Brady Quinn
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| Personal Info | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | October 27, 1984 | |
| Place of Birth | Dublin, Ohio | |
| Height | 6'4" | |
| Weight | 227 pounds | |
| Player Information | ||
| Position | Quarterback | |
| Number | 10 | |
| School | Notre Dame | |
| Bowl Games | ||
| Insight.com Bowl (2004) | Fiesta Bowl (2006) | Sugar Bowl (2007) |
| NFL Draft | ||
| Not Drafted Yet | ||
| Teams Played For | ||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
| College Football Awards | ||
| 2005 Sammy Baugh Trophy | ||
| 2006 Maxwell Award | ||
| 2006 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | ||
Brayden (Brady) Tyler Quinn (born October 27, 1984 in Dublin, Ohio) is an American football quarterback for the University of Notre Dame football team.
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[edit] Personal Information
Brady graduated from Dublin Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio, and is majoring in finance and political science. He is 6'4" tall and weighs 227 pounds.
[edit] High School
Brady Quinn attended Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio and was a letterman in football and baseball. During the fall of 2002, Notre Dame football coach Tyrone Willingham, acting on a tip from fellow recruit Chinedum Ndukwe's father, offered Quinn a scholarship.[citation needed] In baseball, he won All-Conference honors as a junior and was a member of the State Championship team.
[edit] College
During the 2005 college football season, Quinn completed 292 of 450 pass attempts for 3,919 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. He finished the season third in the nation in passing yards, third in passing touchdowns, and seventh in passing efficiency. In his career, he has broken the Notre Dame all-time and single season team records for attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns.[1]
Although he was not invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City, Quinn finished fourth in the voting for the prestigious honor, receiving seven first-place votes. He finished behind Reggie Bush (winner), Vince Young (2nd), and Matt Leinart (3rd). Quinn was among the favorites for the 2006 Heisman trophy. An early season loss to Michigan, which included three interceptions and a fumble by Quinn, lowered these expectations. However, Quinn rebounded the following week by throwing for 319 yards, with 5 touchdown passes, leading Notre Dame to a victory over Michigan State. Quinn has led the Irish to ten fourth quarter come-from-behind victories.
Quinn was the recipient of the Sammy Baugh trophy which is awarded to college football's top passer by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
On October 21, 2006, against UCLA, Quinn became only the 32nd quarterback in D-1A history to pass for 10,000 yards in a career.
Quinn was announced as the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on December 1, 2006.
Quinn was named one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy, along with sophomore RB Darren McFadden (University of Arkansas) and senior QB Troy Smith (Ohio State University), and, on December 9th, after receiving the Maxwell Award on the seventh, finished third in the voting.
[edit] Trivia
- Brady and fellow Notre Dame standout athlete Chris Quinn (who played for the Notre Dame basketball team) went to the same high school; however, they are not related.
- Former resident of Zahm Hall and Dillon Hall.
- Sister Laura is married to A.J. Hawk, former linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes and current Green Bay Packers rookie.
- Second cousin of Zachery Ty Bryan, who starred as Brad Taylor on television's Home Improvement.
- Rooms with defensive back Chinedum Ndukwe. They have been friends since 7th grade.
- Employed part-time by the Office of News and Information at the University of Notre Dame from May 2004 until June 2006, doing research, processing press releases, answering phones etc.
- In a 2006 issue of INTERVIEW Magazine, he appears in shots by Bruce Weber. He also talks about his becoming a Christian.
