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{{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]])
▲* 2× [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#
▲* 2× First-team
* [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Freshman of the Year|SEC Freshman of the Year]] (1993)
* [[Florida Gators football#Ring of Honor|Florida Football Ring of Honor]] (2006)
| statlabel1 = Passing attempts
▲|statvalue1 = 12–22
▲|statlabel2 = Passing yards
| statlabel3 = Completion percentage▼
▲|statvalue2 = 2,123
| statvalue3 = 52.6%▼
▲|statlabel3 = Completion percentage
| statlabel4 = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
▲|statvalue3 = 52.6%
|statlabel4 = Passer rating▼
▲|statvalue4 = 56.4
▲|statlabel5 = Rushing yards
▲|statvalue5 = 189
| pfr = W/WuerDa00
▲|statvalue6 = 1
| CollegeHOF = 2355 ▼
▲|CollegeHOF = 2355
}}
'''Daniel Carl Wuerffel''' (born May 27, 1974) is an American former
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 30–14 deficit to win 62-37 behind Wuerffel's SEC record 6 touchdown passes. ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' had sent a team of reporters to cover the top-10 matchup and had planned to put Tennessee quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] on the cover. However, after the Gators' win, they decided to put Wuerffel on the cover instead, bringing him his first major national attention.<ref name="NCAAcover">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2016-09-22/college-football-throwback-thursday-top-florida-tennessee-rivalry |title=College football Throwback Thursday: Top Florida-Tennessee rivalry moments |last=Harris |first=Janie |date=September 22, 2006 |website=NCAA.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tnjn.com/2015/09/25/greatest-moments-tennessee-florida-football/ "Greatest Moments: Tennessee-Florida Football. ''Tennessee Journalist''. 15 September 2015]</ref><ref name="Spurriercover">{{Cite web |url=http://floridagators.com/news/2016/8/25/chris-harry-spurriers-11-favorite-games-on-the-field-to-bear-his-name.aspx |title=Spurrier's 11 Favorite Games on the Field to Bear His Name |last=Harry |first=Chris |date=September 1, 2016 |website=floridagators.com}}</ref><ref name="sentinelcover">{{Cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-15/sports/9609200328_1_eric-kresser-danny-wuerffel-gators |title=Gators' QB Playing for an "Audience of One" |last=Harry |first=Chris |date=September 15, 1996 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref><ref name="bookcover">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RK2DBQAAQBAJ&q=wuerffel+%22sports+illustrated%22+cover+manning&pg=PA183 |title=Spurrier: How The Ball Coach Taught the South to Play Football |last=Henry |first=Ran |publisher=Lyons Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-0762791842}}</ref>
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==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
Wuerffel was consodered a "marginal" prospect for the [[1997 NFL Draft]].<ref>https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/04/21/ditka-ordains-wuerffel-a-saint/</ref> As such, the [[New Orleans Saints]] selected Wuerffel in the fourth round of the [[1997 NFL Draft]] as the third quarterback selected in the 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 was selected to potentially serve as the number three quarterback, as the team already had [[Heath Shuler]] and [[Jim Everett]] on the roster under new head coach [[Mike Ditka]]. 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
}}
▲Wuerffel was
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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Wuerffel is currently a motivational speaker, executive director of Desire Street Ministries and maintains a personal website at [https://Dannywuerffel.com dannywuerffel.com] .
Before the [[Pickleball]] craze hit the
==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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