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Chris Weinke Biography

Chris Weinke is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on July 31, 1972 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. A Quarterback in the NFL between 2001 and 2007 Most notably, for the Carolina Panthers, and nearly broke a record when losing 17 games in a row.

In 2001, he recorded six rushing touchdowns which was the record for a rookie NFL quarterback record, which would later be broken by In 2001 he scored six rushing touchdowns, which set a rookie NFL quarterback record that was later broken by Vince Young..

Weinke was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School and was a three-sport star, playing first base for the baseball team, quarterback for the football team, and was captain of the hockey team. In 1989 during his senior year in high school, he was a Parade magazine and USA Today first team All-America selection, was named Minnesota’s prep football player of the year, and was seen as the top senior quarterback in the country. Weinke was recruited by over 70 Division 1 schools, including Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Illinois, Minnesota, Miami, Washington, and Wisconsin, but ultimately signed a national letter of intent and committed to play quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University despite being a diehard Miami Hurricanes fan (due to fellow Cretin-Derham Hall alumnus Steve Walsh attending the school and starring for the team at quarterback). However, he was also an all-state baseball player and was drafted in the 2nd Round of the 1990 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft (the 62nd player taken overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays. After spending four days in August 1990 on the FSU campus, Weinke put his college career on hold and instead signed a contract to play professional baseball and reported to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Class A affiliate Myrtle Beach Blue Jays. Head football coach Bobby Bowden promised Weinke that he would always have a scholarship offer if he wished to return.

Weinke was originally recruited by Florida State as part of the same recruiting class as Charlie Ward, another quarterback who also won a Heisman Trophy and led the Seminoles to a national championship. They both were members of the 1990 Florida State football team, but Weinke left to pursue baseball before the 1990 season started.

The place he was raised is Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Although he was only one step away from playing in the major leagues, after the 1996 season Weinke decided to give up professional baseball and took a scholarship at Florida State University.

Chris Weinke Net Worth

Chris Weinke is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Weinke's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played for six years in Minor League baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, before going to Florida State University when he was 26, and focusing on football.

He was the 2000 winner of the Heisman Trophy.

Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He thereafter played professionally in the NFL, where he spent most of his career with the Carolina Panthers.

Weinke entered Florida State University in 1997, when he was 25 years old and joined the Florida State Seminoles football team as a quarterback. As a sophomore in 1998, Weinke led the Florida State Seminoles to a 9–1 record and #2 national ranking before a season-ending neck injury by Patrick Kerney in the Virginia game forced him to the sidelines for the rest of the season. During his junior season in 1999, he led the #1-ranked Seminoles to the school’s first undefeated national championship, defeating Michael Vick and the Virginia Tech Hokies, 46–29. As a senior in 2000, Weinke led the nation in passing with 4,167 yards and won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to college football’s best player, as well as the Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Award. He also led the Seminoles to the Orange Bowl for their third national championship game in as many years, where they lost 13–2 to the Oklahoma Sooners. At the age of 28, Weinke was the oldest player ever to win the Heisman Trophy. He finished his Florida State career with a 32–3 record and held numerous FSU records including most passing yards in a career and most career touchdown passes. In 2001, Weinke became the seventh Seminole (and second quarterback) to have his jersey retired. He also graduated with a degree in Sports Management and was a two-time ACC All-Academic Team selection.

Weinke was the first Heisman Trophy winner to not be named a consensus All-American. The consensus All-American honor for quarterback in 2000 went to the Heisman runner-up that year Josh Heupel.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Weinke played minor league baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system from 1990 to 1996, advancing to class Triple-A, before deciding to attend Florida State University. Head coach Bobby Bowden had initially recruited Weinke when he was a prep quarterback in 1989 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School. After quitting baseball, Weinke called Bowden, and Bowden offered him a scholarship with 1997 recruiting class. After arriving he quickly distinguished himself as a starting quarterback, leading the team to victory in the 1999 National Championship. In 2000, at 28, he became the oldest person to receive the Heisman Trophy. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2001 NFL Draft, where he served mostly as backup quarterback until being released in 2006. He then spent one season with the San Francisco 49ers before leaving the NFL after the 2007 season.

Weinke was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (106th overall pick) of the 2001 NFL Draft. In 2001, he was the starter when the Panthers finished with a 1-15 record. At the time, the Panthers’ 15 consecutive losses in 2001 was a single season record. Weinke averaged 36 pass attempts per game, more than any rookie in NFL history up to that point. After the season, Weinke became the Panthers backup quarterback. He saw his first action since the 2002 season on October 16, 2005, when starter Jake Delhomme went down with an injury against the Detroit Lions. Weinke threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Ricky Proehl, giving the Panthers the 21–20 win over the Lions.

Who is Chris Weinke Dating?

According to our records, Chris Weinke is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Chris Weinke’s is not dating anyone.

Weinke only had two wins in his entire NFL career, winning the first game of the 2001 Carolina Panthers season and then losing the rest. He also has the second longest losing streak in NFL at 17 behind Dan Pastorini (21). Despite this, Weinke is tied with Geno Smith for fifth most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback (6), behind Vince Young (7), Robert Griffin III (7), Josh Allen (8) and Cam Newton (14).

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Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Weinke celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.

He re-signed with Carolina during the 2006 off-season, where he continued to back up Delhomme. On December 10, 2006 in a game against the New York Giants, Weinke made his first start since 2001 in place of an injured Delhomme. The Panthers lost the game, but Weinke threw for 423 yards, topping the previous single-game team record of 373 set by Steve Beuerlein. Weinke started the next two games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons, with the game against Atlanta being his second (and last) win as a starter in the NFL. As a starting QB for the Panthers, Weinke’s team lost 17 consecutive games that he started (14 in 2001, 1 in 2002 and 2 in 2006).

What does Chris Weinke do now?

The former Florida State star has been at the college level ever since. Weinke has been an offensive analyst for Alabama as well as a running backs and quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Volunteers. He’ll be coaching for a new program in 2022.

How old was Chris Weinke in college?

College football career Weinke entered Florida State University in 1997, when he was 25 years old and joined the Florida State Seminoles football team as a quarterback.

What college did Chris Weinke play for?

Florida State University

Did Chris Weinke win a national championship at Florida State?

Has a walk on quarterback ever won a national championship?

Georgia came calling for Stetson shortly after, this time offering him a scholarship offer. Backup quarterback was his primary role until that remarkable 56-7 win over UAB in 2021. Now he’s a national champion forever.

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