Erik Ainge
Ainge during his tenure with the Volunteers
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||
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| Date of birth: | June 12, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||
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| College: | Tennessee | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162 | ||
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Erik Douglas Ainge (born June 12, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Tennessee. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He currently hosts a daily sports talk show on Tennessee Sports Radio.
He is the nephew of former NBA player Danny Ainge, who currently serves as the general manager of the Boston Celtics.
Ainge was born in Portland, Oregon. He was raised just outside Portland in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he was a star athlete at Glencoe High School. As a freshman and sophomore, he played baseball and basketball in addition to football. Ainge was the starting pitcher on his baseball team and was said to throw a 90 mph fastball. He also averaged 17 points, 8 rebounds, and three assists in basketball as a junior, and as a senior was a preseason honorable mention on the Street and Smith's All-American team.
He was a two-year starter at quarterback on the football team, leading the Glencoe Crimson Tide as deep as the Oregon state quarterfinals. As a junior he passed for 2,559 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a senior, he passed for 3,078 yards, 24 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Perhaps his most impressive game as a senior came against Aloha High School, when he passed for 475 yards, 5 touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Crimson Tide to 62 points through three quarters of action. Following his senior season Ainge was named all-state, prep star all-American, and the 2003 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year. During his senior season Ainge also became one of the most highly recruited quarterbacks on the west coast receiving offers from schools like Oregon, Arizona State, UCLA, and Tennessee. He eventually signed with the University of Tennessee.
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