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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that June 22 is the anniversary of the birth of former American football quarterback Kurtis Eugene Warner who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals.

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Kurt Warner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKoazs0VDMQ


Background from http://herdsay.com/kurt-warner/
"Biography
Born June 22, 1971, Kurtis Eugene Warner was an American football player, undrafted out of the University of Northern Iowa. He is noted for his 3 Super Bowl appearances as quarterback with the St Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals, as well as his Christian faith and charitable work.

Raised in Iowa, Kurt Warner attended Regis High in Cedar Rapids and graduated UNI with a degree in communications. Undrafted into the NFL, he tried out for the Green Bay Packers and was released. Warner stocked shelves at a Hy-Vee grocery store before getting the opportunity to play in the Arena Football League and NFL Europe. In 1999, he inherited the role of starting quarterback after a preseason injury to Trent Green and would lead the St. Louis Rams to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. Warner would return to the Super Bowl with the Rams in 2001 and Cardinals in 2008.

The 4-time Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2008) was Super Bowl MVP (2000), NFL MVP (1999, 2001), Walter Payton Man of the Year (2008) and Bart Starr Man of the Year (2009). Warner holds the NFL Super Bowl records for most passing yards (414 yards), second most passing yards (377) and third most passing yards (365). He had the highest completion percentage in a single game (92.3%), most consecutive games with +300 yards and was the fastest player to pass for 30,000 yards (114 games). His 11 postseason touchdown passes (2009) also tied the record set by Joe Montana and Joe Flacco. The quarterback retired after the 2009 season and was added to the Arizona Cardinals’ Ring of Honor in September 2014.

In 2001, Warner created the First Things First Foundation as a community outreach program to promote Christian values and share blessings with those in need.

“So much of life is about having an impact, touching the lives of those around you. Being good at what you do or making money along the way is great, but that impression that you make is what still has the greatest impact.”


2. Background from .s9.com/Biography/kurtis-eugene-warner/
1971 – Kurtis ("Kurt") Eugene Warner born on the 22nd of June in Burlington, Iowa. He is a professional American football quarterback with the Arizona Cardinals.

1994 – Completed his college career at the University of Northern Iowa, he attended the Green Bay Packers training camp, but was released before the regular season began.

1995 – Worked at the Cedar Falls Hy-Vee grocery as a stocker before being signed by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.

1996 – 1997 – Was named to the AFL’s All-Arena first team as he led the Barnstormers to Arena Bowl appearances in both seasons.

1998 – Took his chance and became a QB in the league now known as NFL Europa. During this season he played for the Amsterdam Admirals.

1999 – He was named the NFL MVP at the season’s end.
Warner was awarded the Super Bowl MVP, becoming one of only six players to win both the league MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards in the same year.

2000 – Started the season well, racking up 300 or more passing yards in each of his first 6 games (tying Steve Young’s record) and posting 19 touchdown passes in that stretch. Warner broke his hand and missed the middle of the campaign, but Trent Green filled in ably and the Warner/Green duo led the Rams to the highest team passing yard total in NFL history, with 5,232 net yards.

2004 – The Rams released him on the 1st of June. Two days later, he signed a two-year deal with the New York Giants.

2005 – Signed a one-year, $4-million contract with the Arizona Cardinals, and was quickly named the starter by coach Dennis Green. Warner posted three relatively mediocre performances before injuring his groin and being replaced by former starter Josh McCown.

2006 – Signed a new three-year deal with the Cardinals on the 14th of February.

– In Week One of the NFL season Warner won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award, throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns in a win over San Francisco. Two weeks later Warner passed the 20,000-yards passing milestone in his 76th game, one game more than record holder Dan Marino, although Marino accomplished the feat in his 5th season while Warner was in his 9th."

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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I saw him play for the Giants
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SSG Donald H "Don" Bates
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A good old Iowa boy with a truly good personal life. A great example for others to follow. thanks for posting.
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