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Position: | Quarterback | ||
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Date of birth: | August 18, 1982 | ||
Place of birth: | Brighton, Michigan | ||
Date of death: | May 27, 2013 | (aged 30)||
Place of death: | Lake County, Michigan | ||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
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High school: | Brighton (MI) | ||
College: | Grand Valley State | ||
Undrafted: | 2007 | ||
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Cullen Finnerty (August 18, 1982 – May 27, 2013) was an American football quarterback whose most recent team in the National Football League was the Denver Broncos. He was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Grand Valley State.
Finnerty led the Grand Valley football team to NCAA Division II national championships in 2003, 2005, and 2006.
Finnerty was found dead on May 28, 2013, in Lake County, Michigan.
Finnerty was born in Brighton, Michigan, and prepped at Brighton High School, located in Livingston County. He was awarded the Livingston County Football Player of the Year award as a senior, and was named to the Ann Arbor News All-Area First-Team, and Michigan All-State Honorable Mention. Finnerty threw for 1,954 yards and rushed for 636 yards. As a junior, he was named the Ann Arbor News Player of the Year, as well as all-area, all-league and all-Livingston county. Finnerty threw for 459 yards, and kicked three field goals, in his first playoff game as a junior. Finnerty also lettered in track & baseball. [2]
In 2001, Cullen Finnerty redshirted his true freshman year at the University of Toledo.