Keith Poole

Keith Robert Strohmaier Poole (born June 18, 1974) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos from 1997 to 2001. Poole was a stand out receiver at Clovis High School in Clovis, California and played collegiately at Arizona State alongside quarterback Jake Plummer. In 1996, he and Plummer helped lead the Sun Devils to the Rose Bowl only to lose to Ohio State 20-17.

For the Australian lawn bowler, see Keith Poole (bowls). For the American political scientist, see Keith T. Poole.
Keith Poole
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Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1974-06-18) June 18, 1974
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Clovis
College:Arizona State
NFL Draft:1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:96
Receiving yards:1,734
Receiving touchdowns:11
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Poole was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft.[1] In his five-year NFL career, Poole caught 96 receptions for 1,734 yards and 11 touchdowns.

In 1998, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery for attacking a man with a golf club, and was sentenced to two years of probation.[2][3] He was fined $4,500, according to the Saints and NFL.[4]

References
  1. "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. "Collins Apologizes, Makes Promise". Los Angeles Times. The Associated Press. November 4, 1998.
  3. "Hills, Heroin & Weapons Charges". CBS News. December 29, 1998.
  4. Freeman, Mike (9 January 2000). "PRO FOOTBALL; Stains From the Police Blotter Leave N.F.L. Embarrassed". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2008.


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