Rocket Ismail
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | November 18, 1969 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Meyers (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1988–1990) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1991: 4th round, 100th overall pick | ||||||||
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Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (born November 18, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before moving on to both the CFL from 1991 to 1992 and the NFL from 1993 to 2001.
Ismail was a consensus All-American with Notre Dame. He recorded two 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the NFL and was a CFL All-Star in 1991, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 79th Grey Cup. In 2004, College Football News named Ismail the No. 75 player on its list of the Top 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time. He was also selected by Sports Illustrated to the 85-man roster of its all-20th Century college football team.