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Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee. He was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2009, and was added to their active roster from the practice squad on November 17, 2009. Foster is known for his vision in finding rushing lanes and his signature Namaste bow, which he frequently performs after scoring touchdowns. Foster holds the Texans franchise records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. He is considered one of the best running backs in the league.〔McCurdy, Jim. (Arian Foster bows to show respect ). ESPN. September 19, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2011.〕 He made an appearance on the hit television series ''Hawaii Five-0'' in February 2013, and played a role in the 2014 film ''Draft Day''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arian Foster's Draft Day makes debut in Houston )〕 ==Early years== Foster was born August 24, 1986 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Carl Foster, a former wide receiver for the University of New Mexico, and Bernadette Sizemore, an administrative assistant for the university. Foster’s father, Carl, signed with the Denver Broncos in 1982, was not able to make it through the summer, and never actually made it to the NFL.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Some fatherly advice kept Texans RB Arian Foster on track to NFL )〕 Carl and Bernadette had another son Abdul, who was also an athlete. He ran track in high school and in college at Florida A&M. According to ''Sporting News'', Abdul is one of Arian’s biggest fans to this day, watching “every snap of every game Arian has ever played.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Texans RB Arian Foster: The most interesting man in the NFL )〕 Foster’s mother encouraged him to set foot on the football field at the age of 7. This was much to the dismay of Foster’s father, an ex-wide receiver himself. As a former player at a high level, Carl was not supportive of the idea of his son entering the sport at such a young age. Foster took to the game; when his elementary school teacher asked him the classic “what do you want to be when you grow up?” he answered that he intended to become “a star in the NFL.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=JockBio: Arian Foster Biography )〕 His parents divorced in 2000 and in 2002 he moved to San Diego with his father. Foster competed in football at Mission Bay Senior High School, where he initially played as a linebacker, but became a full-time running back in his junior and senior years. He was Mission Bay's featured running back those years, and led San Diego County in all-purpose yards with 2,500 while compiling 2,093 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns in addition to six scores on kickoff returns his senior year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arian Foster )〕 In a game against Clairemont, Foster ran for 321 yards and for his efforts, he was named ''San Diego Union Tribune'' All-San Diego Western League Player of the Year, received All-West Region appointment by PrepStar, and also earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors.〔 Then-Tennessee offensive coordinator Randy Sanders and running backs coach Trooper Taylor were impressed by Foster when recruiting in San Diego. Foster chose to attend Tennessee and was part of the 2004 signing class. Foster also competed on the track & field team as a sprinter and high jumper. He had personal-bests of 11.24 seconds in the dash, and had a top-jump of (6-2.5) in the high jump. He was also a member of the 4x100m relay squad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arian Foster )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arian Foster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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