Dave Ragone

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Dave Ragone
Date of birth: October 3, 1979 (1979-10-03) (age 28)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Career information
Position(s): Quarterback
College: Louisville
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick 88
Organizations
 As player:
2003 Houston Texans (2003)
Berlin Thunder (2005)
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

David Patrick Ragone (born October 3, 1979 in Middleburg Heights, Ohio) is an American football player. He is currently a free agent. At the University of Louisville, Ragone was the second all time leading passer. Professionally, Ragone was a member of the NFL's St. Louis Rams. He was a three-time All-American Honorable Mention and three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. He was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and started in two games behind David Carr. During his college career, he went 27-11 as a starter, including an impressive 11-1 mark in 2001. In 2005, Ragone was named NFL Europe's Offensive MVP, leading the Berlin Thunder to World Bowl XIII.

Ragone was released by the Rams during training camp prior to the 2006 season. He is currently out of the NFL and co-hosts The Dave and Scott Show on 93.9 The Ticket,ESPN Louisville,from 6-9 am.,with Former NBA and University of Kentucky player Scott Padgett.The show can be heard weekdays from 6 to 9 AM and is syndicated across the state of Kentucky on affiliate 1600 AM.

[edit] High School Years

Ragone attended St. Ignatius High School and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior quarterback, he was an All-State first team honoree and led his team to the State Semi-Final game, losing 20-19 against Canton McKinley. Also as a senior, he was a starter on the basketball team that went on to be the State Runner-Up.

Preceded by
Chris Redman
Louisville Cardinals Starting Quarterback
(2000-2002)
Succeeded by
Stefan LeFors