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[[File:Marin City Pac.jpg|100 x 100px|frameless|left|Crooks at Tamalpais High circa 89]] | [[File:Marin City Pac.jpg|100 x 100px|frameless|left|Crooks at Tamalpais High circa 89]] | ||
| − | Crooks spent his last two school years at | + | Crooks spent his last two school years at Tamalpais High, excelling in poetry, theatre, and sports. Crooks skills as a dancer translated to the football field as well. Becoming a California State champion in the triple jump as well as leading Tamalpais to the State Championship game both years. However, inspired by the likes of Ronnie Lott and Steve Atwater, Crooks became a dual threat on both sides of the ball, he placed 3rd in the California State High School Athlete of the Year as a defensive back during his senior year. " |
[[File:Pac PLDH 87.jpg|125 x 125px|frameless|center|Crooks in Baltimore at Paul Laurence Dunbar High circa 87]] | [[File:Pac PLDH 87.jpg|125 x 125px|frameless|center|Crooks in Baltimore at Paul Laurence Dunbar High circa 87]] | ||
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==College career== | ==College career== | ||
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 Crooks at Rucker Park | |
| No. 2 – London Royals | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 6, 1971 (aged 91) East Harlem, New York, New York, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Talmapais High School |
| College: | Univesity of California-Berkely |
| DSFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Lesean Paris Crooks (born April 6, 1972) is an American football cornerback for the London Royals of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).
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Early years
"Crooks was born in East Harlem, New York to parents that belonged to a political liberation group. This caused Crooks to move around frequently during his youth. Crooks spent his early teen years in Baltimore, Maryland, taking a liking to theatre, he eventually landed in the Baltimore School of Arts. Crooks was inspired by [Doug Williams]' performance in [SB XXII] to pursue an athletic career, in addition to his music. Crooks attended Dunbar High before his mom needed to move for a job in Marin City, California.
Crooks spent his last two school years at Tamalpais High, excelling in poetry, theatre, and sports. Crooks skills as a dancer translated to the football field as well. Becoming a California State champion in the triple jump as well as leading Tamalpais to the State Championship game both years. However, inspired by the likes of Ronnie Lott and Steve Atwater, Crooks became a dual threat on both sides of the ball, he placed 3rd in the California State High School Athlete of the Year as a defensive back during his senior year. "
College career
"Crooks received several offers from universities, for both sports and performance arts. During his senior year, he missed a high school basketball playoff game to perform with his group, ""Strictly Dope"". The performance landed the group an audition with the Oakland-based hip hop group ""[Digital Underground]"". However, as a consequence, Crooks' team lost the entry round in the state final tournament and were only able to secure 3rd place. This caused several schools to pull their offers, in fear of Crooks committing to music over sport.
After witnessing Crooks perform in the tournament, UC-Berkeley alum and then Phoenix Suns guard, Kevin Johnson recommended Crooks to the athletic department. Crooks, after talking with his group, and deciding to stay close to his mother, chose to enroll at Berkeley. At Cal, Crooks caught the eye of then O-Coordinator [Steve ""Mucc"" Mariucci], ""(Crooks) is smart, versatile, hungry, and willing to learn. He's got a 5-star caliber brain and his potential is scary. I'm glad other schools ran away, we didn't even think we had a chance at him."" Crooks helped lead the defense as a true freshman(51 tck, 2 sck, 3 int) and the Bears, led by QB Mike Pawlawski, made and won their first bowl appearance in 13 years over [Wyoming at the Copper(now Cheez-It) Bowl, 17-15]. In his sophomore campaign, Crooks started every game, amassing 74 tackles, 6 sacks, 9 interceptions(2 for TD), 4 FF, 2 FR, and a punt and kick return TD. Crooks mainly played CB but his speed kept him on the field for spot duty as a special teams ace and return man. In blowouts, he even racked up mop up duty at QB, compiling 4 TD's and 1 int with 61% completion percentage on 44 attempts.
The Bears won 10 games, capped by a dominating [31-7 victory at the Citrus Bowl over Clemson], finishing the season ranked 8th in the AP Poll. Pawlawski won Pac-10 POTY, Crooks however would miss out on DPOTY to Steve Emntman and an All-American spot to Emntman's fellow National Champ teammate, Walter Bailey, of the undefeated UW Huskies. Crooks somehow still managed to become a Heisman finalist, finishing 5th to the electric Desmond Howard of the University of Michigan. At the advice of his soon departed coaching staff, Crooks decided to declare for the NSFL and became a S23 prospect."
College career statistics
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Professional career
DSFL career
Crooks joined the DSFL in S23, where he turned heads at the prospect bowl, after being teammates with future #1 DSFL pick, Greedy Sly. Crooks was seleted in round 2 pick #1(49 overall) by the London Royals. The Royals entered their second season in the DSFL, after a 5-9 inaugural season.
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
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Achievements and records
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