Danny Wimprine
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 6, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | River Ridge, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | River Ridge (LA) John Curtis Christian | ||||||||||
| College: | Memphis | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||
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| Completions: | 19 |
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| Attempts: | 46 |
| Yards: | 270 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
| Completions: | 552 |
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| Attempts: | 939 |
| Yards: | 6,557 |
| Touchdowns: | 131 |
| Interceptions: | 28 |
Daniel "Danny" Wimprine (born August 6, 1981) is a former American football quarterback.
Born the son of Barbara and Ronnie Wimprine, Danny attended John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, Louisiana. There he was a three-year starter, leading the school to four consecutive state championships (1996–1999) while playing for legendary high school football head coach J.T. Curtis. Over his four-year career, Curtis had an overall record of 53-2. As a senior, he rushed for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns, and passed for 800 yards and 11 scores. Named to the New Orleans Times Picayune Top Prospect List for 1999. Was listed among Dandy Don's Top Prospects in Louisiana. Rushed for over 900 yards as a junior. Was the starting quarterback as a sophomore and a part-time starter as a freshman. Also an outstanding pitcher in baseball, where he had a record 9-2 as a pitcher as a junior, 11-1 as a senior. He was selected in the 2000 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. Was named an All-American as a senior. Instead of signing to play baseball, Wimprine signed to play college football at the University of Memphis.
Wimprine was afour-year starter at quarterback for Memphis. He left the Tigers as the all-time leader in most major passing categories. Owns Tiger records for career completions (808), pass attempts (1,469), yards (10,215), touchdown passes (85), touchdowns responsible for (99) and interceptions (49). Tossed for over 300 yards eight times in his career, which still stands as the most 300-yard games in Tiger history. Had 22 games of 200 yards or more, also No. 1 in the Memphis record books. Started 42 of the 46 games that he played in, where he was 21-25 as a starter. Still remains in the Top 100 for most yards in NCAA History. His first career start came against the University of Houston in 2001, where he defeated the Cougars 52-33. He finished that game by completing 14-of-21 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns, while also carrying 15 times for 85 yards and a score. He went on to guide the Tigers to back-to-back eight win seasons as a junior and senior. Won the 2003 New Orleans Bowl, defeating the University of North Texas 27-17. Lost the 2004 GMAC Bowl to Bowling Green State University, 52-35. As a senior in 2004, was named All-Conference USA second team, completing 199 of 359 passes for 2,568 yards and 18 TDs, while rushing for two more.
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