Amir Pinnix

Amir Pinnix (born November 30, 1985) is an American former college football running back for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was a prospect in the 2008 NFL draft, but went undrafted. He played high-school football at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey.

Amir Pinnix

Minnesota Golden Gophers – No. 29
Position	Running back
Class	Redshirt Senior
Major	Inter-college program
Personal information
Born:	(1985-11-30) November 30, 1985 Newark, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College	Minnesota (2003–2007)
Bowl games	2003 Sun Bowl 2004 Music City Bowl 2005 Music City Bowl 2006 Insight Bowl
High school	Newark (NJ) Malcolm X Shabazz
Stats at ESPN

Early years

Amir attended Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, and was an honor student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-time All-City, All-Area, and All-Conference selection, a two-time All-County selection, and as a senior, he was also named as an All-State selection. He graduated in 2003, earning an athletic scholarship to the University of Minnesota.

College career

Amir played running back for the University of Minnesota for 4 years (2004 - 2007). In his junior year he was the featured running back, and gained 1,272 yards with 12 touchdowns. In his college career, he gained 2,643 yard and scored 19 touchdowns. As of September 2022, he is the 10th all-time leading rusher (yards gained) in Minnesota Gopher football history.