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Born: | July 17, 1980 |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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High school: | Hart High School (Newhall, California) |
College: | University of Nevada (1988–2001) |
Position: | quarterback |
David Neill (born July 17, 1980 [1] ) is an American former college football player. He played as a quarterback for the University of Nevada [2] from 1998 to 2001. [3] In 1998, he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. This record was tied in 2006 by Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns, [4] and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma. [5] Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763. [1] This has since been broken by Cody Fajardo (878). He received attention from the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets of the NFL, but he opted for a veterinary career and left football prior to the 2002 NFL Draft. But he left the veterinary career and got married and had two kids. [6] utf8=%E2%9C%93&const_search_group_ids=&const_search_role_ids=1&const_search_keyword=&const_search_first_name=&const_search_last_name=Neill}}</ref>
Neill currently holds the following records at the University of Nevada:
1. Total offense in a single game: 582 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman). [7]
2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman). [8]
3. Career passing yards: 10,901.
4. Passing attempts in a career: 1374.
Neill attended high school at Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he played both football and basketball. [1]
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