notched some innings as a pitcher. He was named All-Region twice in baseball. Voted to the Hopewell All-Decade Team for the 2000s (2000–09).
College career
Berry chose to continue his athletic career in college at
Professional career
South Georgia Wildcats
After sitting out a few years, Berry signed and played with the
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings
For the 2009 season, Berry joined the af2
New Orleans VooDoo
Berry signed with the
Pittsburgh Power
Berry signed with the Pittsburgh Power for the 2012 season. In 2012, he caught 111 passes for 1,282 yards and 18 touchdowns. Berry finished the season with First Team All-AFL honors and All-Ironman recognition as a special teams player after recording 111 kick returns for a Power franchise record of 2,024 yards.
Berry re-signed with the Power on March 6, 2013.
San Antonio Talons
Berry was assigned to the San Antonio Talons on January 30, 2014. The Talons folded after the 2014 season.
References
- ^ Virginia State All-Americans Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ P.J. Berry Richmond Touchdown Division II Play of the Year for Virginia Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Two Wildcat Players Earn All Conference
- ^ "P.J. Berry Arenafan.com Stats".
- ^ P.J. Berry VooDoo Bio Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "VooDoo's PJ Berry Named JLS Ironman of the Year". Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.