Calvin Johnson

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Pro

2009: Led team with 67 catches for 984 yards (14.7 avg.) and four touchdowns, also had seven rushes for 73 yards (10.4 avg.).

2008: Named Pro Bowl alternate. Led team in receptions (78), receiving yards (1,331), touchdowns (12) and yards per catch (17.1). Johnson is now second all-time amongst Lions leaders for the most receiving yards in their first or second year and second in receiving average with 60+ receptions. He is fifth in the NFL in receiving yards (1,331), tied for first in receiving touchdowns (12), sixth in yards per reception (17.1) among receivers with 45 receptions, tied for second in 20+-yard receptions (21) and tied for second in 40+-yard receptions (7) and first in 25+-yard touchdown receptions (6).
2007: Rookie Year.  Registered 48 receptions for 756 yards (15.8 avg.) and four touchdowns.

College

As a senior, tied for second in the nation with a 15 touchdown catches, a Georgia Tech record, and only two players in ACC history have caught more (Clarkston Hines, Duke with 17 in 1989 and Torry Holt, NC State with 16 in 1997). Caught 15 of Tech's 25 touchdown passes.
In 2005, First-team all-America by the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA), the 48th first-team all-America in school history. Also earned second-team all-America honors from Associated Press and Walter Camp, as well as first-team accolades from Rivals.com. The first Tech receiver to earn all-America recognition of any kind since Billy Martin in 1963.
Semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver as a sophomore.
Named first-team all-ACC, just the second true freshman in school history, and the 11th in league history, to earn first-team all-ACC honors.
First-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Rivals.com.

High School
First-team all-state selection (Class AAAA) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was Tabbed to the AJC's preseason Super 11.
Caught 40 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.
Added 34 receptions for 646 yards and 10 scores as a junior for two-year totals of 80 catches, 1,479 yards and 18 TDs.

Coached by Rodney Walker at Sandy Creek High.
Full name is Calvin Johnson and was born September 25, 1985.
Parents are Calvin and Arica Johnson.
Majored in Building Construction.
 
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Former Piston Coach hired by 76ers PDF Print E-mail
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The Philadelphia 76ers have hired former Piston's Doug Collins as their coach.  This is his fourth team in his coaching career in the NBA. His overall record is 332-287 with Chicago, Detroit and Washington. Collins has roots in Philly because the 76ers made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 1973 draft, and spent eight seasons with them.

Collins coached the Grant Hill led Pistons during his time in Detroit.  In his first year as the Pistons head coach, Collins guided Detroit to 46 wins and the playoffs. In the following season, the team won 54 games, the third highest total in Pistons history. The 1996-97 team also set a Detroit all-time record, winning 40 games in just 53 tries, a mark faster than any team in Pistons history. Collins won his 200th NBA contest on December 15, 1996.   He finished his time in Detroit with 121 wins and 88 losses.  He was 2-6 in the playoffs over 2 years.