Cullen Finnerty was an American football quarterback.
39 Facts About Cullen Finnerty
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Cullen Finnerty played college football at Grand Valley State, leading the Grand Valley Lakers to NCAA Division II Football Championships in 2003,2005, and 2006.
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Cullen Finnerty was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
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Cullen Finnerty was born in Brighton, Michigan, and prepped at Brighton High School, located in Livingston County.
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Cullen Finnerty was awarded the Livingston County Football Player of the Year award as a senior, and was named to the Ann Arbor News All-Area First-team, and Michigan All-State Honorable Mention.
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Cullen Finnerty threw for 1,954 yards and rushed for 636 yards.
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Cullen Finnerty threw for 459 yards and kicked three field goals in his first playoff game as a junior.
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In 2001, Cullen Finnerty redshirted his true freshman year at the University of Toledo.
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Cullen Finnerty transferred to Grand Valley State University in 2002, but he did not play that season.
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Cullen Finnerty was awarded 2003 GLIAC conference Freshman of the Year award, and was named GVSU's Rookie of the Year.
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Cullen Finnerty was a two-time GLIAC Player of the Week, and was named Football.
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Cullen Finnerty earned his first varsity letter as a freshman after starting 14 games.
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Cullen Finnerty was ranked 12th in pass efficiency rating and 26th in total offense in NCAA Div.
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Cullen Finnerty rushed for 822 yards and nine touchdowns himself, and caught one pass as a receiver, for nine yards.
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Cullen Finnerty completed 20 or more passes in a game three times in the season, and broke the 200-yard passing mark six times, including two games of over 300 yards.
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Cullen Finnerty completed 19-of-29 passes for 149 yards and rushed for 78 yards on 19 carries in the NCAA Div II National Championship game vs North Dakota.
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Cullen Finnerty completed 192-of-333 passes for 2,462 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 189.4 yards passing per game.
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Cullen Finnerty rushed for 458 yards and five touchdowns on 139 carries.
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Cullen Finnerty tallied 224.6 yards of total offense per game.
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Cullen Finnerty was ranked 26th in the nation in passing efficiency, and 42nd in NCAA Division II in total offense per game at 225.4.
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Cullen Finnerty was fourth in the GLIAC in both passing yards and total offense per game.
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Cullen Finnerty was given Honorable Mention on Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-American Team.
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Cullen Finnerty completed 157-of-273 passes for 2,459 yards and 22 touchdowns, while rushing for 523 yards and nine touchdowns himself on the season.
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Cullen Finnerty achieved 9,488 offensive yards and 92 career touchdowns, passing for 7,685 yards and 69 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,803 yards and 23 touchdowns.
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Cullen Finnerty ranked second in career total offense at GVSU with 9,488 yards, and third in career passing yards with 7,685 yards, and all with another season yet to play.
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Cullen Finnerty rushed for 580 yards and 8 touchdowns himself, totalling 3,800 offensive yards and 49 touchdowns on the season, for an average offense of 253.3 yards per game [7] Archived November 13,2007, at the Wayback Machine.
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Cullen Finnerty was awarded second place for the Harlon Hill Trophy award [8], just prior to the NCAA Div II national championship match in Florence, Alabama.
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Cullen Finnerty became the first quarterback in NCAA Division II Championship game history to pass for over 200 yards and rush for over 100.
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Cullen Finnerty was re-signed to the practice squad during the season, and was promoted to the active roster for the final two games of the season after an injury to Kyle Boller.
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An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2008 offseason, Cullen Finnerty was not tendered a contract by the Ravens.
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On March 27,2008, Cullen Finnerty was signed by the Denver Broncos.
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On June 13,2008, Cullen Finnerty was placed on waivers by the Broncos.
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In October 2008, Cullen Finnerty joined the Cineplexx Blue Devils of Austria.
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Cullen Finnerty led the team to win the Bodensee Cup tournament.
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Cullen Finnerty was the starting quarterback of the Muskegon Thunder of the CIFL.
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On May 26,2013, Cullen Finnerty was reported missing after he went fishing on the Baldwin River in Michigan.
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Cullen Finnerty's body had no signs of trauma and was dressed for the elements.
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An autopsy, released in August 2013, showed Cullen Finnerty died of pneumonia brought on by inhalation of vomit after he became disoriented.
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Cullen Finnerty was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.