| Danny Wuerffel | |
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| Position(s): Quarterback |
Jersey #(s): 7, 17 |
| Born: May 27, 1974 Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
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| Year(s): 1997–2002 | |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99 | |
| College: Florida | |
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| TD-INT | 12-22 |
| Yards | 2,123 |
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Daniel Carl Wuerffel (born May 27, 1974 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former American football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at the University of Florida under coach Steve Spurrier. The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, is presented annually to the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American College football player with the best The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior Quarterback in The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of Sportscasters Sportswriters and The Walter Camp Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association World Bowl 2000 (or World Bowl VIII) was NFL Europe 's championship game which would bring an end to the 2000 NFL Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach He later played for several NFL teams, retiring in 2002. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
Since retiring from football Wuerffel has been engaged in charitable work in New Orleans. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
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Early life
Wuerffel is a military brat being the son of a Lutheran chaplain in the United States Air Force. A "military brat" (and various brat derivatives is a term for a person whose parent or parents have served full-time in the Armed forces during the person's A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of He lived in South Carolina, Spain, Nebraska, and Colorado before attending Fort Walton Beach High School where he was a standout in football and basketball. Fort Walton Beach High School is a Secondary school located in the center of Fort Walton Beach Florida. In football, he led the Vikings to an undefeated season as a senior while winning the Florida AAAA state football championship in 1991 and #2 national ranking in USA Today. His coach, Jimmy Ray Stephens, became responsible for protecting Wuerffel on the field after being hired as the offensive line coach at Florida. His teammate and friend, wide receiver E. G. Green, would go on to star at Florida State University under coach Bobby Bowden. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham Alabama) better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head College football
College
Wuerffel attended the University of Florida and was a good student and a good athlete. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research The most decorated player in Florida's football history, Wuerffel won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while quarterbacking the Gators to the consensus national championship. 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 archrival Florida State University at the 1997 Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Florida Gators are the athletic teams that collectively represent the University of Florida in Gainesville Florida. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He is the only Heisman Trophy recipient to receive the Draddy, which is presented by the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete
Wuerffel First-team All-America selection in 1995 and 1996 and two-time recipient of the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top college quarterback both of those seasons. Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American College football player with the best The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, is presented annually to the Also awarded the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award award as the nation's top senior quarterback. The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior Quarterback in In 1995 he also was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy, emblematic of the nation's top collegiate passer. The Sammy Baugh Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top college passer Named to the Gainesville Sun’s UF Team of the Century in 1999 and was chosen the century’s top Gator offensive player by that publication. Also a member of the Florida Gator's 100th Anniversary Team, which was chosen in 2006.
He finished his Gator career by completing 708 of 1,170 passes for 10,875 yards with 114 TD passes, the best in SEC history and second-most in major college history. His career pass efficiency rating of 163. 56 was the best in major college history and his percentage of passes which went for a TD (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 39 TDs (leading the nation and tops in SEC history) and his efficiency rating of 170. 6 made him the first QB to ever post a rating of 170 or better in back-to-back years.
Known for clamping his hands together after throwing touchdowns, Wuerffel made his religious faith known throughout his college career.
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
NFL
His National Football League career was significantly less successful. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. After playing seven seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and Washington Redskins, Wuerffel retired. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D One highlight of his professional career was winning the MVP award in World Bowl 2000 while playing for Rhein Fire in NFL Europe (the game was won by Fire 13-10 over the Scottish Claymores). The World Bowl was the American football Championship game of NFL Europa, similar to the Super Bowl of the National Football League. The Rhein Fire were a professional American football team in NFL Europa, formerly the World League of American Football. NFL Europa was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. The Scottish Claymores ( Scotland in Box scores were an American football team from Scotland.
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. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a not-for-profit Christian organization that has been based in Kansas City Missouri since 1956 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. The Wuerffel Trophy is an award given annually by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach to the College football player "who best combines exemplary It is to be awarded annually to the athlete who best exemplifies the character and play on the field that Wuerffel achieved. [1]. 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 Danny Wuerffel Way by the Florida state legislature. The following highways are numbered 98: Israel Highway 98 (Israel United States U [1]
Hurricane Katrina destroyed Wuerffel's home and Desire Street Ministries. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States He has 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. The Gator Football Ring of Honor is Florida's alternative to retiring a player's number and pays homage to the greatest former players and coaches Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former American football Defensive end who played Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys
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| Preceded by Terry Dean |
Florida Gator Quarterbacks (1993-1996) |
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| Preceded by Eddie George |
Heisman Trophy Winner 1996 |
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| NAME | Wuerffel, Danny |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974-5-27 Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
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