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Danny Wuerffel 
Wuerffel speaking at Eglin Air Force Base
in February 2009.No. 7, 17 Quarterback Personal information Date of birth: May 27, 1974 Place of birth: Fort Walton Beach, Florida High School: Fort Walton Beach High School Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 212 lb (96 kg) Career information College: University of Florida NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99 Debuted in 1997 for the New Orleans Saints Last played in 2002 for the Washington Redskins Career history - New Orleans Saints (1997–1999)
- Rhein Fire (NFLE) (2000)
- Green Bay Packers (2000)
- Chicago Bears (2001)
- Washington Redskins (2002)
Career highlights and awards - First-team All-SEC (1995, 1996)
- First-team All-American (1995, 1996)
- Davey O'Brien Award (1995, 1996)
- SEC Championship (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
- Bowl Alliance National Championship (1996)
- Heisman Trophy (1996)
- Draddy Trophy (1996)
- Johnny Unitas Award (1996)
- Maxwell Award (1996)
- Walter Camp Award (1996)
- QB of the Year (1996)
- University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
- World Bowl VIII MVP
Pass attempts 350 Completions 184 Touchdowns 12 Passing yards 2,123 Stats at NFL.com Stats at pro-football-reference.com Stats at DatabaseFootball.com Daniel Carl "Danny" Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974) is a former American college and professional football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy and the 1996 national football championship while playing college football for the University of Florida. After graduating from Florida, he played for four National Football League (NFL) teams, and retired from professional football in 2002. Since then, Wuerffel has led a non-profit organization engaged in Christian mission and charitable work in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana.
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Early life
Danny Wuerffel was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1974,[1] the son of a Lutheran minister who was a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force. While he was growing up, he and his family lived in South Carolina, Spain, Nebraska and Colorado before he attended Fort Walton Beach High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.[2] Wuerffel was a standout high school football and basketball player for the Fort Walton Beach Vikings. In football, he led the Vikings to an undefeated season as a senior quarterback, while winning the Florida Class 4A state football championship in 1991 and earning the No. 2 national ranking in USA Today. Wuerffel was widely considered the top high school football recruit in the state of Florida, and USA Today's high school player of the year in Florida during his senior year [3]. He graduated from high school as his class valedictorian.
College career
Wuerffel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played quarterback for head coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1993 to 1996.[4] One of the most decorated players in Florida's football history,[4] Wuerffel won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while quarterbacking the Gators to the Bowl Alliance national championship with help from teammates Fred Taylor at running back, Reidel Anthony, Ike Hilliard and Jacquez Green at wide receiver, and Jeff Mitchell on the offensive line. He led the Florida Gators to four consecutive Southeastern Conference titles between 1993 and 1996, and the 1996 national championship, won in decisive fashion (52–20) over the archrival Florida State Seminoles at the 1997 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana.[4] He is the only Heisman Trophy recipient to also receive the Draddy Trophy, which is presented annually by the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame to the nation's top football scholar-athlete. Wuerffel was also a first-team Academic All-American in 1995 and 1996.[4]
Wuerffel was a first-team All-American in 1995 and a consensus first-team All-American in 1996.[4][5] He received the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1995, the Davey O'Brien Award in 1995 and 1996, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 1996,[4] and was named the Quarterback of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus in 1996.[6] His Gators teammates picked him as the squad's most valuable player in 1995 and 1996; his coaches chose him as one of the Gators' team captains.[4] He was named to The Gainesville Sun's Florida Gators Team of the Century in 1999 and was chosen the century's top Gator offensive player by the Sun, and also a member of the Florida Gators 100th Anniversary Team, which was chosen in 2006.[4]
He finished his Gator career by completing 708 of 1,170 passes for 10,875 yards with 114 touchdown passes, the best in SEC history and second-most in major college history.[4] His career pass efficiency rating of 163.56 was the best in major college history and his percentage of passes which went for a touchdown (9.74) ranked first in collegiate history. In 1995, his efficiency rating of 178.4 set a single-season collegiate record. During his Heisman-winning season of 1996, he completed 207 of 360 passes for 3,625 yards (an SEC record at the time) for thirty-nine touchdowns (leading the nation) and his efficiency rating of 170.6 made him the first quarterback to ever post a rating of 170 or better in back-to-back years.
Wuerffel graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in public relations, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2006.[7][8]
Statistics
Year Comp Att Comp % Passing TD INT 1993 159 273 58.2 2230 22 10 1994 132 212 62.3 1754 18 9 1995 210 325 64.6 3266 35 10 1996 207 360 57.5 3625 39 13 Career stats at Florida
Most Pass Attempts
- Career : 1,169
- Season : 360 (1996)
- Game : 50 (1993) at Auburn
Most Pass Completions
- Career : 708
- Season : 210 (1995)
- Game : 29 (1995) vs. Tennessee
Most Pass Yards
- Career : 10,875
- Season : 3,625 (1996)
- Game : 462 (1996) vs. Arkansas
Professional career
The New Orleans Saints selected Wuerffel in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft,[9] and he played for the Saints for three seasons from 1997 to 1999.[10] After playing a single season for each of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins, Wuerffel retired. One highlight of his professional career was winning the MVP award in World Bowl 2000 while playing for Rhein Fire in NFL Europa, the Fire winning by 13–10 over the Scottish Claymores).
Life after the NFL
Wuerffel began work at Desire Street Ministries, a non-profit faith-based organization focusing on spiritual and community development in one of the poorest areas of New Orleans. He also speaks to college groups, such as the University of Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In 2004, Wuerffel co-authored a book called Tales from the Gator Swamp, in which he covers his college football career at Florida.
For his exemplary achievements on and off the field, the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach created the Wuerffel Trophy in his honor in 2005. It is to be awarded annually to the athlete who best exemplifies the character and play on the field that Wuerffel achieved.[11] Due to his student-athlete accomplishments, moral integrity, and spiritual inspiration, a small stretch of road between the Mid-Bay Bridge and Highway 98 in Destin has been dedicated as Danny Wuerffel Way by the Florida state legislature.[12]
Hurricane Katrina destroyed Wuerffel's New Orleans home and the Desire Street Ministries facilities. He made national news with his calls to action and plans to rebuild Desire Street Ministries and New Orleans.
On September 30, 2006, Wuerffel was inducted into the Gator Football Ring of Honor alongside his former coach Steve Spurrier and two other Gator legends, Jack Youngblood and Emmitt Smith.
In June 2011, The Gainesville Sun reported that Wuerffel was suffering from Guillain–Barré syndrome, a disorder of the nervous system, and was undergoing treatment for it.[13]
See also
- 1995 College Football All-America Team
- 1996 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators
- Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
- List of Chicago Bears players
- List of Florida Gators football players
- List of Green Bay Packers players
- List of Heisman Trophy winners
- List of New Orleans Saints players
- List of SEC Most Valuable Players
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of Washington Redskins players
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Danny Wuerffel. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Danny Wuerffel. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LV4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o8gEAAAAIBAJ&dq=danny%20wuerffel&pg=3754%2C3843337
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 83, 86, 88, 93, 97, 99, 100–103, 125, 158, 159, 162, 173, 186 (2011). Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ 2010 Division I Football Records Book, Award Winners and All-Americans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 10 (2010). Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ "NCAA Quarterback of the Year". Touchdown Club of Columbus. April 6, 2009. http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/PastHonorees.htm.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ Robbie Andreu, "Wuerffel, Doering to enter UF Hall," Ocala Star-Banner (April 21, 2006). Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1997 National Football League Draft. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Danny Wuerffel. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ http://search.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050610/GATORS01/50610018/-1/sports
- ^ http://election.dos.state.fl.us/laws/97laws/ch_97-314.pdf
- ^ Pat Dooley, "Wuerffel leaves hospital after treatment for nervous system disorder," The Gainesville Sun (June 15, 2011). Retrieved June 15, 2011.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196x.
External links
- Desire Street Ministries – Official website of Desire Street Ministries
- Danny Wuerffel at the Heisman Trophy
Florida Gators football 1996 Consensus National Champions Reidel Anthony | Thaddeus Bullard | Cooper Carlisle | Mo Collins | Jacquez Green | Ike Hilliard | Terry Jackson | Doug Johnson | Jevon Kearse | Erron Kinney | Reggie McGrew | Travis McGriff | Jeff Mitchell | Mike Peterson | Zach Piller | Brian Schottenheimer | Johnny Rutledge | Robby Stevenson | Fred Taylor | Fred Weary | Elijah Williams | Lawrence Wright | Danny Wuerffel
Head Coach Steve Spurrier
Coaches Rod Broadway | Dwayne Dixon | Carl Franks | Bob Sanders | Bob Stoops | Barry WilsonFlorida Gators starting quarterbacks Angus Williams (1949) • Haywood Sullivan (1950–1951) • Rick Casares (1952) • Doug Dickey (1952–1953) • Dick Allen (1954) • Bobby Lance (1955) • Jimmy Dunn (1956–1958) • Dick Allen (1959) • Larry Libertore (1960–1962) • Tom Batten (1961) • Tom Shannon (1962–1964) • Steve Spurrier (1964–1966) • Jack Eckdahl (1967) • Larry Rentz (1967–1968) • John Reaves (1969–1971) • Chan Gailey (1972) • David Bowden (1972–1973) • Don Gaffney (1973–1975) • Jimmy Fisher (1975–1976) • Terry LeCount (1977) • Tim Groves (1978–1979) • John Brantley, III (1978) • Tyrone Young (1979) • Johnell Brown (1979) • Larry Ochab (1979–1980) • Bob Hewko (1980–1982) • Wayne Peace (1980–1983) • Kerwin Bell (1984–1987) • Kyle Morris (1988–1989) • Herbert Perry (1988) • Donald Douglas (1989) • Shane Matthews (1990–1992) • Terry Dean (1993–1994) • Danny Wuerffel (1993–1996) • Eric Kresser (1995) • Doug Johnson (1997–1999) • Noah Brindise (1997) • Jesse Palmer (1998–2000) • Rex Grossman (2000–2002) • Brock Berlin (2001) • Ingle Martin (2003) • Chris Leak (2003–2006) • Tim Tebow (2007–2009) • John Brantley, IV (2010– ) • Jacoby Brissett (2011)
Florida Gators quarterbacks are listed in the order of their first appearance as a starter. Overlapping years indicate seasons when more than one player started at quarterback.Gator Football Ring of Honor #7 Danny Wuerffel • #11 Steve Spurrier • #22 Emmitt Smith • •#74 Jack Youngblood • #88 Wilber MarshallFlorida Gators All-Century Team Offense: QB Danny Wuerffel (1993-96) | RB Neal Anderson (1982-85) | RB Emmitt Smith (1987-89) | WR Carlos Alvarez (1969-71) | WR Wes Chandler (1974-77) | TE Jim Yarbrough (1966-68)
OT Lomas Brown (1981-84) | OT David Williams (1985-88) | G Burton Lawless (1972-74) | G Donnie Young (1993-96) | C Jeff Mitchell (1993-96)
Defense: DE Jack Youngblood (1968-70) | DE Kevin Carter (1991-94) | DT Brad Culpepper (1988-91)| DT Ellis Johnson (1991-94) | OLB Wilber Marshall (1980-83) | OLB David Little (1977-80) | ILB Scot Brantley (1976-79) | CB Steve Tannen (1967-69) | CB Jarvis Williams (1984-87) | S Louis Oliver (1985-88) | S Bruce Bennett (1963-65)
Special Teams P Bobby Joe Green (1958-59) | PK Judd Davis (1992-94) | KR Jacquez Green (1995-97)University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame Gator Greats: Baseball Harry Coe • Doug Corbett • David Eckstein • Perry McGriff • Tom Moore • Bernie Parrish • Lou Pesce • Q. I. Roberts • Rudy Simpson • Haywood Sullivan • Brad Wilkerson • Dale Willis
Gator Greats: Basketball Men's basketball
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Fred Abbott • Carlos Alvarez • Neal Anderson • Reidel Anthony • Trace Armstrong • John Barrow • Jim Beaver • Jack Beckwith • Kerwin D. Bell • Bruce Bennett • Red Bethea • Goof Bowyer • Scot Brantley • Alex Brown • Lomas Brown • Carl Brumbaugh • Glenn Cameron • Kevin Carter • Bill Carr • Rick Casares • Charley Casey • Rainey Cawthon • Don Chandler • Wes Chandler • Billy Chase • Hagood Clarke • Cris Collinsworth • Bill Corry • Clyde Crabtree • Brad CulpepperFootball: D–J
Joe D'Agostino • Judd Davis • Steve DeLaTorre • Frank Dempsey • Guy Dennis • Dwayne Dixon • Chris Doering • Jimmy D. DuBose • Larry Dupree • Tommy Durrance • J. Rex Farrior, Jr. • Fergie Ferguson. • Don Fleming • Bobby Forbes • Larry Gagner • David Galloway • Max Goldstein • Bobby Joe Green • Sammy Green • Papa Hall • Mal Hammack • Vel Heckman • Ike Hilliard • Tiger Holmes • Marcelino Huerta • Chuck Hunsinger • Randy Jackson • Willie Jackson • John James • Alonzo Johnson • Ellis Johnson • Edgar Jones • James JonesFootball: K–P
Jimmy Kynes • Bill Kynes • Charlie LaPradd • Burton Lawless • Larry Libertore • David Little • Buford Long • Wilber Marshall • Lynn Matthews • Shane Matthews • Tiger Mayberry • Lee McGriff • Perry McGriff • Graham McKeel • Vic Miranda • Fred Montsdeoca • Nat Moore • Dennis Murphy • Ricky Nattiel • Ark Newton • Jason Odom • Louis Oliver • Ralph Ortega • Dick Pace • Bernie Parrish • Pat Patchen • Wayne Peace • Tootie Perry • Mike PetersonFootball: Q–Z
Rammy Ramsdell • John Reaves • Errict Rhett • Huey Richardson • Jim Rountree • Barry Russo • Tom Shannon • Jackie Simpson • Emmitt Smith • Larry Smith • Steve Spurrier • Mac Steen • Haywood Sullivan • John Symank • Steve Tannen • Dummy Taylor • Fred Taylor • Allen Trammell • Richard Trapp • Dale Van Sickel • Ion Walker • David Williams • Jarvis Williams • John L. Williams • Lawrence Wright • Danny Wuerffel • Jim Yarbrough • Jack YoungbloodGator Greats: Golf Men's golf
Tommy Aaron • Andy Bean • Frank Beard • Chris DiMarco • Brian Gay • Phil Hancock • Dudley Hart • Gary Koch • Steve Melnyk • Bob Murphy • Andy North • Dave Ragan • Doug Sanders • Dan SikesWomen's golf
Karen Davies • Page Dunlap • Donna White • Cheryl Morley • Deb RichardGator Greats: Gymnastics Kristin Guise • Lynn McDonnell • Melissa Miller • Elfi Schlegel • Ann M. Woods
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Chap Brown • Mark Merklein • Jeff Morrison • Armstead Neely • Jamie Pressly • Jim Shaffer • Bill TymWomen's tennis
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Keith Brantly • Beaufort Brown • Mike Cotton • Scott Dykehouse • Mark Everett • Will Freeman • Ellis Goodloe • Papa Hall • Mike Holloway • Ron Jourdan • Buford Long • Jack McGriff • Dennis Mitchell • John Morton • Earl Poucher • James Pringle • Henry Wadsworth • Bumper WatsonWomen's track and field
Hazel M. Clark-Riley • Michelle Freeman • Leah Kirklin • Heidi Hertz • Anita Howard • Shelly SteelyGator Greats: Volleyball Aycan Gokberk • Jenny Manz • Gudula Staub
Distinguished Letterwinners Floyd T. Christian • Doug Dickey • Bill Harlan • Kim Helton • Lindy Infante • Jack Katz • Julian Lane • Stephen C. O'Connell • Fred Ridley • William A. Shands • George Smathers • Dutch Stanley • Keith Tribble
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University of Florida · Gainesville, Florida Florida Sports Hall of Fame A–C
1972 Miami Dolphins • Ruth Alexander • Michelle Akers • Bobby Allison • Donnie Allison • Ottis Anderson • Dave Andreychuk • Don Aronow • Paul Azinger • Catie Ball • Walter Lanier "Red" Barber • Rick Barry • Andy Bean • Deane Beman • Patty Berg • Fred Biletnikoff • Otis Birdsong • Otis Boggs • Wade Boggs • Nick Bollettieri • Tommy Bolt • Pat Borders • Julius Boros • Tony Boselli • Don Bosseler • Bobby Bowden • Scot Brantley • Pat Bradley • Derrick Brooks • Jerome Brown • Bill Buchalter • Nick Buoniconti • Lew Burdette • Norm Carlson • Steve Carlton • Harold Carmichael • JoAnne Carner • Jimmy Carnes • Don Carter • Gary Carter • Rick Casares • Charles Casey • Tracy Caulkins • Wes Chandler • Chandra Cheeseborough • Dean Chenoweth • Torchy Clark • Jerry Collins • Cris Collinsworth • Pete Cooper • Lee Corso • Jim Courier • Dave Cowens • Gene Cox • Larry Csonka • Hugh Culverhouse • Fran Curci
D–I
Darryl Dawkins • Andre Dawson • Gene Deckerhoff • Jim Dooley • Herb Dudley • Angelo Dundee • Hugh Durham • James Everett • Chris Evert • J. Rex Farrior • Forrest K. "Fergie" Ferguson • Joe Fields • Sam Finley • Don Fleming • Raymond Floyd • Eddie Flynn • Bill France, Sr. • Bill France, Jr. • Betty Skelton Frankman Erde • Ron Fraser • Shirley Fry • Rowdy Gaines • Jake Gaither • Willie Galimore • Don Garlits • Steve Garvey • Ben Geraghty • Althea Gibson • Artis Gilmore • Lafayette G. Golden • Mary Ann Gonzalez • Curt Gowdy • Ray Graves • Hubert Green • Peter Gregg • Bob Griese • Andy Gustafson • Jack Hairston • Nicole Haislett • Jack Harding • Doris Hart • Bill Hartack • "Bullet" Bob Hayes • Hurley Haywood • Ted Hendricks • Nash Higgins • Hulk Hogan • Nancy Hogshead • Dick Howser • Marcelino Huerta • Wayne Huizenga • Fred Hutchinson • Michael Irvin
J–Q
Julian Jackson • Davey Johnson • Jimmy Johnson • Deacon Jones • Joe Justice • Jim Kelly • Bernie Kosar • Nick Kotys • Al Lang • Floyd E. Lay • Bernie Little • Larry Little • Pop Lloyd • Al Lopez • Greg Louganis • Dan Marino • Mike Martin • Tino Martinez • Bob Masterson • Walter "Tiger" Mayberry • Dick Mayer • Jack "Cy" McClairen • Tim McDowell • Tom McEwen • Bill McGrotha • Hal McRae • Steve Melnyk • George Mira • Hubert Mizell • Nat Moore • Earl Morrall • Perry Moss • Gardnar Mulloy • Bob Murphy • Robert Allan Murphy • Needles • Jack Nelson • Jack Nicklaus • Greg Norman • Tom Nugent • Stephen C. O'Connell • George R. Olsen • Buck O'Neil • Charles Owens • Dick Pace • Arnold Palmer • John Pennel • Newton A. Perry • Bill Peterson • Lou Piniella • Dick Pope, Jr. • Dick Pope, Sr. • Edwin Pope • Boog Powell • Paul Quinn
R–Z
Tim Raines • Jim Rathmann • Dot Richardson • Rick Rhoden • Bobby Riggs • Ken Riley • Joe Robbie • Glenn "Fireball" Roberts • Robin Roberts • Chi Chi Rodriguez • Tony Romeo • Al Rosen • Pete Sampras • Deion Sanders • Doug Sanders • Gene Sarazen • Herb Score • Howard Schnellenberger • Pancho Segura • Earnie Seiler • Monica Seles • Ron Sellers • Lee Roy Selmon • Rip Sewell • Frank Shorter • Don Shula • Hal Smeltzy • Emmitt Smith • Freddie Solomon • Steve Spurrier • George Steinbrenner • Payne Stewart • Lyn St. James • Roger Strickland • Pat Summerall • Don Sutton • Mark Swiconek • Charlie Tate • Zack Taylor • Vinny Testaverde • Gino Toretta • James Van Fleet • Dale Van Sickel • Don Veller • Dick Vitale • Don Wallen • Paul Waner • Paul Warfield • Glenn Wilkes • Ted Williams • Mary Wise • Danny Wuerffel • Early Wynn • Garo Yepremian • Jack Youngblood • Babe ZahariasSEC Championship Game MVP Award Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year 1976: Harvey Glance | 1977: Larry Seivers | 1978: Jack Givens | 1979: Reggie King | 1980: Kyle Macy | 1981: Rowdy Gaines | 1982: Buck Belue | 1983: Herschel Walker | 1984: Terry Hoage | 1985: Will Clark | 1986: Bo Jackson | 1987: Cornelius Bennett | 1988: Will Perdue | 1989: Derrick Thomas | 1990: Alec Kessler | 1991: Shaquille O'Neal | 1992: Shaquille O'Neal | 1993: Jamal Mashburn | 1994: Corliss Williamson | 1995: Todd Helton | 1996: Danny Wuerffel | 1997: Danny Wuerffel | 1998: Peyton Manning | 1999: Tim Couch | 2000: Kip Bouknight | 2001: Matias Boeker | 2002: Walter Davis | 2003: Alistair Cragg | 2004: Alistair Cragg | 2005: Ryan Lochte | 2006: Xavier Carter | 2007: David Price | 2008: Tim Tebow | 2009: Tim Tebow | 2010: Mark Ingram, Jr. | 2011: John-Patrick Smith
1996 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Danny Wuerffel | RB Troy Davis | RB Byron Hanspard | WR Reidel Anthony |WR Marcus Harris | WR Ike Hilliard | TE Tony Gonzalez
OL Chris Naeole | OL Dan Neil | OL Benji Olson | OL Orlando Pace | OL Juan Roque | C Aaron TaylorDefense DL Peter Boulware | DL Derrick Rodgers | DL Mike Vrabel | DL Reinard Wilson | DL Grant Wistrom
LB Canute Curtis | LB Pat Fitzgerald | LB Jarrett Irons | LB Matt Russell
DB Dré Bly | DB Chris Canty | DB Kevin Jackson | DB Shawn SpringsSpecial Teams K Marc Primanti | P Brad MaynardHeisman Trophy winners 1935: Berwanger | 1936: Kelley | 1937: Frank | 1938: O'Brien | 1939: Kinnick | 1940: Harmon | 1941: B. Smith | 1942: Sinkwich | 1943: Bertelli | 1944: Horvath | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: G. Davis | 1947: Lujack | 1948: D. Walker | 1949: Hart | 1950: Janowicz | 1951: Kazmaier | 1952: Vessels | 1953: Lattner | 1954: Ameche | 1955: Cassady | 1956: Hornung | 1957: Crow | 1958: Dawkins | 1959: Cannon | 1960: Bellino | 1961: E. Davis | 1962: Baker | 1963: Staubach | 1964: Huarte | 1965: Garrett | 1966: Spurrier | 1967: Beban | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Owens | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Sullivan | 1972: Rodgers | 1973: Cappelletti | 1974: Griffin | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: Campbell | 1978: Sims | 1979: C. White | 1980: Rogers | 1981: Allen | 1982: H. Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Jackson | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: Brown | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Ware | 1990: Detmer | 1991: Howard | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Salaam | 1995: George | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Woodson | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Weinke | 2001: Crouch | 2002: Palmer | 2003: J. White | 2004: Leinart | 2005: vacated * | 2006: T. Smith | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Bradford | 2009: Ingram | 2010: Newton
*Note: The 2005 Heisman Trophy was originally awarded to Reggie Bush, but Bush forfeited the award in 2010. The Heisman Trust subsequently decided to leave the 2005 award vacated. Maxwell Award winners 1937: Frank | 1938: O'Brien | 1939: Kinnick | 1940: Harmon | 1941: Dudley | 1942: Governali | 1943: Odell | 1944: G. Davis | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: Trippi | 1947: D. Walker | 1948: Bednarik | 1949: Hart | 1950: Bagnell | 1951: Kazmaier | 1952: Lattner | 1953: Lattner | 1954: Beagle | 1955: Cassady | 1956: McDonald | 1957: Reifsnyder | 1958: Dawkins | 1959: Lucas | 1960: Bellino | 1961: Ferguson | 1962: Baker | 1963: Staubach | 1964: Ressler | 1965: Nobis | 1966: Lynch | 1967: Beban | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Reid | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Marinaro | 1972: Van Pelt | 1973: Cappelletti | 1974: Joachim | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: Browner | 1978: Fusina | 1979: C. White | 1980: Green | 1981: Allen | 1982: H. Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Long | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: McPherson | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Thompson | 1990: Detmer | 1991: Howard | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Collins | 1995: George | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: P. Manning | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Brees | 2001: Dorsey | 2002: Johnson | 2003: E. Manning | 2004: J. White | 2005: Young | 2006: Quinn | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Tebow | 2009: McCoy | 2010: Newton
Walter Camp Award winners 1967: Simpson | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Owens | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Sullivan | 1972: Rodgers | 1973: Cappelletti | 1974: Griffin | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: MacAfee | 1978: Sims | 1979: White | 1980: Green | 1981: Allen | 1982: Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Jackson | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: Brown | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Thompson | 1990: Ismail | 1991: Howard | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Salaam | 1995: George | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Woodson | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Heupel | 2001: Crouch | 2002: Johnson | 2003: Fitzgerald | 2004: Leinart | 2005: Bush | 2006: Smith | 2007: McFadden | 2008: McCoy | 2009: McCoy | 2010: Newton
Sporting News College Football Player of the Year winners 1942: Sinkwich | 1943: Bertelli | 1944: Horvath | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: G. Davis | 1947: Lujack | 1948: D. Walker | 1949: Hart | 1950: Janowicz | 1951: Kazmaier | 1952: Vessels | 1953: Lattner | 1954: Cassady | 1955: Cassady | 1956: McDonald | 1957: Crow | 1958: Cannon | 1959: Cannon | 1960: Bellino | 1961: Ferguson | 1962: Baker | 1963: Staubach | 1964: Butkus | 1965: Anderson & Grabowski | 1966: Spurrier | 1967: Beban | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Owens | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Sullivan & Marinaro | 1972: B. Jones | 1973: Hicks | 1974: Griffin | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: Campbell | 1978: Sims | 1979: C. White | 1980: Green | 1981: Allen | 1982: H. Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Jackson | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: Brown | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Hagen | 1990: Ismail | 1991: Howard | 1992: M. Jones | 1993: Ward | 1994: Salaam | 1995: Frazier | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Woodson | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Weinke | 2001: Crouch | 2002: Palmer | 2003: J. White | 2004: A. Smith | 2005: Bush | 2006: T. Smith | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Harrell, Bradford & McCoy | 2009: Ingram | 2010: Newton
Sammy Baugh Trophy winners 1959: Norman | 1960: Stephens | 1961: Miller | 1962: Trull | 1963: Trull | 1964: Rhome | 1965: Sloan | 1966: Griese | 1967: Hanratty | 1968: Hixson | 1969: Phipps | 1970: Sullivan | 1971: Reaves | 1972: Strock | 1973: Freitas | 1974: Sheide | 1975: Swick | 1976: Kramer | 1977: Benjamin | 1978: Dils | 1979: Wilson | 1980: Herrmann | 1981: McMahon | 1982: Elway | 1983: Young | 1984: Bosco | 1985: McClure | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: McPherson | 1988: Walsh | 1989: George | 1990: Klingler | 1991: Detmer | 1992: Grbac | 1993: Dilfer | 1994: Collins | 1995: Wuerffel | 1996: Sarkisian | 1997: Leaf | 1998: Culpepper | 1999: Pennington | 2000: Weinke | 2001: Carr | 2002: Kingsbury | 2003: Symons | 2004: LeFors | 2005: Quinn | 2006: Brennan | 2007: Harrell | 2008: Bradford | 2009: Keenum | 2010: Jones
Davey O'Brien Award winners 1981: McMahon | 1982: Blackledge | 1983: S. Young | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Long | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: McPherson | 1988: Aikman | 1989: Ware | 1990: Detmer | 1991: Detmer | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Collins | 1995: Wuerffel | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Manning | 1998: Bishop | 1999: Hamilton | 2000: Weinke | 2001: Crouch | 2002: Banks | 2003: White | 2004: White | 2005: V. Young | 2006: Smith | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Bradford | 2009: McCoy | 2010: Newton
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners 1987: McPherson | 1988: Peete | 1989: Rice | 1990: Erickson | 1991: Weldon | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Barker | 1995: Frazier | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Manning | 1998: McNown | 1999: Redman | 2000: Weinke | 2001: Carr | 2002: Palmer | 2003: Manning | 2004: White | 2005: Leinart | 2006: Quinn | 2007: Ryan | 2008: Harrell | 2009: McCoy | 2010: Tolzien
Touchdown Club of Columbus College Football Quarterback of the Year William V. Campbell Trophy winners 1990: Howard | 1991: Culpepper | 1992: Hansen | 1993: Burns | 1994: Zatechka | 1995: Hoying | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: Manning | 1998: Stinchcomb | 1999: Pennington | 2000: Vanden Bosch | 2001: Gonzalez | 2002: Roberts | 2003: Krenzel | 2004: Muñoz | 2005: Niswanger | 2006: Leonard | 2007: Griffin | 2008: Mack | 2009: Tebow | 2010: Acho
New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks Rhein Fire starting quarterbacks Gino Torretta (1995) • Andy Kelly (1995–1996) • Terry Dean (1996) • T. J. Rubley (1997) • Josh LaRocca (1997) • Mike Quinn (1998) • Jim Arellanes (1998–1999) • Mike Cherry (1999) • Danny Wuerffel (2000) • Giovanni Carmazzi (2001) • Phil Stambaugh (2001) • Tee Martin (2002) • Nick Rolovich (2003) • Chad Hutchinson (2004) • Greg Zolman (2004) • Andy Hall (2005) • Scott McBrien (2005) • Drew Henson (2006) • Timmy Chang (2006) • Cody Pickett (2007)
Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks Banks • Baugh • Beck • Brunell • Campbell • Collins • Conklin • Dorow • Filchock • Frerotte • Friesz • Gannon • George • Gilmer • Green • Grossman • Guglielmi • Hasselbeck • Hostetler • Humphries • Jacobs • B. Johnson • R. Johnson • Jurgensen • Kilmer • Kruczek • LeBaron • Matthews • McNabb • Mont • Ninowski • Ramsey • Rubbert • Rutledge • Rypien • Scarbath • Schroeder • Shiner • Shuler • Snead • Theismann • Williams • Wuerffel • YouelFootball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year 1987: — | 1988: — | 1989: — | 1990: — | 1991: Tommy Vardell | 1992: Jim Hansen | 1993: — | 1994: Rob Zatechka | 1995: — | 1996: Danny Wuerffel | 1997: Peyton Manning | 1998: Matt Stinchcomb | 1999: Chad Pennington | 2000: — | 2001: Ryan Johnson | 2002: Kliff Kingsbury | 2003: Craig Krenzel | 2004: Alex Smith | 2005: Nick Hartigan | 2006: Paul Posluszny | 2007: Brandon Cramer | 2008: Tim Tebow | 2009: Tim Tebow | 2010: Greg McElroy
Academic All-America Team Members of the Year (All-sports) 1987–88: Michael Smith | 1988–89: James Martin | 1989–90: Alec Kessler | 1990–91: Al Parker | 1991–92: Tommy Vardell | 1992–93: Jim Hansen | 1993–94: Carl Erikson | 1994–95: Rebecca Lobo | 1994–95: Rob Zatechka | 1995–96: Todd Fuller | 1996–97: Danny Wuerffel | 1997–98: Peyton Manning | 1998–99: Matt Stinchcomb | 1999–2000: Chad Pennington | 2000–01: Ruth Riley | 2001–02: Stacey Dales-Schuman | 2002–03: Theresa Kulikowski | 2003–04: Emeka Okafor | 2004–05: Alex Smith | 2005–06: Christine Sinclair | 2006–07: Sarah Pavan | 2007–08: Sarah Pavan | 2008–09: Galen Rupp | 2009–10: Justine Schluntz | 2010–11: Maya Moore
EA Sports NCAA Football series cover athletes '97: Tommie Frazier • '98: Danny Wuerffel • '99: Charles Woodson • '00: Ricky Williams • '01: Shaun Alexander • '02: Chris Weinke • '03: Joey Harrington • '04: Carson Palmer • '05: Larry Fitzgerald • '06: Desmond Howard • '07: Reggie Bush • '08: Jared Zabransky • '09: Darren McFadden (Xbox 360), Matt Ryan (PlayStation 3), DeSean Jackson (PlayStation 2), Owen Schmitt (PlayStation Portable), Sparty (Wii) • '10: Michael Crabtree (Xbox 360), Brian Johnson (PlayStation 3), Brian Orakpo (PlayStation 2), Mark Sanchez (PlayStation Portable) • '11: Tim Tebow • '12: Mark Ingram, Jr.Categories:- 1974 births
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