| The professional football player widely known as | | | | Championship. |
| Percy Harvin was actually born William Percival | | | | At 5'11" Harvin has always been considered a bit |
| Harvin III in May of 1988 and adopted the | | | | undersized and has also always been considered |
| nickname Percy as short for his middle name | | | | one of the fastest players on the football field. |
| Percival at a young age. Harvin went onto garner | | | | Percy reportedly ran a 40 yard dash in 4.32 |
| national attention as a standout player for the | | | | seconds as a freshman in high school. A 40 time |
| University of Florida (UF) Gators football program | | | | at that speed would be considered one of the |
| where he was an offensive weapon that helped | | | | fastest even by NFL combine standards. In |
| the college win two national championships. After | | | | February of 2009 at the NFL Combine Harvin was |
| being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in April of | | | | timed in the 40-yard dash with a time of 4.41 |
| 2009 Percy has enjoyed the entirety of his pro | | | | seconds. |
| football career in the National Football League | | | | As a track and field star Percy set five state |
| (NFL) with the Minneapolis based Minnesota | | | | track and field records and won state |
| Vikings. | | | | championships in the 200 meter dash, triple jump, |
| Long before becoming one of the favorite | | | | long jump, 400 meter relay, and 100 meter dash. |
| receiving targets for future hall of fame | | | | The success Harvin had on the track was |
| quarterback Brett Favre Percy grew up in Virginia | | | | unprecedented as no one in the state of Virginia |
| Beach, Virginia where he excelled in athletics at | | | | had ever before won five state championships in |
| Landstown High School. In 2004 the Landstown | | | | a single track meet. |
| Eagles, his school football team, won a Virginia | | | | The unrivaled speed that Harvin demonstrated on |
| state championship. Interestingly with a high school | | | | the grid iron, track, and even the basketball court |
| state championship in 2004 and college national | | | | made him one of the most coveted high school |
| championships in 2006 and 2008 Harvin nearly | | | | recruits in the nation. In 2005 Percy was nationally |
| won championships at the high school, college, and | | | | recognized by respected football recruiting |
| professional levels in a five year span before the | | | | publications as being the top junior prospect in the |
| Vikings suffered an overtime loss that resulted in | | | | country. Ultimately Harvin decided to play college |
| the team being knocked out of the NFL playoffs | | | | football for the University of Florida over |
| one game shy of reaching the Super Bowl. A little | | | | competing scholarship offers from perceived front |
| known fact is that years before even winning a | | | | runner Florida State University as well as the |
| high school football championship Percy was part | | | | University of Miami, University of Southern |
| of a Pop Warner football team at the age of 13 | | | | California, and the University of Michigan. |
| that actually won the Pop Warner National | | | | |