Delvin Lemar Joyce (born September 21, 1978) is an American financial advisor and former American footballrunning back and return specialist. He played college football at James Madison. Joyce rose from a walk-on to become an honorable mention All-American and the first player in Division I-AA history to reach 1,000 career yards in rushing, receiving, punt returns, and kickoff returns.
Joyce then entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent. He played from 2002 to 2004 for the New York Giants mainly as a return specialist. After retiring from football, Joyce became a financial advisor with Prudential Financial.
Joyce was not selected in the 2001 NFL Draft, and no team signed him as a free agent. He worked as a financial planner during the 2001 NFL season before signing with the New York Giants on January 15, 2002.[3][4]
Playing 28 games in 2002 and 2003, Joyce had 27 punt returns for 219 yards, 48 kickoff returns for 1,085 yards, 13 rushing attempts for 41 yards, four receptions for 12 yards, and five tackles.[5]
In 2004, Joyce sat out the season due to a hip injury.[6] On April 26, 2005, Joyce signed with the New York Jets.[7] The Jets cut Joyce on August 8.[8]
Post-football careeredit
Joyce moved to Charlotte, North Carolina after retiring from football. In October 2006, Joyce became a financial services associate at Prudential Financial in North Carolina. He was promoted to manager in December 2007; by 2009 he was ranked among Prudential's top 30 financial services manager.[6] In 2012, Joyce moved to Wellington, Florida after becoming a managing director at Prudential Advisors.[6] Joyce returned to Charlotte to work as a financial planner at Prudential's Charlotte office in 2017.[9]
Referencesedit
^ ab. James Madison University. Archived from the original on February 13, 2001. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ ab. New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 1, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^Zinser, Lynn (August 20, 2003). "Old Guy, Young Guy, Giants' Two Return Guys". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^"Delvin Joyce". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
^ abc"Delvin Joyce". Black Enterprise. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^"Two former Dukes sign with NFL teams". James Madison University. April 26, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^"RealGM - Football News, Rumors, Analysis, Forums".
^"Delvin Joyce". Prudential. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
delvin, joyce, delvin, lemar, joyce, born, september, 1978, american, financial, advisor, former, american, football, running, back, return, specialist, played, college, football, james, madison, joyce, rose, from, walk, become, honorable, mention, american, f. Delvin Lemar Joyce born September 21 1978 is an American financial advisor and former American football running back and return specialist He played college football at James Madison Joyce rose from a walk on to become an honorable mention All American and the first player in Division I AA history to reach 1 000 career yards in rushing receiving punt returns and kickoff returns Delvin JoyceNo 33Position Running back return specialistPersonal informationBorn 1978 09 21 September 21 1978 age 45 Martinsville Virginia U S Height 5 ft 7 in 1 70 m Weight 195 lb 88 kg Career informationHigh school Fieldale Collinsville Collinsville Virginia College James MadisonUndrafted 2001Career historyNew York Giants 2002 2004 New York Jets 2005 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsFirst Division I AA player with 1 000 career yards each in rushing receiving punt returns and kick returns 2000 Career NFL statisticsKick return yards 1 085Kick return average 22 6Punt return yards 219Punt return average 8 1Rushing yards 41Rushing average 3 2Receiving yards 12Player stats at NFL com PFRJoyce then entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent He played from 2002 to 2004 for the New York Giants mainly as a return specialist After retiring from football Joyce became a financial advisor with Prudential Financial Contents 1 Early life and college career 2 Pro football career 3 Post football career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and college career editBorn in Martinsville Virginia Joyce graduated from Fieldale Collinsville High School in Collinsville Virginia in 1996 and walked on the James Madison Dukes football team at James Madison University 1 Joyce then played at tailback for James Madison from 1997 to 2000 1 At James Madison Joyce became the first player in Division I AA and second in all of Division I to reach 1 000 career yards in all four statistical categories of rushing 1 260 receiving 1 009 punt returns 1 488 and kickoff returns 1 902 2 Football Weekly named Joyce an honorable mention All American return specialist 2 Pro football career editJoyce was not selected in the 2001 NFL Draft and no team signed him as a free agent He worked as a financial planner during the 2001 NFL season before signing with the New York Giants on January 15 2002 3 4 Playing 28 games in 2002 and 2003 Joyce had 27 punt returns for 219 yards 48 kickoff returns for 1 085 yards 13 rushing attempts for 41 yards four receptions for 12 yards and five tackles 5 In 2004 Joyce sat out the season due to a hip injury 6 On April 26 2005 Joyce signed with the New York Jets 7 The Jets cut Joyce on August 8 8 Post football career editJoyce moved to Charlotte North Carolina after retiring from football In October 2006 Joyce became a financial services associate at Prudential Financial in North Carolina He was promoted to manager in December 2007 by 2009 he was ranked among Prudential s top 30 financial services manager 6 In 2012 Joyce moved to Wellington Florida after becoming a managing director at Prudential Advisors 6 Joyce returned to Charlotte to work as a financial planner at Prudential s Charlotte office in 2017 9 References edit a b James Madison University Football Athlete Profiles Annon through Loftus James Madison University Archived from the original on February 13 2001 Retrieved October 2 2020 a b Delvin Joyce New York Jets Archived from the original on May 1 2005 Retrieved October 2 2020 Zinser Lynn August 20 2003 Old Guy Young Guy Giants Two Return Guys The New York Times Retrieved September 23 2020 Delvin Joyce New York Giants Archived from the original on September 11 2004 Retrieved September 23 2020 Delvin Joyce pro football reference com Retrieved November 8 2014 a b c Delvin Joyce Black Enterprise Retrieved October 2 2020 Two former Dukes sign with NFL teams James Madison University April 26 2005 Retrieved October 2 2020 RealGM Football News Rumors Analysis Forums Delvin Joyce Prudential Retrieved October 2 2020 External links editDelvin Joyce on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delvin Joyce amp oldid 1186861870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
