LaDainian Tomlinson has steadily raised the bar by which NFL running backs aremeasured. Arguably one of the best players in the game, Tomlinson took his game to a new level in 2003, becoming the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and catch 100 passes in the same season. When he wasn’t selected to the Pro Bowl, it was considered a major snub. Tomlinson’s 2,370 total yards were the second-most ever in a season in league history. Tomlinson was kept busy during the offseason. He continued working toward his degree in psychology from TCU, taking general studies courses at home. Tomlinson anticipates that his coursework will be complete and he will earn his degree by spring 2005. Tomlinson and his wife, LaTorsha, also have been hard at work supervising the construction of their dream home in Poway. The 10,000-square-foot home is due for completion in October and the Tomlinsons are anxious to move in. Tomlinson was selected to five Pro Bowls and six NFL All-Pro teams. He won two rushing titles and ranks fifth all-time in career rushing yards. In 2006 Tomlinson won the AP NFL MVP Award and the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, making him the first player since Walter Payton to win both awards in the same year. Tomlinson continues to do great things in the community. In February he hosted the second-annual LaDainian Tomlinson Celebrity Golf Tournament to support three very worthy causes: the LT School is Cool Scholarship Fund, the I Am Foundation and the victims of the deadly wildfires that ravaged San Diego County last October. He also hosted two football camps, one in March at San Diego’s Hoover High School that was held the same weekend as his golf tournament, and another in Waco, Texas at Baylor University. It was the third year he returned to Waco for the camp, which he runs with the help of Walter Brown, his former running backs coach at University High School. Nearly 300 kids attended each of the camps. Tomlinson hosted the 21 Club" at each Chargers’ home game. He invited upwards of 21 kids from San Diego youth groups and nonprofit organizations to attend a game. Then after the game, LT took the kids to a local restaurant where he treated them to dinner and a night of entertainment. Each child went home from the "21 Club" with a goodie bag filled with school supplies, books and games."
