| Adam Mims |
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RS Freshman
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| Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
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| High School:
Spain Park H.S.
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| Height / Weight:
5-9 / 183
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| Position:
FLK
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Furman: Heads into preseason practice attempting to complete a comeback from a season ending leg injury sustained three games into the 2006 campaign...return to health combined with some of the squad's most impressive speed looms as a potential major plus for Furman's receiving corps and offense. 2006 -- Used an impressive preseason to earn a slot on Furman's travel roster, one of only two true freshmen (Julian Hicks) to do so...saw action in the Paladins' first three games before suffering a broken leg in the first half of the North Carolina contest (45-42 loss)...injury proved to be a season ending setback...applied for and was granted a medical redshirt, thereby retaining four years of eligibility...caught one pass for seven yards and had one rush for 11 yards versus North Carolina on the play that he sustained the season ending injury.
High School: 2006 graduate of Spain Park (6A) High School...football coach was Vince DiLorenzo...played wide receiver and also returned punts and kickoffs during his career...caught 67 passes for 1,051 yards and 11 touchdowns while also rushing for 473 yards and four touchdowns during his prep tenure...led team in receptions (39), receiving yards (617) and touchdown receptions (7) his senior year...set school single game records for touchdown catches (3), receiving yards (131), and longest rush from scrimmage (83 yards)...also starred in basketball and track & field...three-time team basketball MVP...first player in school's young history to score 1,000 points...placed second in the state in the long jump and third place in the triple jump in 2005.
Personal: Full name is Adam Keith Mims...son of Keith Viola Mims...born May 26, 1988, in Birmingham, Alabama...born May 26, 1988, in Birmingham, Alabama...has two brothers, Damon and Jason...brother Jason plays football at Stillman College...cousin, Sam Mitchell, was a standout for the Minnesota Timberwolves...undeclared major.
