High School: A two-year starter and letterman on varsity unit ... Earned first-team all-county honors and served as program's captain as a senior ... Led Rampants in tackles for lost yardage and was selected as the Greenville Daily Reflector's Defensive Player-of-the-Year in 2008 for coach Todd Lipe ... In all, was a member of a J.H. Rose program that captured two state championships (2005, 2006) ... Tallied a team-best nine sacks as a junior in 2007 ... Cites win over rival New Bern as most memorable moment to date in football career. Personal: Full name is Jimmy Alvin Booth, Jr. ... Nickname is J.B. ... Born December 8, 1990 at Greenville, N.C. ... Son of Jimmy and Sharon Booth ... Plans to major in exercise science ... Hobbies include basketball and writing poetry ... Lists former Green Bay Packers' defensive standout George Koonce as favorite all-time Pirate player ... Also considered Duke as top choice before signing with ECU ... Wore No. 56 in high school because of Lawrence Taylor ... Lists Julius Peppers as favorite current NFL player. |
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