29 Facts About Brooks Bollinger

Brooks Michael Bollinger was born on November 15,1979 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions.

Brooks Bollinger was a member of the Florida Tuskers in the United Football League.

Brooks Bollinger started in every game at quarterback during his four-year career, passing for 40 touchdowns and rushing for 19 more.

Brooks Bollinger led the team to the state championship game as a junior in 1996.

Brooks Bollinger was a two-time All-state quarterback and the Gatorade Player of the Year in North Dakota as a senior in 1997.

Brooks Bollinger was a three-year starter at point guard in basketball and contributed to the 1996 Class A state championship as a junior.

Brooks Bollinger was a notable infielder on the Grand Forks Royals American Legion baseball team, before the school fielded a varsity team.

Brooks Bollinger was the starter at shortstop in 1996 and 1997.

Brooks Bollinger was drafted twice in 2000 and 2001 by the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, both times in the 50th round.

Brooks Bollinger ended his collegiate career with an overtime victory over the Colorado Buffaloes in the Alamo Bowl.

Brooks Bollinger was a four-year starter and set the school record with 1,289 plays over the course of his career.

Brooks Bollinger finished third in the school's All-time list with 771 career pass attempts, 5,627 career passing yards, 414 completions, 38 passing touchdown passes and 64 total touchdowns.

Brooks Bollinger finished second in school history with 7,394 combined passing and rushing yards.

Brooks Bollinger was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft.

Brooks Bollinger spent the entire year on the bench while Vinny Testaverde and Chad Pennington led the team as quarterbacks.

Brooks Bollinger did not play again until 2005, when first and second-string quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler were both injured in a game against Jacksonville.

Brooks Bollinger finished with 9 starts, passing for 1,558 yards, 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.

Brooks Bollinger threw for 70 yards, before he was injured and replaced by rookie Tarvaris Jackson.

On September 8,2008, Brooks Bollinger was signed by the Dallas Cowboys after the team waived wide receiver Mike Jefferson.

Brooks Bollinger was listed as the third string quarterback, backing up starter Tony Romo and his backup Brad Johnson.

Brooks Bollinger had only been working with the Cowboys starting line for a week prior to the game.

However, later that quarter and into the start of the 4th quarter, with the Giants letting up and after the removal of several starters, Brooks Bollinger subsequently managed to lead a 75-yard scoring drive against the Giant defense, which was ranked 1st in the league at the time.

Brooks Bollinger threw his first touchdown as a Cowboy, a soft 9-yard pass to Terrell Owens.

Brooks Bollinger was not re-signed by the Cowboys after the season.

On September 1,2009, Brooks Bollinger signed a pre-season contract with the Detroit Lions.

Brooks Bollinger was selected by the Florida Tuskers in the UFL Premiere Season Draft.

Brooks Bollinger was signed by the Tuskers on September 22,2009.

Brooks Bollinger was the league leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, completion percentage, and completed passes.

On December 21,2015, Brooks Bollinger was named the head football coach at Cretin-Derham Hall High School, after longtime coach Mike Scanlan resigned.