Johnny Manziel was born on December 6 1992. He was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. Johnny Manziel went to Tivy High School where he was starting as a football star. Manziel’s parents are Michelle and Paul Manziel. Johnny believe it or not started off his football career as a wide receiver in high school. He actually didn’t do bad either. He even returned a kickoff for a touchdown.( Johnny Manziel ) He was then changed to quarterback. He had 3,609 passing yards in his high school career. He won offensive player of the year in Texas twice while in high school. That’s very impressive. Johnny was a being scouted a lot at this point. Lots of big name colleges were looking at the great Johnny Manziel. Johnny not only played football. He also …show more content…
Rushing, passing, and even receiving! After his high school was over he got offers from Texas A&M, Tulsa, Oregon, Baylor, RIce, Wyoming, and Stanford! Johnny decided to go with his home town Texas A&M. Johnny was disappointed that Texas didn’t choose him but he was happy to be with a college. (Johnny Manziel) At first Johnny was going to play with Oregon but then chose Texas A&M. THe first year he didn’t get to play because they had Ryan Tannehill. THen Ryan got drafted by the Miami Dolphins the next year and it was Johnny’s turn to see how he could do. IN Manziels first game he broke Manning’s record. That is when he earned his name “Johnny Football”. He played Arkansas and beat them. THey were rated the #1 ream in the nation.(Johnny Manziel) Johnny played great in 2012. He broke Cam Newton’s and Tim Tebow’s record in rushing and passing. That is truly amazing. WIth the 2012 season winding down, the votes were tough with Manziel, Manti Te'o’ and Colin Klein. But Manziel pulled it out winning the 2012 Heisman Award! Johnny had one more year in college and when he played great in 2013 in almost granted him a spot in the NFL.( Johnny
Ever since that day he has been a quarterback after his dad put him as one, and scored 4
In 1972, he had a Passer Rating of 157.5 in a game. A rare perfect rating would be 158.3. In 1973, he had an amazing season where he brought the Broncos to their first ever winning season. That season he earned a First Team All-AFC, led the AFC in touchdown passes, and earned the Broncos offensive MVP. In 1974, he led the NFL in yards per pass attempt with 8.1 yards. In 1975, he played his final season and retired. He became the Broncos quarterback coach for the 1976 season, then retired from that right after. In 1977, the Broncos went to their first super bowl, the year after Charley Johnson retired. He ranks 7th in most touchdowns by a Broncos quarterback, and 9th in most yards. In 1986, Charley Johnson was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame.
Brett Favre grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach. He grew up in Kiln, Mississippi and went to high school in there. His high school, Hancock North Central, honored him this past May by re-naming the field, 'Brett Favre Field,' and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadium's entrance. The school previously had retired his jersey, Number 10, in 1993. He stayed in the south to go to college where he went to Southern Miss. He became the starter at Southern Miss in his third game of his freshman season. Favre majored in special education. He led his Southern Mississippi team to 29 victories, including two bowl victories, during his four varsity seasons, 1987-90, and climaxed his collegiate career by earning a MVP award in the East-West Shrine game featuring the nation's best seniors. Favre set school records for passing yards (8,193), pass attempts (1,234), completions (656), completion percentage (53.2), touchdowns (55), and with only 35 interceptions. His production included five 300-yard passing games and five 3-TD performances, while his 7,695 regular-season passing yards ranked him among the top 30 of all-time NCAA passers. His 1.57 interception ratio in 1988 was the lowest among the 50 top-ranked passers in the nation, and his 2.9 interception rate for his four-year career also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history. Also he was the MVP of the All-American Bowl at the conclusion of his senior year. All those records and stats and that was only in college!!!
Joe Montana is one of the greatest football players to ever play. Joe worked hard for what he earned and deserved every bit of it. He had to earn his position on every football team he has played for an he did it very well. He won 4 super bowls and many awards during and after his career and is currently in the hall of
Palmer was soon dominating college tournaments just as he had dominated tournaments in high school.
He finished ahead of many stud athletes. Including; Derren McFadden from Arkansas, Colt Brennan from Hawaii, and Chase Daniel from Missouri. Tim was the first sophomore to ever win the heisman trophy. He finished the season as the only player to have 20 touchdowns in both categories. He had 32 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing touchdowns. Tim Tebow had the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in FBS history. Tebow was the third player to win the heisman at Florida, following Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerfel.
...y would argue that no other quarterback will be able to ever match his level of success. Even though he was interested in other sports as a young boy, it is crystal clear that he was supposed to play football. At six feet five inches and 230 pounds, we can assume that he would be a formidable opponent in any sport; but looks don't count. Actions are what count, and Peyton has certainly delivered in that department.
Jim Thorpe Award, 1988; NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1994; eight-time Pro Bowl selection; six-time first-team All-Pro; inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2011.
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Georgia. On this day, a legend arrived. Jackie was raised by his mother, and his mother alone. His father left before Jackie was born, and he didn’t remember one thing about him. Jackie had many siblings, brothers and sisters.
Back in the 2012 NFL Draft, Luck was revered as one of the greatest prospects in more than a decade. Regarded as a near perfect specimen by some pundits, he was often compared to other great quarterbacks like Peyton Manning and John Elway. Some speculated that he would eventually become the next great NFL quarterback, and those are high expectations for a young quarterback that had yet to play a down in the NFL.
In 1992, Lewis, armed with a full scholarship, enrolled at the University of Miami, at the time home to one of the country's best football programs. He quickly became a vital piece in a vaunted Hurricanes' defense. Overall, he ranks fifth all time in school history in tackles, and at the end of his junior year was runner-up for the Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker.
The San Francisco 49ers drafted Jerry Rice in the first round. It was a really up and down season for Jerry but he slowly gained momentum throughout the year. In his second year he teamed up with a Football veteran Joe Montana. He caught 86 catches, with 15 touchdowns, and 1,570 receiving yards. Jerry Rice was really famous for his fitness level. Jerry Rice went on to play for 20
An athlete’s college career is something seldom used when determining the best players at each position to play professional football. To seriously distinguish between whether Manning or Brady is the best quarterback of their generation their college careers must be carefully examined. Manning, a farm-boy, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 24, 1976 ("Peyton Manning Career Biography and Statistics | SportHaven.com"). His father attended Ole Miss, where he is very well known, but Peyton, when making his decision chose to attend the hated University of Tennessee. As a Tennessee Vol, Peyton Manning, not only set records, but also posted astronomical numbers. He won his first start as quarterback, 10-9 against Washington State, and lead the team t...
His high school career began with his enrollment at Simeon Career Academy. During Rose’s freshman year, he led his junior varsity team to the city championships; later being offered to play with the varsity team, but turned the offer down, not wanting to steal the upper classman’s thunder. Rose’s sophomore season started with him scoring 22
Tom Brady was born in 1977 in San Mateo, California. He was the only son and youngest child of Tom and Gaylyn Brady.Their whole family were sports enthusiasts and his sisters also played a variety of different sports. Tom got hooked on football when he was young and used to attend San Francisco 49ers games. An High School he excelled at baseball and football an High School. By his junior year he was starting quarterback and by senior scouts were looking at him. Tom got recruited by the Montreal Expos but declined it to play football for the university of Michigan. Like High School TOm did not play that much his first two seasons of College but then he started quarterback his junior year. This year he threw 350 passes and 2,636 yards. An his senior year he led his team to win the The Orange Bowl.