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Joseph Horn (born January 16, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL draft, and also played for the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Memphis Mad Dogs of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Iowa Central Tritons. He played college football at Itawamba Community College. After his playing career, he became an assistant coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Early life
Horn attended Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he played for legendary coach Bob Paroli. He stood out as a quarterback, tailback, wide receiver, and punter. He was only voted to the Mid-South 4A All-Star team as a punter. Horn was also a standout basketball player in which he started every game for the Douglas Byrd Eagles as a point guard. Horn nearly signed with the University of South Carolina and had offers from other Division I programs. However, his academic performance and SAT score were insufficient for Division I schools.

College career
Horn played two years of college football (1991–1992) at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi. At Itawamba, he picked up 54 catches for 878 yards and seven touchdowns as a wide receiver and a punt returner. Still unable to qualify for Division I college football, he returned to Fayetteville and worked at a fast food restaurant and at a furniture factory.

Professional career
Horn didn't play a down of football for two years after leaving college. After playing two years at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi, Horn worked at a Bojangles' restaurant in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Down to his final few dollars, he bought a Jerry Rice workout video from a local Blockbuster and studied the drills and moves Rice performed in the film. Horn then made a highlight video of himself working out and sent the tape to multiple professional teams across the United States and Canada.

Canadian Football League
Horn tried out for the CFL Baltimore Stallions and was signed to the practice squad, but never played in a game for the team. Horn also had a minor stint with the Shreveport Pirates. On March 28, 1995, Horn was signed by the Memphis Mad Dogs. With Memphis, Horn played well in 1995, with 71 catches for 1,415 yards, and caught the attention of NFL scouts.

Kansas City Chiefs
Horn was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL draft. He was mainly relegated to special teams and reserve duty at WR during his four seasons with the Chiefs. In his years there, he gained 879 receiving yards on 53 receptions with seven touchdowns, starting only two games.

New Orleans Saints
Horn signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2000 and ranked in the top ten in receptions (7th), yards (8th) and touchdowns (9th) that year. Given a starting role with the Saints, "Hollywood", a nickname he picked up while with the Kansas City Chiefs for his particular style of dress and a name which carries to this day, quickly proved himself to be a premiere NFL receiver. He was selected to the Pro Bowl four out of his seven years with the Saints, and set single season franchise records for receiving yards (1,399), and receiving touchdowns (11-shared with Marques Colston) as well as the career franchise record for receiving touchdowns (50, a record surpassed by Colston in 2012. ). Horn is also the Saints' all-time leader in 100-yard receiving games at 27. Horn had a career year in 2004 with his 1,399 receiving yards being second most in the league. His total was only six yards behind Carolina Panthers WR Muhsin Muhammad. The Saints signed Horn to a six-year contract extension in 2005.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Horn was noted for his support for the people of New Orleans and the Gulf region. As a leader of the Saints, he served as a public face of the team in many community events in recent months. He frequently visited evacuees in both San Antonio and the Houston Astrodome during the aftermath of Katrina. He criticized the NFL for not making a greater effort to care for the future of the Saints during this time of crisis.Beyond Katrina, to this day Joe donates time, energy and money to local charities in New Orleans and beyond.

After the 2006 season the Saints asked the then 35-year-old receiver (who had suffered a groin injury during the 2006 season and had hamstring injuries in the past) to accept a pay cut. He refused and asked to be released. He was cut soon after his request.

Horn set the Saints career mark in receiving touchdowns (50), making the Pro Bowl four times in five seasons, and compiled the second most receptions (523) and receiving yards (7,622) in Saints history.

Atlanta Falcons
In early March 2007, Horn started negotiations with the Atlanta Falcons. He signed a 4-year, $15 million contract with Atlanta. Later, in 2008, he requested to be traded from the team saying he didn't want to be a "just-in-case guy" for the Falcons. On August 19, 2008, the Falcons cut him. In his only season with the Falcons he made 27 receptions for 243 yards and one touchdown in 12 games.

Retirement
Horn worked out for the Lions, Titans, and Giants, but they ultimately passed and he did not play in the 2008 or 2009 seasons. In May 2010, Horn was selected for induction into the Saints Hall of Fame. On June 23, 2010, it was announced that Horn had signed a contract with the Saints. Two days later, on June 25, it was announced that Horn would officially retire from football as a member of the Saints. Since retirement, Horn has focused his efforts on creating and selling his own "Bayou 87" barbecue sauce.

Cell phone celebration
Always a spirited and outspoken player, Horn gained notoriety for a memorable touchdown celebration on ESPN Sunday Night Football against the New York Giants during the 2003 season. After scoring his second touchdown in a game in which he scored four, he pulled a cell phone out from underneath the goalpost padding with the help of teammate Michael Lewis and pretended to make a call. Horn's prank drew a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and a $30,000 fine by the NFL. He later stated that he did not realize what he had done right away. This celebration was later used in the videogame Blitz: The League which allows excessive celebrations.

15 years later, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas recreated Horn's famous celebration in a game against the Los Angeles Rams after scoring a 72-yard touchdown. Horn "teared up" at the gesture, bought Thomas' jersey and called him the NFL's best wide receiver.

Lawsuit against the NFL
In December 2011, Horn made headlines when he and a group of 11 other former professional players filed a lawsuit against the NFL. Horn and his attorneys allege that the league failed to properly treat head injuries in spite of prevailing medical evidence, leading the players to develop effects of brain injury ranging from chronic headaches to depression.

Coaching career
Prior to the 2014 season, Horn became a volunteer wide receivers coach for Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi

Healthcare fraud case
On December 12, 2019, federal prosecutors announced that Horn was one of 12 former NFL players charged with defrauding the league's retiree health care plan out of $3.4 million via phony claims for medical equipment. Horn stood accused of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. One week later, he pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. In November 2021, Horn was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.

Personal life
Horn is married with six children. His son, Joe Jr., played wide receiver for Northeast Mississippi Community College for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

His son, Jaycee, played college football as a cornerback for South Carolina. He was selected 8th overall in the 2021 NFL draft, by the Carolina Panthers.

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Charles Grant

Charles or Charlie Grant may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Charles Jameson Grant (fl. 1830–1852), American editorial cartoonist
 * Charles L. Grant (1942–2006), American novelist
 * Charles Grant (actor) (born 1957), American actor

 * Charles Grant (dancer), a featured dancer at the Eleo Pomare Dance Company
 * Charles Grant (game designer) (died 1979), Scottish game author

Military

 * Charles Grant (Royal Navy officer) (1770–1824), Royal Navy Commodore
 * Charles James William Grant (1861–1932), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Charles Grant (British Army officer) (1877–1950), British Army General

Politics

 * Charles Grant (British East India Company) (1746–1823), British politician
 * Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg (1778–1866), Scottish politician
 * Charles Henry Grant (1831–1901), engineer and politician in colonial Tasmania (Australia)
 * Charles Grant (Australian politician) (1878–1943), Australian Senator

Fictional Characters

 * Charles Grant, fictional character Fantastic Voyage

Others

 * Charles William Grant, 5th Baron de Longueuil (1782–1848)
 * Charles Colmore Grant, 7th Baron de Longueuil (1844–1898)
 * Charlie Grant (1874–1932), American baseball player, also known as "Charlie Tokohama"
 * Charlie Grant (activist) (1902–1980), Canadian human rights activist
 * Charles Grant (bishop) (1906–1989), English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Charles Grant (American football) (born 1978), American football player

Other uses

 * Charles Grant (1810 EIC ship), built at Bombay for the British East India Company

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Darren Howard

Darren M. Howard (born November 19, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft.

Howard also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Early years
Howard attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Florida and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was an All-City, All-County, and an All-SunCoast selection. In basketball, he helped lead his team to the 1994 Florida State Championship.

College career
Howard played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.

2000-2005: New Orleans Saints
Howard was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft. From 2000-2005, he played defensive end for the Saints. In his rookie season he posted an impressive 11 sacks and an interception.

2006-2009: Philadelphia Eagles
On March 13, 2006, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles through free agency, by signing a six-year deal. In 2008, Howard led the Eagles in sacks (10.5), most of which came from the defensive tackle position in passing downs. He was released on March 18, 2010.

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Michael Strahan

Michael Anthony Strahan (born November 21, 1971) is an American television host, journalist, and former professional football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). A dominant pass rusher, Strahan is currently tied with T. J. Watt for the record of most NFL single-season quarterback sacks, and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII over the New England Patriots in his final season in 2007.

Since retiring from the NFL, he has become a media personality. He appears as a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and served as a co-host of ABC's Good Morning America as well as Live! with Kelly and Michael with Kelly Ripa from 2012 to 2016, for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards. He has also made guest appearances on game shows and other programs. In 2014, he became a regular contributor on Good Morning America, and in 2016 the network announced that Strahan would be leaving Live! to join GMA full-time. He also hosts the current incarnation of the Pyramid game show for ABC.

Strahan was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2021, he flew into space on Blue Origin NS-19's suborbital space flight.

Early life
Strahan was born in Houston. The youngest of six children, he is the son of Louise (Traylor) Strahan, a basketball coach, and Gene Willie Strahan, a retired Army Major and a boxer with a 1–1 record against future heavyweight champion Ken Norton. He is the nephew of retired NFL defensive lineman Art Strahan. When Strahan was 9, his family moved to Army post BFV (Benjamin Franklin Village) in Mannheim, West Germany. Although Strahan did not begin to play high school football at Westbury High School until his senior year, he did play organized football at Mannheim American High School (MAHS), a US Department of Defense Dependent High School, in Käfertal (Mannheim), playing linebacker for the Mannheim Bison in 1985.

The summer before Strahan's senior year of high school, his father sent him to live with his uncle Art in Houston so he could attend Westbury High School. Strahan played one season of football, which was enough for him to get a scholarship offer from Texas Southern University. Strahan graduated from Texas Southern University in 1993 and entered the National Football League.

College career
Strahan followed in the footsteps of his uncle Art, who also played defensive end at Texas Southern University. Strahan was so dominant he drew double teams, and TSU coaches dubbed Strahan double teaming "Strahan rules". By his junior season, Strahan began to turn himself into an NFL prospect. As a senior with the Texas Southern Tigers, Strahan was selected to the All-America first-team by The Poor Man's Guide to the NFL Draft, The Sheridan Network, Edd Hayes Black College Sports Report and the Associated Press. He recorded 68 tackles with a school-record 19 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles totaling 142 yards in losses. He was also selected Division I-AA Defensive Player of the Year by The Poor Man's Guide and Edd Hayes Black College Sports Report. In 1992, he was named First-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the SWAC's Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He was also named Black College Defensive Player of the Year. As a junior in 1991, Strahan led the SWAC with 14.5 quarterback sacks. His 41.5 career sacks is a Texas Southern record. He was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Early career
Strahan was drafted in the second round by the New York Giants in 1993. He played in only six games due to injuries, and missed the Giants' two playoff games that season. After a few unremarkable seasons, Strahan had a breakout season in 1997, recording 14 sacks. He was voted into his first Pro Bowl and was also named First-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. In 1998, Strahan continued his success, racking up 15 sacks and being voted into his second Pro-Bowl and All-Pro team. In Week 8 of the 1999 season, Strahan returned an interception 44 yards for a game-winning overtime touchdown in a 23–17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Middle career
Strahan was a member of the 2000 Giants and participated in their playoff run to Super Bowl XXXV. Despite coming off a strong NFC Championship Game, where the Giants defeated the Minnesota Vikings 41–0, the Baltimore Ravens proved too strong for the Giants and they were handily defeated by a score of 34–7. In 2002, Strahan and the Giants negotiated on a new contract. He said the team failed to negotiate after he turned down its first contract proposal. He accused the front office of not trying to be competitive in 2002. Four days later, running back Tiki Barber ripped him for being selfish and greedy. The two had a heated phone conversation that night, and Strahan said they no longer speak. It also surfaced in the spring that the Giants explored trading Strahan, after which he suggested that management had orchestrated the contract flap to make him look bad. The team denied that.

Few defensive ends in the NFL were more dominant than Strahan from 1997 to 2005. He was named the 2001 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Year (in 2001 and 2003). Throughout the greater part of the 2004 season, Strahan was injured with a torn pectoral muscle, which limited him to only four sacks. He rebounded in 2005, returning to the Pro Bowl, with his protégé, Osi Umenyiora, as the two combined for 26 sacks while anchoring the Giants' defense. Strahan was considered by many coaches, peers, and experts as the standard, and best at his position during the prime of his career (1997–2005). He was also regarded as one of if not the best defensive end ever at defending the run, which made people and peers view him as a complete defensive end.

2001: Record set for sacks in a single season
In the 2001 season, Strahan set the NFL record for sacks in a single season with 22.5, the highest tally since it was made an official statistic in 1982, breaking New York Jet Mark Gastineau's total of 22. In the final game of the season on January 6, 2002, with Strahan coming free, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre slid down and Strahan fell on top of Favre for an easy sack. After the play, during the ensuing celebration, many of the Giants' defensive players patted Favre on the helmet. At least one observer accused Favre of deliberately falling to ensure that Strahan would get the record. However, Packers right tackle Mark Tauscher claimed it was just a bad play and "we wanted to avoid that sack."

Later career
On October 23, 2006, with a sack on Drew Bledsoe in a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Strahan tied Lawrence Taylor for the Giants franchise record for most career sacks with 132$1/2$ (this total does not include 9$1/2$ sacks accrued by Taylor in his rookie season of 1981, the year before sacks became an official NFL statistic). It was the last sack Strahan would get that season, as two weeks later he suffered a Lisfranc fracture in a game against the Houston Texans and would miss the remainder of the season and the playoffs.

It seemed as though Strahan would retire after the 2006 season when he did not report to Giants training camp and missed the entire preseason, but the 14-year veteran opted to return for one final year. His 15th and final season proved to be the Giants' first championship since 1990. On September 30, 2007, he sacked Donovan McNabb from the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football, increasing his career total to 133.5, setting a new franchise record. On Sunday, February 3, 2008, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Strahan had two tackles and one sack in Super Bowl XLII, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in NFL history. Bolstered by a strong defense and unrelenting pass rush, the Giants went on to win the game 17–14, over the previously undefeated New England Patriots, giving Strahan a Super Bowl win. His saying was "Stomp you out!"

On June 9, 2008, Strahan retired from the NFL.

Strahan retired with 141.5 career sacks (fifth all-time when he retired), 854 career tackles, four career interceptions, 24 forced fumbles, and three career touchdowns in 200 games over a 15-year career (through the 2007 season). He was also named to the Pro Bowl roster seven times.

On February 2, 2013, Strahan failed to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; 2013 was his first year of eligibility.

Super Bowl XLVIII, played in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was dedicated to Strahan upon his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Strahan performed the ceremonial coin toss, accompanied by the other members of that year's PFHOF class. Strahan also commented on the trophy presentation for Fox, since Terry Bradshaw (who had commented on the trophy presentations for Fox's previous Super Bowl broadcasts) was mourning the death of his father. On November 3, 2014, he was presented his Hall of Fame ring at halftime of a New York Giants–Indianapolis Colts game by the Giants. In attendance were 100 former Giants players as well as former teammates of Strahan's.

On November 28, 2021, the Giants retired his number 92 at halftime of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Spaceflight
Strahan flew to space on December 11, 2021, aboard the Blue Origin NS-19. At 6 ft, he became the tallest person to fly in space.

Awards and honors
NFL
 * Super Bowl XLII champion
 * Four-time first-team All-Pro
 * Seven-time Pro Bowl selection
 * AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2001)
 * NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
 * Number 92 retired by the New York Giants (2021)

NCAA
 * Associated Press first-team college-division All-American (1992)
 * Edd Hayes' Black College Sports All-American (1992)

Daytime Emmy Awards
 * Two-time winner - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2015, 2016 - with Kelly Ripa)

Halls of Fame
 * New York Giants Ring of Honor (2010)
 * Pro Football Hall of Fame (2014)
 * Black College Football Hall of Fame (2014)
 * Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2023)

Competition Media
 * ABC To Tell The Truth-Doris Award (2020)

Fox NFL
On June 24, 2008, it was announced that Strahan would be joining the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show, alongside host Curt Menefee and analysts Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson.

When Fox acquired the rights to broadcast Thursday Night Football in 2018, it was decided to have Strahan host the Fox NFL Thursday pregame show, along with Bradshaw and Long. Fox NFL Thursday is televised live from New York City instead of from the Fox NFL Sunday studios in Los Angeles so it can accommodate Strahan's other live shows (see below), since a coast-to-coast commute on a Thursday night/early Friday morning would be impractical.

Live! and Good Morning America
On October 1, 2010, Strahan co-hosted Live! with Regis and Kelly as a guest host with Kelly Ripa for the first time when Regis Philbin was absent on the show. Philbin left in November 2011, leaving an empty spot. After twenty guest appearances over two years, Strahan was selected as Kelly Ripa's new co-host on September 4, 2012, marking his first official day on the rechristened syndicated talk show, Live! with Kelly and Michael. Ratings instantly surged, impressively generating year-over-year time slot gains across all key demographics, towering over its nearest competition, the fourth hour of NBC's Today, by 87 percent. On April 19, 2016, ABC announced that Strahan would be leaving ''Live! with Kelly and Michael to begin working full-time on Good Morning America''. Strahan together with co-host Ripa won a Daytime Emmy twice for "Outstanding Talk Show Host" during his tenure on the show. In 2018, Strahan began co-hosting a daytime talk show spin-off of Good Morning America, originally titled GMA Day, alongside Sara Haines. In January 2019, the program was retitled Strahan and Sara, then finally Strahan, Sara and Keke in August 2019, to coincide with the addition of actress Keke Palmer. The show was put on hiatus in March 2020 due to ABC News coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was officially cancelled in the fall of that year.

The $100,000 Pyramid
In 2016, ABC announced that Strahan would be hosting a summer revival of The $100,000 Pyramid, which would air on Sunday nights along with the Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud and the Alec Baldwin-hosted Match Game as part of a "Sunday Fun & Games" lineup. Strahan said that Pyramid was one of his favorite game shows growing up. The series has since been renewed for six seasons. Pyramid did not air in the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other media

 * Strahan was the host of the home improvement program Backyard Stadiums on DIY Network, where he and a team of contractors and gardeners lay out sports courses and goals in backyards.
 * In September 2008, Strahan starred in VIP Like Me, a web series for Snickers.
 * In 2008, Strahan guest-starred on an episode of Chuck, "Chuck Versus the Break-Up". He played Mitt, a bully and leader of the Mighty Jocks.
 * Strahan starred as Michael Trainor in the television sitcom Brothers, which ran on Fox from September 25 to December 27, 2009.
 * Strahan starred in an award-winning commercial series for Vaseline Men
 * Strahan, along with former New York Giants defensive end and teammate Justin Tuck, appeared in Subway's "$5 Foot-long" commercials.
 * Strahan did a commercial for CA Technologies for their new product Total Defense r12.
 * In 2015, Strahan wrote and published a motivational book, Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life.
 * In the episode of Lip Sync Battle that originally aired on April 30, 2015, Strahan competed against Today co-host Hoda Kotb with performances of Fergie's "London Bridge" and Bell Biv DeVoe's Poison". He lost.
 * Strahan was a guest on the show Wild 'n Out during its sixth season, which aired in 2014.
 * Strahan guest-starred in the Halloween episode of Black-ish as June Bug, Dre's cousin.
 * In 2019, Strahan made a cameo appearance in the movie Charlie's Angels as Bosley from the Townsend Agency's New York branch.
 * In 2023, Strahan was a guest judge on Season 32 of Dancing with the Stars.

Collection by Michael Strahan
On September 8, 2015, Strahan launched a men's clothing line exclusively through JCPenney. It Includes suits, blazers, sports shirts, belts, ties, cufflinks, suspenders, and other accessories.

Personal life
His uncle, Art Strahan, played as a defensive lineman for the Houston Oilers (1965) and Atlanta Falcons (1968). In an episode of Finding Your Roots, Strahan learned that he has Anglo-Saxon ancestry that traces directly to Charlemagne, who is his 39-great-grandfather.

Strahan was married to his first wife, Wanda Hutchins, from 1992 to 1996. Hutchins is an American businesswoman, interior designer, and home decorator. They have a daughter, Tanita Strahan, and a son, Michael Anthony Strahan Jr. Strahan moved them to the U.S. and purchased a $163,000 house in the same Houston neighborhood where his parents live.

In 1999, Strahan married Jean Muggli after meeting her at a spa. They have twin daughters, Isabella and Sophia, born December 2004. , Strahan lives in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Strahan and Muggli finalized their divorce on July 20, 2006. In January 2007, Judge James B. Convery awarded Muggli $15 million in a divorce settlement in addition to $18,000 monthly child support. Strahan appealed. In March 2007, the court ordered the Montclair, New Jersey mansion to be auctioned and the sales money split evenly; the house was valued at $3.6 million.

In August 2009, Strahan became engaged to Nicole Mitchell, Eddie Murphy's ex-wife, but the two ended their engagement in 2014. In June 2011, Strahan filmed a commercial supporting legalizing same-sex marriage in New York.

Since around 2015, he has been dating Kayla Quick.

Philanthropy
In 2002, Strahan had a multimillion-dollar restoration and renovation done on Georgian Heights. The turn-of-the-19th-century mansion is located on 2.3 acres of mountainside property and boasts sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline. Over thirty renowned New York and New Jersey interior and landscape designers will showcase their creative talents. The home was built in 1906 at 99 Lloyd Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey. It is a red brick house with a carriage house and a greenhouse that he bought in 2000 for $1.3 million. Before moving in, he allowed the Junior League of Montclair-Newark to use his house as a model home for its charity fundraiser. From May 28 to 31, the League decorated the mansion, had a "bare bones" party and a black-tie affair, and held $25 tours to fund the Junior League programs Children At Risk and HomeCorp. Children At Risk aids children and families and HomeCorp helps low-income people achieve home ownership.

In February 2008, Strahan and Giants teammate Justin Tuck teamed up with Nike to design their own exclusive sneakers for ID studio in New York City. All proceeds from the sneakers were donated to Nike's Let Me Play global campaign.

In December 2018, Strahan volunteered at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and was featured in a series of holiday promotions.

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Hübnerite

Hübnerite or hubnerite is a mineral consisting of manganese tungsten oxide (chemical formula MnWO4). It is the manganese endmember of the manganese–iron wolframite solid solution series. It forms reddish brown to black monoclinic prismatic submetallic crystals. The crystals are typically flattened and occur with fine striations. It has a high specific gravity of 7.15 and a Mohs hardness of 4.5. It is transparent to translucent with perfect cleavage. Refractive index values are nα = 2.170 – 2.200, nβ = 2.220, and nγ = 2.300 – 2.320.

Typical occurrence is in association with high-temperature hydrothermal vein deposits and altered granites with greisen, granite pegmatites and in alluvial deposits. It occurs associated with cassiterite, arsenopyrite, molybdenite, tourmaline, topaz, rhodochrosite and fluorite.

It was first described in 1865 for an occurrence in the Erie and Enterprise veins, Mammoth district, Nye County, Nevada, and named after the German mining engineer and metallurgist, Adolf Hübner from Freiberg, Saxony.

Introduction
Hübnerite is a rare mineral from the rare family wolframite. It is considered to be one of the principle ores of tungsten. It is usually identified by the dark color, one direction of perfect cleavage and high specific gravity all serving to distinguish it from other minerals. The first recorded identification of the wolframite family was back in 1948 but it was not added as a mineral until 1951.

Composition
Since hübnerite comes from a family with only two end members it would be easier to explain the composition of the wolframite family since there is not enough data on hübnerite itself. The primary formula of the wolframite series is (Fe,Mn)WO4. The predominance of either iron or manganese results in formation of one of two minerals, the compositional end-members FeWO4 (ferberite) and MnWO4 (hübnerite), respectively.. Hübnerite is rarer than ferberite because of the difficulty of substituting manganese for iron. There are also other analogues, such as MgWO4. These compounds are usually referred to as "wolframites" because they share the wolframite structure, but are not naturally occurring minerals, typically being produced for industrial applications, e.g., crystal scintillators.

Structure
Hübnerite is a rare end-member of the wolframite group, and has the same crystal structure as other members of the family. The crystal structure contains distorted tetrahedral (WO4) and octahedral ((Fe, Mn)O6) units. The wolframite family represents complete solid solution between Fe2+ and Mn2+. In ferberite, the percentage of WO3 is around 76.3% whereas in hübnerite it is around 76.6%. In naturally occurring minerals the percent range falls within 20-80 percent. In the past it was thought that the wolframite structure possesses orthorhombic symmetry but in fact it possesses monoclinic symmetry. Short prismatic, flattened or wedge-shaped crystals are the common morphologies of wolframite crystals. In some rare cases the crystals occur doubly terminated. It is common for the faces to be striated parallel to the c axis. In most cases, wolframite is found embedded in quartz as subparallel crystalline masses.

Physical properties
Color differences between members of the wolframite family are clear and marked. The color of hübnerite varies from yellowish brown to reddish brown. Crystal and crystalline masses of hübnerite show a variety of lusters from adamantine, submetallic to resinous luster. In thin splints, hübnerite can be either transparent or translucent. The streak is related to the color being a shade lighter. All the wolframite minerals exhibit perfect cleavage on {010}. On {100} and {102}, parting is less well-developed. Hübnerite exhibits brittle and uneven fracture. It is common for all members of the wolframite family to show simple contact twins on {100} or rarely interpenetrant twins on {001}. The hardness of hübnerite is between 4 and 4.5 and its specific gravity is between 7.12 and 7.18.

Geological occurrence
Hübnerite is a rare member of the wolframite group. Hübnerite is usually found within pegmatites and high-temperature quartz veins. Hübnerite does not occur on its own, but is typically associated with other minerals such as cassiterite, scheelite, quartz, galena, arsenopyrite, native bismuth, pyrite, and sphalerite.

History and uses
Hübnerite was not the original name giving to the mineral. Hübnerite is a synonym of the original name, megabasite. The name megabasite was given to the mineral by A. Breithaupt in 1852. The name hübnerite was given to the mineral by E.N. Riotte in 1865 to honor the metallurgist Adolph Hübner.

Hübnerite is primarily used as a source of tungsten. Tungsten is used to harden metal in the manufacture of high-speed tools.

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Name Discussion
Should this be "St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York"? Although this is undoubtedly the best-known Episcopal parish by that name, there are many. rockhopper10r 22:21, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

If no one objects, I will move this page to "St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York" rockhopper10r 05:38, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved it. I think it is more appropriate this way. rockhopper10r 06:42, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * If we had more than one article on St. Thomas Episcopal Church, that would be one way to differentiate them. But we only have one. Do you know of another identically named church that needs an article? If so you should create a disamgibuation page at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, and change all the articles that point there to redirect to the appropriate article. - Nunh-huh 06:49, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The following link notes that there are 149 churches with "St. Thomas" in the name in the ECUSA. To leave off the city implies that there is only one. It also reminds me of the famous New Yorker cartoon of "A New Yorker's View of the World". If another St. Thomas Episcopal Church article is created, then a disambiguation page would be appropriate. For now, I really think this clearer article name (to which "St. Thomas Episcopal Church" still directs) is best. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/joyanyway/joy252.html rockhopper10r 07:48, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * That might be true if any of the 149 churches merited an article. If you had written an article on any one of them, you would have actually increased the inclusiveness of Wikipedia. Instead, you disguised the need for other articles, and converted four direct links into redirects and didn't bother to fix them. - Nunh-huh 03:33, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The links have all now been updated. I appreciate your input. Thank you.rockhopper10r 06:47, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

There needs to be a section about St. Thomas's renowned choir of men and boys. The currently article misses the point. It is almost entirely about the notable architecture, and has one sentence about the music program. A nice start would be to have a list of the Organist and Head of Choristers in chronological order. Deputydog23 22:35, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Organs
There also needs to be a section about St. Thomas's main Organ, and the smaller organ in the back of the church that was recently built. St. Thomas has an excellent organ tradition that should be included in this article.

Dates needed for organists, please. Deputydog23 00:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

edits, and Copyright violations
Most of the text of this article is a bulk copying of the church's website, I intend to delve into that in the next few days. I'm not going to tag it, just rewrite the stuff, citations, etc. I also improved the introduction to be more expansive regarding the church, it's history, and it's connections to the choir and the choir school. More to come. —ExplorerCDT 22:54, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

links/resources/

 * Organs - specifications, history, all since 1825. http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StThomas5AvGreat.html
 * Aeolian Skinner Archives http://home.cfl.rr.com/aeolianskinner/ St. Thomas Church great organ is 205/205-A.

'High' Gothic'
Visiting the church myself it seems more late gothic, with its extensive ornamentation and ogive curves, but I'm not an expert. Wilhelm Ritter 01:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Removed from Worship section
"The preaching is almost uniformly tedious, while the ceremonial serves only to highlight the theory that the longer the service, the less one pays attention."

I've removed this. Tom pw (talk) (review) 00:02, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Infobox date
The date 1823 should be replaced by 1914 or at least the latter be added. Otherwise it's confusing the readers by suggesting that they are looking at a church built in 1823 which they are not. --24.185.7.139 (talk) 19:31, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

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RfC: Indian PM Counting
Please add your votes with your comments and arguments. If you agree to remove the numbering, then vote Remove. If you don't agree to remove the counting or you have other opinions, then vote Keep 14 for PM Modi as 14th PM, or Keep 15 for PM Modi as 15th PM, or provide a custom vote. This discussion will be treated as a consensus for future reference. Grab Up -  Talk  19:32, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Voting on PM Count

 * Remove: As I can see from the above discussion, there is a huge mess in numbering. To avoid any misunderstandings where someone might think Wikipedia is wrong, it’s important to address this issue. Since students in India and around the world trust Wikipedia’s information, they might think Wikipedia is incorrect if their teachers or books differ from what is shown here. This could lead to repeated comments on the Talk page, such as the user who started the discussion on PM Modi’s Talk page, insisting he is the 15th PM instead of the 14th. Since clear numbering is not possible, we should consider removing it. Grab Up  -  Talk  19:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Grabup/@Valereee Could you kindly provide information regarding the remaining number of votes necessary to reach a conclusive resolution in the ongoing voting process? Naageshwarg (talk) 17:34, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * You may want to take a look at Requests for comment. NickCT (talk) 17:45, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hey, @Naageshwarg, there is no prescription. We discuss until someone decides there's consensus or that no consensus is going to emerge. This can take days or weeks. Valereee (talk) 17:45, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Remove: I agree to remove the numbering, As keeping the numbering as 14th or changing it to 15th could lead to the same discussion again in the talk page, So totally removing it would be a better option. Naageshwarg (talk) 04:59, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Remove, as it seems to be something we created, possibly in a US-centric thought process. Valereee (talk) 12:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep15 I vote keep for two reasons 1.Consistency: By removing the numbering it fails to establish a consistency with not only foreign pm counting lists but many other articles regarding Indian leaders. 2.Nuance:Whether referring to primary or secondary sources such as (https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-all-prime-ministers-of-india-1473165149-1) the largest Educational site in India and reliable,removing the numbering entirely would fail to explain the nuance behind this situation. Solution: while I believe discussion is needed a solution I would propose is to Change the existing numbering to what is found on the official sources,but add a FAQ and/or Footnote elaborating the criterion. Byzaboo234 (talk) 13:13, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Byzaboo234, how did you end up here? Valereee (talk) 13:20, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The OP who requested the edit is my friend and after my due diligence of research figured keeping the number count was the best Byzaboo234 (talk) 13:29, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * tho I did not want this to be a actual part of my argument since it's quite silly,the "anti-wikipedia" rhetoric (if u could call it that is extremely high in the Indian Educational system. Failing to include such basic info as the PM Count and only making this exception for the Indian list would only support the argument that Wikipedia is not a reliable source of Info. While maybe disagreeing or agreeing with secondary sources from teachers or text books can be remedied by explaining the nuance behind this situation. Byzaboo234 (talk) 15:32, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * FWIW, @Byzaboo234, Wikipedia does not consider Wikipedia a reliable source of information. There's an explanation at Wikipedia is not a reliable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia. A Wikipedia article is basically a collection of curated sources (the references), along with text (the article itself) summarizing what those sources say. No one should be using Wikipedia as a source. For students writing research papers or essays, Wikipedia is a convenient starting point for finding references. The references are what students should be using to write papers. Valereee (talk) 15:49, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * In all honesty I wasn't aware of this,but my argument was(should have worded it better) making Wikipedia a trustable source,as @Grabup pointed out,omitting this information(that too only the Indian article) would only feed ito the distrust. Adding a FAQ or Footnote and citing the source would better explain the nuance and reach some kind of compromise rather than omitting this completely which would kind of a shame. Byzaboo234 (talk) 18:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Byzaboo234: We are not clear on which source we should trust. Some mention Modi as the 15th PM and some as the 14th. Moreover, the sources are also confused.  Grab Up  -  Talk  18:20, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes,and that's why providing explanation of the criteria like @Pincrete outlined in the discussion page would be the better option for both Accuracy and consistency. Byzaboo234 (talk) 04:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Replying to @Byzaboo234
 * As mentioned by @Vanamonde93 'In a parliamentary system, where a Prime Minister may be sworn in one day and hold office only to fail to prove their majority soon afterward, does the numbering even matter? List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom, for instance, does not have any numbering.'
 * It won't be considered a 'Shame'. Naageshwarg (talk) 18:48, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Byzaboo234 While consistency with foreign prime minister counting lists and other articles is important, it's equally crucial to ensure accuracy in our representations. The discrepancy surrounding Narendra Modi's numbering highlights an inconsistency that cannot be overlooked. Maintaining an inaccurate numbering system simply for the sake of consistency risks perpetuating misinformation. By removing the numbering, we prioritize truthfulness and integrity in our presentation of historical facts. This approach fosters a more responsible and reliable information environment, even if it means deviating from established conventions. Naageshwarg (talk) 18:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree,Accuracy is more important than consistency,however wouldn't providing elaboration on the nuance and confusion on the topic would be more accurate than flat out removing the numbering. Byzaboo234 (talk) 04:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Remove - In my reading there seems to be a disagreement between the "official" sources (i.e. www.pmindia.gov.in), which say 15, and the majority of RS, which say 14. It's also a little unclear how pmindia.gov is getting to 15. This is just going to be a hard factoid/statistic to relay to readers in a clear and simple way, and ultimately, it doesn't really add a great deal of context or understanding to the subject. The easiest thing to do may simply be to not mention it. NickCT (talk) 17:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment on RfC - Kudos to User:Grabup for setting up this RfC, but I think he should have offered 3 choices. It should be Remove, Keep - 15, or Keep 14. NickCT (talk) 17:41, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @NickCT: Thanks, I updated the options for more clear consensus, there is only one Keep vote so it will not effect, I am urging @Byzaboo234 to update your vote as per your opinion, If you agree PM Modi as 14th Pm then change your vote from Keep to Keep 14 and if you agree PM Modi as 15th PM then change it to Keep 15. Grab Up  -  Talk  18:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I didn't realise that,thank you. Byzaboo234 (talk) 04:17, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * So "https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former-prime-ministers/" and other official sources are prety consitent to  arrive at the 15th number for Modi,official sources consider Gulzari as a PM,while secondary sources consider him as a "interim" PM Byzaboo234 (talk) 04:53, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Even I'm agreeing with you, I want to change the numbering as 15, But as many of them are not ok with the decision and other websites consider him as the 14th prime minister, So I was convinced that removing the numbering straight away would be a better option! Naageshwarg (talk) 05:25, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * - I mentioned this below, but the issue isn't that pmindia.gov considers Gulzari a PM. The issue is that pmindia.gov is double counting Atal. It's saying Atal is both the 10th and 13th PM. NickCT (talk) 17:58, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * No it doesn't? 1.Nehru,2.Nanda,3.Shastri,4.Indhira,5.Moraji,6.Charan,7.Rajiv,8.Vishwanath,9.Chandra,10.Narashima,11.Atal,12.Gowda,13.Inder,14.Manmohan and current 15.Modi? Or am I making a mistake? Byzaboo234 (talk) 18:34, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * - "www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former-prime-ministers/" says Inder "was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister". NickCT (talk) 20:30, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * But if we consider this website, It clearly states that Modi is the 15th Prime Minister
 * https://indianembassynetherlands.gov.in/news_detail/?newsid=52, @Grabup Stated that 'I think they made a mistake', @NickCT What do you think about it? Naageshwarg (talk) 05:42, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It's clear to me that gov.in considers Modi the 15th. It's not clear to me how they get to that number. NickCT (talk) 03:25, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I didn't see that,however if we go by common sense it doesn't say 15,there is a confusion so as u said,The Footnote and elaborating the confusion is probably the best to reach a conclusive resolution. Byzaboo234 (talk) 10:24, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * You don't see on this page where it says "Shri Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of India"? NickCT (talk) 03:23, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * yea I do now,sorry lol Byzaboo234 (talk) 12:56, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * - So that must make pmindia.gov.in's sequence : 1.Nehru,2.Shastri,3.Indhira,4.Moraji,5.Charan,6.Rajiv,7.Vishwanath,8.Chandra,9.Narashima,10.Atal,11.Gowda,12.Inder, 13. Atal, 14.Manmohan and current 15.Modi, right? As I mentioned previously, I don't understand why Atal gets counted twice, and Indhira only once, but I don't know what other sequence they could be using. NickCT (talk) 12:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * so you missed gulziral and I believe it's a mistake on pmindia.gov part but other official sources make the statement clear that Modi is 15th PM. Byzaboo234 (talk) 06:26, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
 * What "other official sources"? I saw the embassy website above. But obviously the embassy is probably taking their cue from pmindia, right? If the pmindia is mistaken, the embassy is making the same mistake. And I don't think pmindia consders Nanda in their count. I think we both agree pmindia is mistaken, but disagree on what that mistake is. I think the mistake they're making is that they double count Atal, but not Indhira. They should double count both (making Modi the 16th), or neither (making Modi the 14th). NickCT (talk) 14:12, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment -, comparisons with US or UK aren't necessarily helpful, Brits never refer to their PMs by any 'regnal number', so the presence of such a number would be both WP:OR and fairly valueless, ditto German chancellors and many other political leaders. Americans more commonly refer to Presidents thus, perhaps partly because the US role is more distinct, and (fairly) directly elected and ordinarily fixed-term. The first question therefore is whether Indian PMs are commonly given such a number, the answer to which appears to be yes, so the info is useful. It also appears as though Nanda's two brief 'caretaker PM-ships' are often not credited with a number, nor are 'repeats' or 'returns' (correctly probably since a new term of office is not necessarily a new office-holder). I suggest keeping the numbering, based on the most common system, which appears to call Modi 14th, but adding a footnote giving the source and elaborating the criteria briefly, as outlined by Kautilya3 or perhaps that of Valereee. Abandoning numbering would seem to be a shame, if the info is commonly employed.Pincrete (talk) 04:34, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't think it would be considered a shame. 42.111.147.236 (talk) 17:18, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree that "Indian PMs are commonly given such a number". The probably is the number differs in the sources! So which number?? I agree with what several other folks here have said, that it would be extremely awkward for us to call Modi the 14th, if the official position of the Indian government is that he's the 15th. That said, the "footnote" solution may be OK. NickCT (talk) 18:03, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Remove from article leads, but prefer 15 over 14. Ultimately, the statistic is somewhat meaningless; the number of people who have held the office is distinct from the number of terms of Prime Ministership which is very distinct from how long people have held the office which is distinct from how many times someone was elected prime minister. In Modi's case, the fact that he was the 15th person to hold office is a triviality relative to other statistics, such as the 10 years he has held the post, his re-election being the first time a non-Congress PM was re-elected to a full term, his election with a majority for a single party, etc. If someone is writing a prose summary of Modi's premiership, this statistic does not belong. That said, I have no objections to including it with an explanatory footnote in infoboxes or article bodies, and given that the prime minister's office appears to count Nanda's tenure, we should do the same. Vanamonde93 (talk) 20:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Grabup Everyone is not suggesting the same in terms of 'Remove, Keep 14 or Keep 15' But I think everyone agrees with the footnote idea, Does anybody have any objection on including a explanatory footnote? Naageshwarg (talk) 05:50, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree,atleast an explanation to the confusion is needed. Byzaboo234 (talk) 06:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Grabup Waiting for your reply. Naageshwarg (talk) 17:21, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Naageshwarg: It would be good if an experienced editor or admin closed this discussion RfC and make necessary changes. Grab Up  -  Talk  17:24, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Grabup You're an experienced editor and a person who managed to get this issue to this notice board, Create a rfc and published this issue to many editors, Who else you think it should be? Naageshwarg (talk) 17:34, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Naageshwarg: Anyone can request closure by an uninvolved editor at Request for Closure. I think this topic needs closure by an uninvolved editor. I am not ready to close this RfC. Grab Up  -  Talk  17:43, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Grabup On what basis are you saying 'I'm not ready to close this RfC'? I think the consensus is clear, or it atleast has a stable discussion. So I request you, Or any other more experienced editors such as @NickCT, @Valereee, @Vanamonde93 to view this RfC and do the needful. Naageshwarg (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * An editor usually shouldn't close an RfC they open: see WP:INVOLVED for the general principle. Also, what's the hurry? The RfC has only been open four days; a month is usual. This is a book-keeping detail, moreover; there isn't any urgency on the content side either. Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:11, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Agree! Grab Up  -  Talk  18:13, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Alright thanks for the information! I was saying it as the election results 2024 were near, If the consensus are not yet clear, I have no issues with it, We can continue as per your comment. Naageshwarg (talk) 18:25, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, I think we have consensus to remove now. I don't think we consensus on whether Modi should be the 14th or 15th (I'm personally beginning to think he might be the 16th!). Naageshwarg - Technically, you don't have to wait for us to agree to close the RfC. If you think there is consensus now, you can plead your case at Closure_requests. Some uninvolved editor can decide whether this RfC may qualify for SNOW close. That said, if a lot of folks prefer to wait (and it seems like some do), I personally would wait. This doesn't seem like so much of a hot button issue that we have to rush. If WP is getting this factoid wrong, it seems like a lot of other folks get it wrong too; hence we don't look too dumb compared to the crowd! NickCT (talk) 12:24, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @NickCT I'm agreeing with you, So let's take time and make the right decision! Naageshwarg (talk) 17:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @NickCT Seems like no one have posted any comments for 3 days! Naageshwarg (talk) 08:11, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
 * - I think a request to close posted at Closure_requests would be justified. NickCT (talk) 13:07, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep per my previous comments, but add a footnote detailing the nature of the disagreement. It seems to be acknowledged that referring to someone as the nth PM is common in India-related circles, so it seems a cop-out for us to not say, even if what we are effectively saying is "sources disagree but …". The footnote is more important than the actual number chosen, but that should be the one used by the majority of sources. Not clear which that is. Pincrete (talk) 08:29, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Discussion for PM Count
Narendra Modi is the 15th Prime minister of India and not 14th, This is a major error in this article, Please do correct it. Naageshwarg (talk) 17:19, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

 * @Naageshwarg, Please cite reliable source to back your edit. Grab Up  -  Talk  17:20, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Here's the Proof/Reference:
 * This information is from (pmindia.gov.in) AND
 * https://indianembassynetherlands.gov.in/news_detail/?newsid=52 Naageshwarg (talk) 17:52, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Naageshwarg: It is the official website of the Embassy of the Netherlands. I think they made a mistake. You can see the all PM list here to check that he is the 14th PM. Also, keep in mind that Wikipedia is based on Secondary sources. Grab Up  -  Talk  18:04, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to inform you that you guys made a mistake, Here's the official website of Indian Prime minister and see what they have mentioned, So I request you to kindly change it. https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/shri-narendra-modi-assumes-office-as-15th-prime-minister-of-india/
 * Also, In the link you sent, PM.Gulzarilal Nanda wasn' counted as a prime minister.
 * Kindly change it or should I ask it directly to the PM?
 * Many students are affected by your mistake. Naageshwarg (talk) 18:15, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Naageshwarg: The Indian PM can't really do anything here, nor is he free to do so. Wikipedia is independent from the government. Thanks for letting us know about this; I am informing an admin.
 * @RegentsPark: What do you say? If this is true, then we are really making a big mistake! Although Gulzarilal Nanda was PM, it was only for 13 days, serving as acting PM after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru. Grab Up  -  Talk  18:38, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Gulzarilal is in the list but is not counted as PM. Grab Up  -  Talk  18:42, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * As I can see, the Indian government officially states that Manmohan Singh was the 14th Prime Minister, not Modi.
 * link
 * Grab Up -  Talk  18:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @GrabupThank you for your support and understanding, Hope you edit the article as soon as possible!!
 * For further clarification, Here's the proofs that Gulzarilal Nanda was the 2nd prime minister:
 * https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/gulzari-lal-nanda-second-short-serving-prime-minister-7924421/
 * https://www.india.com/photos/news/prime-ministers-of-india-since-independence-294419/jawaharlal-nehru-1947-1964-294426/ Naageshwarg (talk) 05:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Titodutta: Can you please comment on this? Grab Up  -  Talk  11:11, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Our article says Nanda was 'interim' PM. I suggest asking for input at WP:WikiProject India, and it might be worth creating an FAQ once there's some consensus on how to count PMs of India. Surely some academic somewhere is discussing it. Valereee (talk) 16:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The main concerning thing to me is that the user said, “Many students are affected by your mistake.” How can we be so wrong? I also think there should be a discussion and consensus regarding this. Without consensus, this significant change can’t be added to Wikipedia. Or maybe I am wrong. Grab Up  -  Talk  16:44, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I am inviting everyone to please share here your opinions. Grab Up  -  Talk  16:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

 * I don't have a personal opinion here other than that we should be consistent across all our articles. This has been a persistent problem, created by Nanda's time as acting prime Minister. Someone should probably dig through what "official" sources say, and I don't have the time. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Here are the official sources mentioned above by the user:
 * Shri Narendra Modi assumes office as 15th Prime Minister of India
 * India’s fourteenth Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh
 * List of PMs by order
 * All official government sources say that Modi is the 15th PM and the 14th PM was Manmohan Singh. We should reach a clear consensus (if there isn't one already) as June 4 is very near, and India may see a new PM. Grab Up  -  Talk  17:10, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Are any academic sources not calling Nanda a PM? I'd say if all official government sources are counting Nanda as a PM and academics are not disagreeing, we should too. It may be worth settling on wording...'Modi is according to official government sources the 15th PM; some non-official sources consider him the 14th because interim PM Nanda was in office for less than two weeks' or whatever. Then edit other articles as appropriate and place a FAQ or pinned post where needed. Valereee (talk) 17:21, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Every source calls him PM, or mainly Interim PM. The main issue is whether we should count him as a PM or not. This is what is causing the whole problem. Grab Up  -  Talk  17:29, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * This is exactly what we need, If you just mention he is the 14th prime minister, Students would blindly conclude that he is the 14th prime minister but if you mention as 'Modi is according to official government sources the 15th PM; some non-official sources consider him the 14th because interim PM Nanda was in office for less than two weeks' they would research more and conclude according, Also In my opinion the official sources are primary and the non-official sources are secondary, If you just let the readers know about this, It's obviously fine. Also after June 4, There will be the same confusion, So I request you to discuss and edit as soon as possible. Naageshwarg (talk) 17:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * For the PMIndia website, he is the 15th. The Gulzarilal Nanda page is pretty clear. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 17:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Two cents - There appear to be "reliable" and "official" sources on both sides of this debate. It's sorta nuts that "www.pmindia.gov.in", which you'd think would be the most "official" source, refers to him as both the 14th and the 15th depending on where you look. If they're confused, it's no surprise we here on WP are confused. Doing a simple search engine test, it appears sources calling him the "14th" outnumber the "15th" by about 10 to 1. I think there are four possible solutions to this debate. 1) Just call him the 14th. 2) Don't mention the number. 3) Call him the 14th, but add an in-line explainer that Nanda is excluded from the count. 4) Call him the 14th, but add a footnote explaining that Nanda is excluded. Given that sources seem to lie overwhelmingly on the side of the 14th, I'd probably say option 1 is the way to go. Option 4 (i.e. a footnote) could be OK. NickCT (talk) 18:08, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Just an fyi, Britannica makes the second choice by not mentioning the number in their articles for Indian PMs. — hako9 (talk) 18:45, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * You know, after further reading, I realize the problem here is Atal, not Nanda. "www.pmindia.gov.in" seems to suggest Atal is both the 10th and the 13th PM of India, while many sources (including us) seem to think he is just the tenth.... NickCT (talk) 18:48, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * After further reading, I think we should not mention the number. There's an WP:OTHERSTUFF argument here which is Grover Cleveland. He's called the 22nd and 24th president of the US, so it seems reasonable that Atal is 10th and 13th PM of India. It seems like the majority of reliable sources seem to treat Atal as just the 10th PM, but, as others have mentioned, the "official" sources seem to call him the 10th and 13th. Weighting the majority of RS against the "official" sources seems like too hard a debate to resolve, so I'd suggest we just avoid the whole thing and not mention anything. NickCT (talk) 19:08, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Indira Gandhi also had non-consecutive terms. — hako9 (talk) 19:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh man..... you're right. So why do you think "www.pmindia.gov.in" treats Atal like he's the 10th and 13th, but Indira like she's only the 3rd? NickCT (talk) 19:24, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * As a random sidenote; does anyone else think it's weird that American's frequently refer to their president by his number in the sequence of presidents, but Brits don't do the same w/ their PM? NickCT (talk) 19:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Figuring out the number for the British PM would be even trickier than the debate above about Indian PMs. Presidential systems are probably easier than Parliamentary systems in this regard in general, although the number can still be arbitrary, see List of presidents of the Philippines. CMD (talk) 02:08, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It looks like it is a very good mess. I agree to remove the numbers. At least someone can’t say that Wikipedia is wrong without understanding that there is actually a mess like this. Also, we should add an FAQ as Valeree suggested. Grab Up  -  Talk  02:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Most reliable sources don't make a distinction between acting PM and a PM. Some do make a distinction. These ones call Shastri 2nd PM.      (verify with proquest/newspapers.com/wp:lib). But we should go with primary and official sources with this one and count Nanda as 2nd and make changes to all other articles and list. — hako9 (talk) 18:23, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Agreeing with you here. When Nanda was appointed as prime minister, he had the dignity as a full Prime Minister. Hence the numbering must change. Naageshwarg (talk) 04:30, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Agreeing with you here. When Nanda was appointed as prime minister, he had the dignity as a full Prime Minister. Hence the numbering must change. Naageshwarg (talk) 04:30, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

 * PM modi is 14 th president of india and currently serving more than 10 years from May 106.222.222.30 (talk) 03:40, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment: There have been mutliple consecutive PMs (Nehru, Indira) in consecutive Lok Sabhas, if they were counted separately each time (to reach 14th in 2014) then PM Modi should be counted in the same manner per precedence. Thanks, Please feel free to ping/mention -- User4edits (T) 05:22, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

 * Having looked more into this, I'm inclined to think we should omit the numbering altogether. The numbering makes some sense when office bearers have fixed terms that are essentially only interrupted by their demise, such as for the US presidency. In a parliamentary system, where a Prime Minister may be sworn in one day and hold office only to fail to prove their majority soon afterward, does the numbering even matter? List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom, for instance, does not have any numbering. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:17, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Vanamonde93 Agreeing with you, Instead of directly saying he is the 14th PM, We should atleast let the people know that there is a confusion, Or just omit the numbering so that there won't be a confusion like this in the first place. We should make a decision as soon as possible, Is everyone ok with this suggestion? Naageshwarg (talk) 17:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * As I said, I agree to remove the numbering. Additionally, we can add an FAQ to the talk page for future comments from users. Grab Up  -  Talk  17:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Grabup So, have we made a decision, or do you want further confirmation? Naageshwarg (talk) 17:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Naageshwarg: I have converted this discussion to an RFC. At the beginning, I have provided options for voting. This will help establish a clear consensus for the future. I urge everyone to vote and share your opinions. Grab Up  -  Talk  19:35, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Newsletter
We haven't publisher a newsletter in years and I'd like pick it up and publish it. Maybe not a monthly issue, but quarterly or something of the sort. Anyone interested? Thanks. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 20:00, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:2024 Uttar Pradesh stampede
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Uttar Pradesh stampede that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 08:03, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Adil Shahi dynasty
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Dance depicted in the file
Is it Bharatanatyam or Kuchipudi? — DaxServer (t·m·e·c) 17:56, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Shakti pitha
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Shakti pitha that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jovian Eclipse 06:07, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Battle of Haldighati outcome
Multiple editors have asked on talk for it to be changed to inconclusive. There have been several sources provided for both Mughal victory and inconclusive (on talk). I don't feel qualified to judge which sources are more authoritative or how any contradiction should be handled. (t · c)  buidhe  23:34, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * This is not my area of expertise, and I have no opinion on what the infobox should say; but "Rana Pratap beat the Mughals" is a common narrative among the nationalist right wing, and drive-by comments seeking to get this changes can safely be disregarded. Vanamonde93 (talk) 01:00, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Godaan has "low importance"
Are we sure that Godaan has "low importance"? If I'm not mistaken, it's the most famous/relevant novel ever written in an Indian language. --Super nabla</b></b></b> 15:11, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * That's just a subjective rating an individual editor gave it on the Wikiproject Novels rating scale back in 2006. You are welcome to change it but frankly getting this assessment "right" is not of much importance. IMO any efforts are better expended on improving the article itself. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 14:21, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:United Front (India)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:United Front (India) that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Numbering Indian prime minister's
blatantly unnecessary to remove the numbering. It gives people idea of the post, it's history and it's stature. The post of PM is very much executive and it's important that we don't compare it to UK PM's position which is very much historic. I request to add numbers before the PM post. Felix the luck felicis (talk) 19:55, 20 July 2024 (UTC)


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Spotswood High School (Virginia)

Spotswood High School is a high school in Penn Laird, Virginia, in shadow of the Massanutten Peak. As of 2008, it competes in the Virginia High School League.

History
Spotswood High School had its formal beginning in 1973 when the County School Board authorized an Eastern Rockingham building study and requested a report on a proposed new high school for eastern Rockingham County.

A committee, composed of community persons from the Elkton and Montevideo attendance areas, as well as Central Office staff members, three Principals and several teachers from both Montevideo and Elkton High Schools, was organized to develop the education specifications for the proposed new plant. Although the proposal to build the new school was not implemented at this time, the work of the educational specifications committee served as a foundation for the planning of the present school.

During the summer of 1976 the School Board voted to build a senior high school, grades 10-12, to house Montevideo and Elkton High School students. A committee of twenty-one people was appointed to draft a set of educational specifications for the proposed new facility. The committee completed its report during the 1976-1977 school year, and later revised it when a specific starting date for construction was established.

Specific plans for names, nicknames, and colors were developed by a committee of nine persons that made final reports to the School Board in December 1978. The School Board reviewed the report and voted to name to the school the Spotswood Senior High School, in memory of Alexander Spotswood. The Board decided to leave the decision for the school's nickname and colors to the administration and students.

Spotswood High School was established in 1980 as Spotswood Senior High School, serving grades 10-12. James Upperman was the first principal. The school was named in honor of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Spotswood. The school colors, blue and gray, were selected from the colors of the two high schools it consolidated in the 1980s: Elkton High School (blue and gold) and Montevideo (maroon and gray). Elkton's High School color was actually navy blue, however, royal blue was used instead. The official nickname selected was Trailblazers even though it is rarely used. In the fall of 1984, Spotswood became a 9-12 school and changed to its present name, Spotswood High School.

In 2009, Rockingham County Public Schools took notice of the increased population in the eastern portion of Rockingham County and opened its fourth high school, East Rockingham High School. The opening of ERHS alleviated the overcrowding problem at Spotswood and cut the enrollment of the school in half.

Current administration

 * Principal- Robert A. "Rad" Dansey
 * Asst. Principal- Rebecca Arbaugh, Jeff Bond, & Anneke Martin
 * Athletic Director- Tim Leach
 * Resource Officer- Rodrigo

Student body
The enrollment of Spotswood is approaching the 900 mark. The students come from several small towns and unincorporated communities in the area, such as Penn Laird and Keezletown. In 2008, the student body population was reported by the Board of Education to have the following enrollment characteristics. In 2008, the student population was approaching 1500, but after the new East Rockingham High School opened in 2009, the overcrowding problem was alleviated temporarily. In 2020, students from the Grottoes area were moved to East Rockingham High School due to further overcrowding.

 * Grade
 * Gender

Sports
The Golf team has been very competitive since Linda Failes took over the head coaching role in 1988. They just wrapped up another District title in 2011 by beating 2nd place Harrisonburg by 66 strokes.

In 2005, the girls basketball team won the Group AA State Championship. In 2010, the girls basketball team finished as Division 4 State Runner-Ups, and in 2011, they finished in the Division 3 State Final Four, losing in the semi-final round to the eventual state champion. They have won back-to-back district titles and were Region III Champions in 2010 and 2011. The girls basketball team is coached by Chris Dodson.

Spotswood cheerleading squad claimed seven straight district titles from 2001-2007, a Region II Championship and runner-up, and two Group AA State Championship Runners-up and a 2007 Region III Finalist. They lost the district title in 2008, however won the crown back in 2009 and 2010. In 2008, they were Region III Runner-Ups and were VHSL AA State Finalists in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

In 2007, 2008, and 2009 the boys cross country team captured the Massanutten District and Region III titles and placed 7th, 4th, and 2nd respectively in the state.

In 2011, the SHS Girls Tennis team won their 11th straight district title. They also won the Region 3 title in 2008 and 2009, mostly from the talents of their star players, Lauren Pandolfi and Deany Westwood. The Boys Tennis Team is also among the best in the district, they have won back-to-back district titles in 2010 and 2011.

The girls swimming team is also a powerhouse. They have won 8 straight district titles and in 2011 were Region III Champions.

In 2008-2009, the boys basketball team was Massanutten District champs, Region III Champs, and were a state finalist. In the 2009-2010 season, the boys varsity basketball team were the Massanutten District Regular Season Champions, along with being the Region III Division 4 Runners-up, and advanced to the VHSL Division 4 State "Final Four", finishing with a record of 21-5. In the 2010-2011, the Blazers surprised many people by repeating their performance the previous year with a District Tournament Title, being Region III Runners-up, and again making an appearance to the VHSL Division 3 "Final Four".

VHSL titles

 * 1981 State AA Girls Softball State Championship
 * 1981 State AA Girls Cross Country
 * 1982 State AA Girls Tennis Spring Championship
 * 1993 State AA Boys Basketball Team Championship
 * 1995 State AA Girls Cross Country
 * 1999 State AA Boys Outdoor Track
 * 2005 State AA Girls Basketball Winter Championships

Band
Spotswood High School was named a Virginia Honor Band in 2007-2008. This is the first time the band program has received this honor since 2004-2005. The Spotswood Fine Arts Program has also been nominated for the VMEA Blue Ribbon Award, which honors programs in that have worked towards a superior rating for the Marching Band, Concert Band, and Choir-which Spotswood High School did in 2007-2008.

Spotswood High School, in Penn Laird Virginia, has several musical groups, including concert band, wind ensemble, one percussion ensembles, a jazz ensemble, and the Marching Trailblazers, composed of winds, percussion, and the color guard.

The band program at SHS has won numerous musical awards in many categories for each group, including nine Virginia Honor Band awards, which require a superior rating from each the Symphonic Band and the Marching Band. A Virginia Honors Band award requires that the marching band receive a superior rating (I) at the annual state marching festival, and the highest level concert band of the school also receive a superior (I).

There are usually two or three 'stage' concerts, in some combination of Concert, Symphonic, and Jazz, at Spotswood per year; in addition, the two concert bands perform yearly at the VBODA District Band Festival. The marching band performs at every home football game on Friday nights, as well as various competitions throughout the fall.

Controversy
Spotswood made headlines briefly in 2000, when teacher Jeff Newton, with the backing of freedom of speech advocacy organizations including the ACLU and American Library Association, went to court over an incident covering several weeks in September 1999, when then principal C. James Slye ordered Newton to remove anticensorship pamphlets from his classroom's door that had been posted in observance of Banned Books Week. The pamphlet in question was a list of books that had been challenged or banned in schools, libraries and bookstores around the country during the late 1990s; these books include several revered and widely read American works, such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Color Purple, Of Mice and Men and Death of a Salesman, but also include highly sexualized or "vulgar" books that the US Supreme Court found legal to exclude from public schools in the 1982 case of Board of Education v. Pico. ALA | Challenged and Banned Books  The ACLU charged that Spotswood was effectively censoring the anticensorship message of the pamphlet outside of his constitutional rights and blatantly failed to follow the Rockingham County School Board Policy for mediating issues related to controversial and sensitive materials. The suit was dismissed before the case could be heard, when Newton resigned from the district.

Notable alumni

 * Daryl Irvine (class of 1983), professional baseball player in Major League Baseball

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Amani Toomer

Amani Askari Toomer (born September 8, 1974) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver and punt returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He registered over 1,000 receiving yards each season from 1999 to 2003, was a member of the 2007 Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII, and holds Giants' club records with 9,497 receiving yards, 668 receptions, and 54 receiving touchdowns. He also returned 109 punts for 1,060 yards and three touchdowns. As a rookie in 1996, he led the NFL with an average of 16.6 yards on 18 punt returns.

Toomer played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1992 to 1995. In 1994, he broke the school's single-season record with 1,096 receiving yards and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award and a first-team All-Big Ten honoree. Toomer finished his college career ranked second (now fourth) in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards.

Early life
Toomer was born in Berkeley, California, in 1974. His first name, "Amani", is Swahili for peace, and his middle name, "Askari", is Swahili for policeman. Toomer's father, Donald Toomer, played college football for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. His uncle is comedian George Wallace. Toomer began playing Pee-Wee Football as a lineman for the Berkeley Cougars and as a receiver, kicker, punter, linebacker, and running back for the Richmond Steelers.

Toomer attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California. As a football player at De La Salle, Toomer was selected as a Parade All-American and a USA Today All-USA player.

University of Michigan
Toomer enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1992 and played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1992 to 1995. As a freshman and sophomore in 1992 and 1993, he started only three games (two in 1992 and one in 1993) and was principally used as a backup to the team's #1 receiver, Derrick Alexander. Toomer caught 16 passes for 238 yards in 1992 and 29 passes for 565 yards in 1993.

1994 season
As a junior in 1994, Toomer did not start any games for Michigan, as Mercury Hayes was the starting flanker in all 12 games. Despite technically being a "backup" to Hayes, Toomer in 1994 broke Jack Clancy's single-season Michigan record with 1,096 receiving yards. With Todd Collins at quarterback, Toomer was the 1994 Wolverines' leading receiver with 54 receptions for 1,096 yards, an average of 20.3 yards per reception. Toomer also finished the season as the Big Ten Conference's leading receiver with an average of 93.9 receiving yards per game. He had a career-high 179 receiving yards, including touchdown receptions of 46 and 38 yards, in the Wolverines' 1994 season-opening victory over Boston College. He also returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown against Illinois. Toomer was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 1994 and was selected by both the conference coaches and media as a first-team wide receiver on the 1994 All-Big Ten team.

1995 season
As a senior, Toomer finally became a starter, starting 12 games at split end for the 1995 Michigan team. However, Toomer was routinely double-teamed in 1995, opening the way for Mercury Hayes to lead the team in both receptions and receiving yardage. Toomer finished the 1995 season with 44 receptions for 758 yards and seven touchdowns. He had his best game of the season in a 52–17 victory over Minnesota, catching five passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 75-yard touchdown reception from Brian Griese.

College career overview
In four seasons at Michigan, Toomer had 124 receptions for 2,144 yards (17.3 per catch) and 12 receiving touchdowns. He finished his college career ranked second (now fourth) in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards. Toomer was also used as a punt and kick returner at Michigan. He returned 46 punts for 384 yards (8.3 yards per return) and two touchdowns. He also returned 14 kickoffs for 306 yards (21.9 yards per return).

Return specialist: 1996–1998
Toomer was selected by the New York Giants in the second round (34th overall pick) of the 1996 NFL Draft. In July 1996, he signed a three-year contract with the Giants providing a $670,000 signing bonus and salaries of $269,000 in 1996, $336,000 in 1997, and $403,000 in 1998.

In his first three seasons with the Giants, Toomer was principally used as a punt and kickoff returner. In his first NFL game, the opening game of the 1996 season, Toomer set a Giants' record with an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills. He returned a second punt for a touchdown that season against the Philadelphia Eagles, before injuring his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and spending the rest of the season on injured reserve. Toomer led the NFL in 1996 with an average of 16.1 yards on 19 punt returns.

During the 1997 season, Toomer appeared in all 16 games for the Giants and returned 47 punts for 455 yards, an average of 9.7 yards per return. He registered his third punt return touchdown. He also caught his first touchdown pass on November 16, 1997, a 56-yard reception from Danny Kanell against the Arizona Cardinals.

In 1998, Toomer again appeared in all 16 games for the Giants. He returned 35 punts for 252 yards, an average of 7.1 yards per return. He also began to see increased playing time as a receiver, registering 27 catches for 360 yards and five touchdowns. In Week 15, in a come-from-behind victory over the previously undefeated Denver Broncos, Toomer caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Kent Graham with 48 seconds left in the game as the Giants ruined the Broncos' dream of a perfect season by winning 20–16. Toomer later publicly acknowledged that his slow start as an NFL receiver was the result of exercise-induced asthma which he had hidden for years. After seeking treatment for the condition, his receiving career blossomed in 1999 and 2000.

Prime years: 1999–2003
During the 1999 New York Giants season, Toomer became a starting wide receiver in all 16 games. That year, he broke the team record for receptions in a season (79), and his 1,183 receiving yards were the second-highest in team history behind Homer Jones.

In 2000, Toomer appeared in all 16 regular season games (14 as a starter) for the Giants and posted solid totals with 78 receptions for 1,094 yards and seven touchdowns. With Kerry Collins at quarterback, the 2000 Giants team advanced to Super Bowl XXXV (a loss to the Baltimore Ravens), and Toomer started all three postseason games for the team. He totaled 10 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown in the 2000–01 NFL playoffs.

During the 2001 New York Giants season, Toomer appeared in all 16 regular season games, caught more than 70 passes, and gained over 1,000 receiving yards for the third consecutive year.

Toomer had the best year of his NFL career in 2002. He set Giants' single-season records with 82 receptions and 1,343 receiving yards. His eight receiving touchdowns in 2002 were also a career-high. His total of 204 receiving yards against the Indianapolis Colts was also the highest total for a Giants wide receiver in a 60-minute game (two players had higher receiving totals, but both of those games went to overtime).

In 2003, Toomer started all 16 games and had his fifth consecutive season with at least 1,000 receiving yards. He totaled 63 catches for 1,057 yards and five touchdowns. In the second game of the season, a Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys, Toomer broke Frank Gifford's club record for receiving yardage.

2004–2006
The 2004 season marked the first time since Toomer's rookie year in which he did not score a touchdown. Toomer appeared in 15 games and had 51 catches for 747 yards, the sixth consecutive season in which he topped 50 catches and 700 yards.

During the 2005 season, the Giants had a new starting quarterback, Eli Manning, who threw for almost 3,800 yards. Plaxico Burress took over as the Giants' #1 receiver, but Toomer still started all 16 games and had 60 receptions for 684 yards and seven touchdowns. Toomer's 2005 highlights included a last-second touchdown reception against the Denver Broncos, a late game-tying touchdown at Seattle, and a fourth-and-goal touchdown catch against the Rams.

Toomer started strongly in the 2006 season. In a Week 2 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he tallied a career-high 12 receptions and scored two touchdowns to help spark a 17-point comeback. Physically exhausted by game's end, he had to be carried off the field by trainers. Toomer's season came to an end after eight games when he suffered a partially torn ACL in his left knee. In eight games during the 2006 season, Toomer had 32 receptions for 360 yards and three touchdowns. The Giants compiled a 6–2 record in the first half of the season with Toomer in the lineup, but fell to 2–6 in the second half without Toomer. Giants head coach Tom Coughlin noted, "There's no question Amani has a very positive effect on Eli." Quarterback Eli Manning also praised Toomer: "He has a way of being in the right place at the right time."

Super Bowl champion: 2007

During the 2007 season, Toomer returned from his injury to appear in all 16 regular season games for the Giants. He totaled 59 receptions for 760 yards and three touchdowns. On October 21, 2007, in a home game against the San Francisco 49ers, he broke Kyle Rote's club record with his 49th career touchdown catch. In the same game, he also broke Tiki Barber's team record for career receptions.

The 2007 Giants advanced through the playoffs and won Super Bowl XLII over the previously undefeated New England Patriots. Toomer started all four postseason games for the team and totaled 21 catches for 280 yards and three touchdowns. On January 13, 2008, during the 2007 divisional playoff round, Toomer caught a 52-yard touchdown pass, his longest since a 77-yard touchdown on November 30, 2003. This catch broke the club record for most postseason receptions. Toomer had two touchdown catches in the Giants' 21–17 upset over the Dallas Cowboys. His first touchdown gave the Giants a 7–0 lead after he caught an 11-yard pass, eluded three would be tacklers, and ran 50 yards for the score. Toomer also led the Giants with six receptions for 84 yards in the Super Bowl. In May 2008, Toomer and the Giants were invited by U.S President George W. Bush to the White House to honor their victory in Super Bowl XLII.

2008 season and career overview
The 2008 season was Toomer's last in the NFL. He appeared in all 16 regular season games, 12 as a starter, and caught 48 passes for 580 yards and four touchdowns. He concluded his NFL career having appeared in 190 games, 142 as a starter, with 668 receptions for 9,497 yards (14.2 yards per catch), and 54 touchdown receptions. He holds Giants' record for most career receiving yards, receptions, receiving touchdowns, and most consecutive games with at least one reception (94). In 2010, Toomer was included in the initial group selected for induction into the New York Giants Ring of Honor.

Giants franchise records
's NFL off-season, Amani Toomer held at least 16 Giants franchise records, including:
 * Most Receptions (career): 668
 * Most Receptions (game): 12 (2006-09-17 @PHI; tied with Mark Bavaro, Hakeem Nicks and Odell Beckham Jr. x2)
 * Most Receptions (playoff career): 44
 * Most Receiving Yds (career): 9,497
 * Most Receiving Yds (playoff career): 608
 * Most Receiving TDs (career): 54
 * Most Receiving TDs (playoff career): 7
 * Most Receiving TDs (playoff game): 3 (2003-01-05 @SFO)
 * Most Total TDs (playoff career): 7
 * Most Total TDs (playoff game): 3 (2003-01-05 @SFO)
 * Most Punt Returns (season): 47 (1997; tied with Chad Morton)
 * Most 100+ yard receiving games (career): 23
 * Most Games with 1+ TD scored (playoffs): 4 (tied with Brandon Jacobs)
 * Most Games with 2+ TD scored (playoffs): 2 (tied with Hakeem Nicks)
 * Most Games with 3+ TD scored (playoffs): 1
 * Most 1000+ receiving yards (career): 5

Kansas City Chiefs
Toomer was signed to a one-year contract by Kansas City Chiefs on August 4, 2009. He was released during final roster cuts on September 1.

Later years
In 2011, Toomer and fellow former New York Giant Roman Oben joined MSG Varsity's coverage of "Friday Night Football." In 2012, he joined NBC Sports Radio where he is a co-host with Dan Schwartzman of "Going Deep with Amani & Dan", a nighttime talk show on the network. Toomer resides in Weehawken, New Jersey.

In the summer of 2020 Toomer, his Danish wife Maj and their 3 children relocated to Ebeltoft, Denmark, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2020 NFL season he worked as an expert on TV3 Sport.

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