Toby Gerhart has options on the diamond and gridiron

TobyGerhardt Toby Gerhart has a tough decision coming his way. A star baseball player for Stanford, Gerhart is also making a lot of noise as a running back for the Cardinal football team this season. Gerhart ranks near the top in touchdowns and rushing yards so far this season, with whispers about a chance at the Heisman, but he has also finished the 2009 spring as one of Stanford’s top baseball players.

The New York Times wrote an article highlighting Gerhart’s journey as a student, older brother, and two-sport star. Whether he will sign with an NFL or MLB team is not clear, but his name being called during both drafts seems to be automatic.

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About William Knox

William Knox is a 2009 graduate of Texas Tech University. He began his writing career as the owner of AbsolutelyObknoxious.com before joining CBD before the 2008 NCAA season. Aside from writing, William spent the summer of 2008 as the Media Relations Intern for the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League, and following summer as the Media Relations Director for both the North Texas Copperheads and the McKinney Marshals of the TCL, posting double-duty as the official scorer.