Alex Tanney
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Alex Tanney is an American football
quarterback
from . He is the starting quarterback for the Monmouth College Fighting Scots
. Tanney missed the entire 2010-11 season after tearing his A-C joint in his right shoulder in the Midwest Conference season opener, home debut against Grinnell College, and 1,000th game in school history. Tanney is known for making a montage video showing trick football throws that went viral. On October 29, 2011, in a game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes.
. He was a two time first team Illinois All-State quarterback and lead his team to the IHSA state semi-finals his senior year. He holds nearly every football passing record at Lexington. He was also a star basketball player becoming the all-time points leader in LHS history. Tanney also placed at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals his junior and senior years.
Tanney was awarded the 2009 Melberger trophy which is given annually to the best player in Division III. He repeated again as the Midwest Conference Player of the Year while leading the Scots to the playoffs throwing for the most passing yards in the country with 3,856 yards and tossing 44 touchdowns while rushing for one. He was also named second team All-American by D3football.com and First Team All-West Region. He gained notoriety in 2011 posting a quarterback trick shot video on YouTube.
In July of 2011, History Channel’s “Stan Lee’s Superhumans” filmed an episode featuring Tanney. The episode featured Tanney's "super-human" throwing accuracy.
On October 29, 2011, in a game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes. He is leader for touchdown passes with 150, surpassing Jimmy Terwilliger
who had 148.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
from . He is the starting quarterback for the Monmouth College Fighting Scots
Monmouth College
Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.-History:Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853 by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church...
. Tanney missed the entire 2010-11 season after tearing his A-C joint in his right shoulder in the Midwest Conference season opener, home debut against Grinnell College, and 1,000th game in school history. Tanney is known for making a montage video showing trick football throws that went viral. On October 29, 2011, in a game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes.
High School
He was a three-sport high school standout athlete at Lexington High School in Lexington, IllinoisLexington, Illinois
Lexington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2010 census. There are two theories of its name. One says it was named for the Battle of Lexington, where General Gridley's father fought...
. He was a two time first team Illinois All-State quarterback and lead his team to the IHSA state semi-finals his senior year. He holds nearly every football passing record at Lexington. He was also a star basketball player becoming the all-time points leader in LHS history. Tanney also placed at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals his junior and senior years.
College (2008-present)
Tanney was named Pre-Season All-American for the 2009 season. He was named the 2008 Midwest Conference Offensive Player of the year headlining the First-Team offensive squad. After only two years at Monmouth Tanney has shattered nearly every Monmouth College passing record. He leads in five different categories. These include yardage (3,624) and touchdowns (50) in the 2008 season. In just two years, he set the new career marks for completions with (560) and games with over 300 yards (14). With two years remaining, he is just nine touchdowns shy of the career mark of 83 touchdown passes.Tanney was awarded the 2009 Melberger trophy which is given annually to the best player in Division III. He repeated again as the Midwest Conference Player of the Year while leading the Scots to the playoffs throwing for the most passing yards in the country with 3,856 yards and tossing 44 touchdowns while rushing for one. He was also named second team All-American by D3football.com and First Team All-West Region. He gained notoriety in 2011 posting a quarterback trick shot video on YouTube.
In July of 2011, History Channel’s “Stan Lee’s Superhumans” filmed an episode featuring Tanney. The episode featured Tanney's "super-human" throwing accuracy.
On October 29, 2011, in a game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes. He is leader for touchdown passes with 150, surpassing Jimmy Terwilliger
Jimmy Terwilliger
Jimmy Terwilliger, the 2005 Harlon Hill Trophy winner, played for East Stroudsburg and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
who had 148.
Awards and Accomplishments
Some of Tanney's notable awards and records include the following:- 2009 Melberger AwardMelberger AwardThe Melberger Award is given annually to an outstanding U.S. college football player in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The award is named after Clifford Melberger and is presented by Diversified Information Technologies, which Mr...
Trophy winner - D3football.com first team All-West Region quarterback
- 2009 Offensive Player of the Year in the Midwest Conference
- 2008 Offensive Player of the Year in the Midwest Conference
- 2009 Pre-Season All-American
- He holds at least two Midwest Conference passing records (at the conclusion of his sophomore year).
- He holds several Monmouth College passing records after two years of play.
- He holds the all-time Illinois high school record for pass completions.
- He was awarded a Bronze Turkey in his freshman year at Monmouth after going 24-for-29 with 5 touchdowns in 42-14 win at the Knox Bowl
- In a September 2008 game against Carroll University, Tanney threw six touchdown passes to six different receivers.
- In a October 2011 game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes
External links
- http://www.grinnell.edu/athletics/Football/includes/MWC_FB_AC_08.pdf
- http://www.monm.edu/sportsinfo/releases/2009/1.football-four_all-american_05-01-09.htm
- http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/article_e30e8dee-aa46-529a-8c9a-da576ebe900c.html
- http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2011_QB
- http://cdsdraft.com/profile.php?id=3579