Johnny Lester III (born February 6, 1988) is an

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wide receiver who is currently a

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. He played

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Minot State University Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a public university in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. ...

Early life

Lester attended

Miami Southridge High School Miami Southridge Senior High School is a secondary school located in South Miami Heights, Florida (Miami postal address). Its current principal is Humberto J. Miret. The school serves ninth through twelfth grade students in a mostly unincorpora ...

, in

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, where he was a participant in both

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

and football.

College career

Lester signed to play college football and run track at

. As a freshman in 2006, Lester was redshirted. As a four-year starter he collected 23 receiving, 12 special team, and 2 rushing touchdowns. He holds the conference record for kick return touchdowns in a single season, and school record for 100 meter dash. Lester became a four time All-Conference player, senior All-American, and won the conference Most Valuable Player Award during his time at Minot.

Professional career

Albany Panthers

In 2013, Lester began his professional career signing with the

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of the

Professional Indoor Football League The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) was a professional indoor football league that played four seasons from 2012 to 2015. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL was mainly composed of teams formerly part of Southern Indoor Foot ...

Georgia Fire

In 2014, Lester joined the

Georgia Fire The Georgia Fire were a professional Indoor American football, indoor football team based in Rome, Georgia. They were members of the American Conference in the Professional Indoor Football League (2012), Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) ...

after the Panthers folded prior to the start of the season.

New Orleans VooDoo

In April 2015, Lester signed with the

New Orleans VooDoo Louisiana Voodoo (french: Vaudou louisianais, es, Vudú de Luisiana), also known as New Orleans Voodoo, is an African diasporic religion which originated in Louisiana, now in the southern United States. It arose through a process of syncretis ...

of the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

. Lester hauled in 26 receptions as a rookie for the VooDoo. When the VooDoo ceased operations on August 9, 2015, Lester became a free agent.

References

http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Team/IndividualStats.aspx?association=10&sg=MFB&sea=NAIMFB_2009&team=2250&plr=32743&tab=2 http://www.msubeavers.com/news/2010/8/8/TRACK_0808103027.aspx

External links

Minot State bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lester, Johnny Living people 1988 births American football wide receivers Minot State Beavers football players Albany Panthers players Georgia Fire players New Orleans VooDoo players Players of American football from Miami Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni