Yancey Thigpen

ABOUT YANCEY THIGPEN

Wide receiver for the Chargers, Steelers, and Tennessee Oilers/Titans whose reckless play earned him the nickname Meatball.

He played football as well as basketball at Winston-Salem State University.

He was given the ESPY award for Best Professional Football Name In the Last 50 Years in 2010.

He married judge Maria Thigpen in 1999.

He reached Super Bowl XXIV with the St. Louis Rams, where Kurt Warner was his quarterback.