Jim Druckenmiller
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| Jim Druckenmiller | |
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| Position(s): Quarterback |
Jersey #(s): 18 |
| Born: September 19, 1972 Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1997–1999 | |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | |
| College: Virginia Tech | |
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| TD-INT | 1-4 |
| Yards | 239 |
| QB Rating | 29.2 |
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James David Druckenmiller, Jr. (born September 19, 1972 in Northampton, Pennsylvania) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League, as well as the XFL and the Arena Football League.
[edit] College career
After attending high school at Northampton Area High School in Pennsylvania, Druckenmiller prepped at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia before committing to Virginia Tech.
Druckenmiller started two years at quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team. As a senior, he won all-Big East accolades. Druckenmiller's Hokies won the Big East Conference championship in 1995 and 1996. In 1995, they defeated the Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl.
[edit] Professional career
Druckenmiller was drafted in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He played in only six games, completing 21 of 52 pass attempts while throwing only one touchdown pass and four interceptions. Following this unsuccessful stint in San Francisco, he was traded to the Miami Dolphins and subsequently released. In 2001, he saw limited action as a backup with the Arena Football League's Los Angeles Avengers. He also played for the Memphis Maniax of the XFL in Memphis, TN in 2001, the only season of the XFL. He attempted a comeback with the Colts in 2002, but failed to stick. He now works for ChoicePoint, as a salesman, in their office in Memphis, TN.[citation needed]
Druckenmiller's claim to fame was that he had an extremely strong arm that could throw a football over 100 yards. Harold Rogers Selected him in the 1997 CFL Draft and says this is inaccurate. Despite this, it was eventually shown that he lacked the accuracy to be an NFL-caliber passer.
| Preceded by Maurice DeShazo |
Virginia Tech Starting Quarterbacks 1995-1996 |
Succeeded by Al Clark |
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