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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | (1971-01-13)January 13, 1971 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Hawthorne(Hawthorne, California) | ||||||||
| College | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||
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Curtis Lamont Conway Sr (born January 13, 1971) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theUSC Trojans and was selected by theChicago Bears in the first round of the1993 NFL draft.[1] Conway also played in the NFL for theSan Diego Chargers,New York Jets andSan Francisco 49ers.
Conway attendedHawthorne High School inHawthorne, California and was afootball and atrack star. He wonAll-America honors as a seniorquarterback. His high school quarterback coach wasDave Keller. His high school track coach was legendary coach Kye Courtney. Even though he was an All-American quarterback, he was more known for his exploits on the track. During that era, Hawthorne was a regular contender at theCIF California State Meet. In 1987 as asophomore he was the anchor of the California State Record 4X100m relay team (40.24) set in the preliminaries, Hawthorne High School was DQ'd at the finals after initially finishing second. In 1988 as a junior he placed second in the 100m (10.85) and placed third 3rd in the 200m (21.30). In 1989 as a senior he won the 100m state title with the time of 10.23 and placed 2nd in the 200m (20.89).[2]
Prior to USC, Conway attendedEl Camino Junior College inTorrance, California, but did not play. He went to USC as a quarterback but converted to wide receiver in 1991.
During his 1990 USC season, Conway made 26 kick returns for 555 yards, 12 punt returns for 161 yards and one touchdown.[3] The next year during the 1991 season, Conway made 21 catches for 240 yards and one touchdown, 18 carries for 29 yards and one touchdown, 20 kick returns for 493 yards and 24 punt returns for 172 yards.In 1992, Conway's season included making 49 catches for 764 yards and 5 touchdowns, 6 carries for 37 yards and one touchdown, 27 kick returns for 675 yards and one touchdown, 31 punt returns for 346 yards and one touchdown.
Conway was also anAll-American sprinter for theUSC Trojans track and field team, finishing runner-up on their4 × 400 meters relay at the1992 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships alongsideTravis Hannah,Martin Cannady, andQuincy Watts.[4]
He had over 1,000 yards three times in his twelve-year NFL career, in which he played for theChicago Bears, theSan Diego Chargers, theNew York Jets and theSan Francisco 49ers.
During his twelve years in the NFL, Conway threw for two touchdown passes, a rarity for the wide receiver position. The most notable of the two came during a game against theMiami Dolphins on November 13, 1994. Conway lined up split off of and parallel to the holder, on a bizarre field goal formation. Rather than the snap being taken byErik Kramer, Conway received it, and threw a pass which was tipped up into the air by a Dolphins' defender and caught by fellow Bears' teammate and tight endKeith Jennings, who ran into the endzone for a touchdown. His 329 catches during his tenure with the Bears (1993–1999) place him 4th in franchise history on their all-time receptions list, and his 4,498 receiving yards rank him 6th on the Bears’ all-time yardage list. He also was the 1stChicago Bears receiver to record back to back 1000 yard seasons.
| Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost |
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| 1993 | CHI | 16 | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHI | 13 | 39 | 546 | 14.0 | 85 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHI | 16 | 62 | 1,037 | 16.7 | 76 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHI | 16 | 81 | 1,049 | 13.0 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHI | 7 | 30 | 476 | 15.9 | 55 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHI | 15 | 54 | 733 | 13.6 | 47 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | CHI | 9 | 44 | 426 | 9.7 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | SD | 14 | 53 | 712 | 13.4 | 68 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | 16 | 71 | 1,125 | 15.8 | 72 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | SD | 13 | 57 | 852 | 14.9 | 52 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | NYJ | 16 | 46 | 640 | 13.9 | 45 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SF | 16 | 38 | 403 | 10.6 | 37 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 167 | 594 | 8,230 | 13.9 | 85 | 52 | 395 | 7 | 5 | |
Beginning in 2009, Conway began working as acolor analyst on national NFL radio broadcasts byCompass Media Networks. He teamed withLee "Hacksaw" Hamilton andGregg "Free Beer" Daniels on play-by-play. He is currently a studio analyst for thePac-12 Network and a cohost of Total Access on theNFL Network. He joined theSan Diego Chargers network for the 2015 season as a studio analyst.
On July 23, 2007, Conway married femaleboxing champLaila Ali, the daughter ofMuhammad Ali.[6]
