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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Danny Wuerffel
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Wuerffel in 2019
| number = 7, 17
| position = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
|
| high_school = [[Fort Walton Beach High School|Fort Walton Beach
| college = [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (1993–1996)
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 99
| expansiondraftyear = 2002
|pastteams =▼
| expansiondraftround = 1
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|1997}}–{{NFL Year|1999}})▼
| expansiondraftpick = 17
▲| pastteams =
* [[Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)|Rhein Fire]] ({{RHE season|2000}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2001}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
* [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})
| highlights =▼
▲|highlights =
* [[
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1996)
* [[Maxwell Award]] (1996)
* 2× [[Davey O'Brien Award]] (1995, 1996)▼
* [[Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award]] (1996)
* [[Walter Camp Award]] (1996)
* [[
* [[Sporting News College Football Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' Player of the Year]] (1996)▼
▲* 2× [[Davey O'Brien Award]] (1995, 1996)
* [[Sammy Baugh Trophy]] (1995)
* [[Draddy Trophy]] (1996)
* 2× [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Most Valuable Player|SEC Player of the Year]] (1995, 1996)▼
▲* [[Sporting News College Football Player of the Year|''
* 2× First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1995 College Football All-America Team|1995]], [[1996 College Football All-America Team|1996]])▼
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Kellen Moore Award|Quarterback of the Year]] (1996)
* 2× First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] ([[1995 All-SEC football team|1995]], [[1996 All-SEC football team|1996]])▼
▲*
▲* [[World Bowl]] MVP ([[World Bowl 2000|2000]])
* Second-team All-American ([[1995 College Football All-America Team|1995]])
* [[Florida_Gators_football#Ring_of_Honor|Florida Football Ring of Honor]] (2006)▼
▲* 2× [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#
▲* 2× First-team
* [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Freshman of the Year|SEC Freshman of the Year]] (1993)
|statvalue1 = 12–22▼
▲* [[
|statlabel2 = Passing yards▼
| statlabel1 = Passing attempts
|statvalue2 = 2,123▼
|statlabel3 = Passer rating▼
|statvalue3 = 56.4▼
| statlabel3 = Completion percentage
|CollegeHOF = 2355▼
| statlabel4 = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4 = 12–22
| statlabel5 = Passing yards
| statvalue5 = 2,123
| statvalue6 = 56.4
| pfr = W/WuerDa00
▲| CollegeHOF = 2355
}}
'''Daniel Carl Wuerffel''' (born May 27, 1974) is
After graduating from the [[University of Florida]],
After retiring from professional football, Wuerffel returned to New Orleans to work with Desire Street Ministries, a [[nonprofit organization]] that seeks to help impoverished neighborhoods through spiritual and community development. Wuerffel had first become involved with the organization while playing for the Saints in the late 1990s, and as the organization attempted to recover from the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]], he became its executive director.<ref name="heismancharity">{{cite web | url=http://heisman.com/news/2014/11/19/Weurffel_Desire_Ministries.aspx?path=general | title=Charity Spotlight: Danny Wuerffel and Desire Street Ministries | publisher=The Heisman Trust | access-date=February 27, 2016}}</ref> Under Wuerffel, Desire Street Ministries moved its headquarters to Atlanta and expanded its programs to other inner cities in the American South.<ref name="desiredocumentary">{{cite news | url=http://www.nola.com/katrina/index.ssf/2015/08/danny_wuerffel_desire_academy.html | title=ESPN to premiere Desire Street Academy documentary 'Wuerffel's Way' | work=New Orleans Times-Picayune | date=August 19, 2015 | access-date=February 27, 2016 | author=Walker, Dave}}</ref>
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==College career==
===1993–1994===
Wuerffel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where he played quarterback for head coach Steve Spurrier's
The
===1995–1996===
[[File:Danny Wuerffel University of Florida Heisman Quarterback 01.jpg|thumb|Wuerffel playing for the
Wuerffel had split playing time with fellow quarterback [[Terry Dean]] for much of the 1993 and 1994 seasons. With Dean graduated, Wuerffel was the clear starter coming into the 1995 season, and he made the most of his opportunity. The Gators went through the regular season undefeated, and Wuerffel set several [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) and NCAA records for passing, including the SEC season record for touchdown passes and the NCAA record for [[passing efficiency]] .<ref>[http://assets.espn.go.com/SEC/football/2015/Record%20Book.pdf SEC Record book]</ref> Highlights included a September win over rival [[1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] in which Florida rallied from a
He led the Gators to the [[Bowl Alliance]] National Championship game following the 1995 season, but ultimately lost 62–24 to the [[1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] in the [[1996 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]]. Wuerffel won the 1996 Heisman Trophy,<ref>Sports-Reference.com, College Football, [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1996.html 1996 Heisman Trophy Voting]. Retrieved April 26, 2012.</ref> as the outstanding college football player in America, while quarterbacking the Gators into their second consecutive Bowl Alliance national championship game with help from teammates [[Fred Taylor (American football)|Fred Taylor]] at running back; [[Reidel Anthony]], [[Ike Hilliard]], and [[Jacquez Green]] at wide receiver; and [[Jeff Mitchell]] on the offensive line. Wuerffel and the Gators won the 1996 national championship in decisive fashion by defeating the [[1996 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] 52–20 in the [[1997 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]].<ref name=ufmediaguide/>
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[[File:Danny Wuerffel University of Florida Heisman Quarterback 02.jpg|thumb|Wuerffel playing for the Florida Gators, November 1996]]
===College statistics===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="7"| Passing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Yds !! Pct !! TD !! Int !!
|-
! [[1993 NCAA Division I-A football season|1993]] || [[1993 Florida Gators football team|
| 159 || 273 || 2,230 || 58.2 || 22 || 10 || 146.1
|-
! [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]] || [[1994 Florida Gators football team|
| 132 || 212 || 1,754 || 62.3 || 18 || 9 || 151.3
|-
! [[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]] || [[1995 Florida Gators football team|
| 210 || 325 || 3,266
|-
! [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] || [[1996 Florida Gators football team|
| 207 || 360 || 3,625
|-
!
|}
==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
The [[New Orleans Saints]] selected Wuerffel in the fourth round of the [[1997 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played for the Saints for three seasons from {{NFL Year|1997}} to {{NFL Year|1999}}.<ref name=nflprofile>National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/players/dannywuerffel/profile?id=WUE563610 Danny Wuerffel]. Retrieved April 7, 2011.</ref> Wuerffel spent the offseason before the [[2000 NFL season]] with the [[Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)|Rhein Fire]] in [[NFL Europa]], where he led the team to a league championship and was named [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of [[World Bowl 2000]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfle/rhein-fire/stats/2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120142440/http://footballdb.com/teams/nfle/rhein-fire/stats/2000 |archive-date=2011-11-20 |title=2000 Rhein Fire Stats - The Football Database}}</ref> He spent single seasons as a backup with the [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Chicago Bears]] in 2000 and 2001. Wuerffel was drafted by the [[Houston Texans]] in the [[2002 NFL Expansion Draft]], only to be traded to the [[Washington Redskins]] a week later, reuniting him with college coach Steve Spurrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a.espncdn.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1340816.html|title=Texans deal Wuerffel to 'Skins in first-ever trade|author=Len Pasquarelli|author-link=Len Pasquarelli|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=September 20, 2016|date=February 26, 2002}}</ref> Wuerffel started several games that season, alternating with fellow Florida Gator alumnus [[Shane Matthews]], but was released by the team before the 2003 season, much to the chagrin of Spurrier.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Low|first=Chris|date=December 11, 2012|title=Why did Steve Spurrier fail in NFL?|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8735835/college-football-unhealthy-culture-contributed-steve-spurrier-failure-nfl|access-date=December 16, 2020}}</ref>▼
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 3/4
| weight = 212
| dash = 4.90
| ten split = 1.68
| twenty split = 2.85
| shuttle = 4.42
| vertical = 28.0
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/2
}}
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After not being signed by another team in 2003, Wuerffel decided to retire from professional football in February 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54670-2004Feb19.html?sections=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports|title=Wuerffel Announces Retirement From NFL|agency=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 21, 2016|date=February 19, 2004}}</ref>
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In 2014, Emerald Bay Country Club in [[Destin, Florida]], hosted the 1st Annual Danny Wuerffel Golf Classic, known as the "Danny Cup".<ref name="digital.turn-page.com">{{cite web|title=1st Annual Danny Wuerffel Golf Classic|url=http://digital.turn-page.com/i/276916-destin-magazine-mar-apr14/112|website=Destin Magazine|access-date=January 14, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053816/http://digital.turn-page.com/i/276916-destin-magazine-mar-apr14/112|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> A small stretch of road between the Mid-Bay Bridge and [[Highway 98]] in Destin, still his parents' home,<ref name="digital.turn-page.com"/> has been dedicated as "Danny Wuerffel Way" by the Florida state legislature.<ref name="roadbill">{{Cite web|url=http://election.dos.state.fl.us/laws/97laws/ch_97-314.pdf|title=Division of Elections - Florida Department of State}}</ref>
Wuerffel is currently a motivational speaker,
Before the [[Pickleball]] craze hit the US, Wuerffel was one of the first celebrity players trying to grow the game. In 2022, Wuerffel hosted his first Picklebowl tournament, a play on the [[Super Bowl]] , the event is a [[Celebrity]] [[Pro–am]] , where a [[Professional sports|Professional]] plays with celebrity from their [[Alma mater]]. In the first event ever Wuerffel and his teammate [[Kyle Yates]], who was a former [[Florida Gators|UF tennis]] player, won the event.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Derrick |title=PICKLEBALL FOR ALL: Danny Wuerffel, Drew Brees, Rick Barry join pickleball craze on St. Simons |url=https://thebrunswicknews.com/sports/local_sports/pickleball-for-all-danny-wuerffel-drew-brees-rick-barry-join-pickleball-craze-on-st-simons/article_0f9d038a-6842-5e27-9094-166c63376fc2.html |work=The Brunswick News |date=October 27, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Yates and Wuerffel successfully defended their Picklebowl title in 2023 in [[Atlanta]] at the [[Intercollegiate Tennis Association]]
==See also==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.DannyWuerffel.com/}}
* {{College Football HoF|2355}}
* {{Heisman|danny-wuerffel}}
* {{Footballstats |nfl=danny-wuerffel |espn=1264 |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=W/WuerDa00
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