Dan Persa
Persa before the first game of the 2011 season for Northwestern.
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| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Date of birth: | November 20, 1988 |
| Place of birth: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school: | Bethlehem (PA) Liberty |
| College: | Northwestern |
| Undrafted: | 2012 |
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Daniel Vaughn "Dan" Persa (born November 20, 1988) is a former American college football quarterback who played for the Northwestern Wildcats. He attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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Persa committed to Northwestern University on June 23, 2006. He chose Northwestern over football scholarships from the University of Akron, the University of Connecticut, Temple University, and the West Virginia University.
Persa became Northwestern's starting quarterback in 2010 following Mike Kafka's graduation. In the season-opener against Vanderbilt, Persa went 19-for-21 and passed for three touchdowns. In week 2 against the Illinois State Redbirds, Persa went 19-for-23 and passed for 240 yards and two touchdowns.
On November 13 against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Persa went 32-for-43 for 318 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. After throwing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Fields to win the game in the fourth quarter, Persa suffered an Achilles tendon rupture that required season-ending surgery to repair the injury. Evan Watkins replaced him at quarterback for the remainder of the season. Persa finished the season with 2,581 passing yards and 15 touchdowns.
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