James Rodger "J. R." House is a catcher in Major League Baseball with the independent Long Island Ducks. House was drafted in the 5th round. He later gave up baseball, focusing instead on his love of football. He enrolled at West Virginia University as a quarterback, but after a single season left choosing to return to minor league baseball. A top high school football player at Nitro, J.R. House set a national high school record with 10 touchdown passes in the 1998 West Virginia state championship game against Morgantown. He was the West Virginia high school football player of the year and... also set a national record with 14,457 career passing yards. House is now fourth all-time behind Maty Mauk , Maty's older brother Ben Mauk and Chris Leak . During his high school years, he spent fall semesters playing football at Nitro and spring semesters playing baseball at Seabreeze High School in Ormond Beach, Florida; he moved each winter with his father, who owns automobile dealerships in the Charleston and Daytona Beach areas.
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| Birthdate: | November 11, 1979 |
| Birthplace: | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Age: | 32 |
| All Positions Played: | Catcher |
| Also known as: | James Rodger House |