David Neill, Date of Birth

    

David Neill

American football player

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1980

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About David Neill

  • David Neill (born July 17, 1980) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada from 1998 to 2001.
  • 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, and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma.
  • Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763.
  • 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.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).2.
  • Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).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.

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