JockBio: Facts about Chad Pennington

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• Miami Dolphins	• Quarterback	• #10
• Height: 6' 3 "	• Weight: 225	• Born: 6/26/76

Chad’s 39 touchdown passes in 1997 were the fifth highest single-season total in NCAA history.
Chad graduated from Marshall as the school’s all-time leader in TD passes (123 ), passing yards (14,098) and completion pct. (63.3).
Chad's back-to-back 300-yard games in Weeks 1 & 2 of the 2006 season marked the first time he had ever accomplished this as a pro. His 339 yards against the Minnesota Vikings that year was a career high.
Chad’s 77-yard TD pass to Jerricho Cotchery during the 2006 playoffs is the longest postseason play in Jets history.
Chad was named the NFL’s 2006 Comeback Player of the Year. Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints finished second.
At the beginning of the 2008 season, Chad ranked first in NFL history with a 65.6 completion percentage.
Chad’s career 88.9 QB rating with the Jets is the highest in team history. He also owns virtually all of the franchise’s postseason records for quarterbacks.
Chad took his education very seriously at Marshall. A Broadcast Journalism major, he co-hosted a call-in show on WMUL-FM radio, and produced and anchored the MU Report for West Virginia public television. His biggest coup was interviewing Miami of Ohio basketball star Wally Szczerbiak for the Parthenon, the school newspaper.
During his rookie year with the Jets, Chad learned an important lesson from Joe Namath: Make sure your autograph is easy to read. Today he has one of the most legible signatures in sports.
Chad’s car in college was 1985 Oldsmobile Brougham. His favorite restaurant in Huntington was the Buffalo Pizza Company. He loved the chicken-finger subs.
In the off-season, Chad runs a quarterback camp for kids in Knoxville.
Chad, who isn’t a sci-fi fan and has never seen a Star Wars movie, had all of the series’ action figures as a kid.
The biggest adjustment for Chad to life in the Big Apple was the pace of life, especially how fast New Yorkers drive.
Chad loves to bowl. He uses a custom-made ball to accommodate his long fingers.
Chad counts Peyton Manning among his friends. They have the same agent, Tom Condon.
Chad and his wife, Robin, had their first child, a boy named Cole, in January of 2004. Chad and Robin had their second sonin 2006.
Chad's favorite hobby is fishing.

Jerricho Cotchery, 2004 Total

Joe Namath, 1972 Time

Peyton Manning book