Dante Hall: X-factor Kansas City Chiefs

Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.: Sports Publishing, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 11 1/2h x 8 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 174 page first edition hardcover. Nice laminated boards mirror dust jacket. Has lots of full color, full page photos. Dante "The X-Factor" Hall turned the NFL into his own personal playground and helped the Chiefs get back to the post season for the first time since 1998. As one of the most heralded running backs ever to hail from the football-crazy state of Texas, Hall enjoyed a great deal of success at Texas A&M before being unceremoniously dropped from the team because of a series of parking tickets that drew as much attention as his exploits on the football field. Kansas City Chiefs president and CEO Carl Peterson had been eyeing the five-foot-eight, 187-pound back, but wanted to check with Aggies coach R. C. Slocum before picking Hall in the 2000 draft. Slocum assured Peterson that Hall was a great young man who had made a mistake, so Hall became a member of the Chiefs. He languished on the sidelines under former head coach Gunther Cunningham, appearing in just five games his rookie season. Things were not much better during his second year in the NFL, but then one of the most important moments in Hall's life took place. The Chiefs hired Dick Vermeil as head coach, and he quickly made Hall his top priority. He envisioned Hall as a great return man, a slot back, a wide receiver, and an occasional running back. Hall quickly became the most talked-about return man in the NFL..