In context
- When
- Wednesday, February 17 198838 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1980s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Case Keenum
At a glance
Born 1988-02-17.
Known as: American football player. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Casey Austin Keenum is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars, where he became the NCAA's all-time leader in total passing yards, touchdowns, and completions. In the 2008 college football season, Keenum ranked first nationally in total offense and second in total passing yards.
Early life
Educated at: University of Houston and Wylie High School.
Early life Keenum played football for Wylie High School in Abilene, Texas . [ 1 ] During his high school football career, Keenum passed for 6,783 yards and 48 touchdowns and rushed for 41 touchdowns and 2,000 yards for the Bulldogs. [ 2 ] Logging 42 starts at quarterback, he posted a career record of 31–11. [ 3 ] In 2004, Keenum led Wylie in the game-winning drive for a 17–14 victory over Cuero High School of Cuero, Texas in the Texas Class 3A Division I Championship. [ 4 ]
Path and career
Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 0 + 5 ⁄ 8  in (1.84 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 30 + 7 ⁄ 8  in (0.78 m) 9 + 1 ⁄ 8  in (0.23 m) 6 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4  in (1.89 m) 4.82 s 1.67 s 2.79 s 4.28 s 6.87 s 32.5 in (0.83 m) 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) 18 reps Bench press,
Career statistics NFL Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacked Fumbles GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Sck Yds Fum Lost 2012 HOU 0 0 — DNP 2013 HOU 8 8 0–8 137 253 54.2 1,760 7.0 66 9 6 78.2 14 72 5.1 22 1 19 201 6 2 2014 HOU 2 2 2–0 45 77 58.4 435 5.6 35 2 2 72.2 10 35 3.5 13 0 3 15 1 1 2015 STL 6 5 3–2 76 125 60.8 828 6.6 60 4 1 87.7 12 5 0.4 4 0 4 28 3 2 2016 LAR 10 9 4–5 196 322 60.9 2,201 6.8 65 9 11 76.4 20 51 2.6 13 1 23 140 5 1 2017…
Why this date
Case Keenum appears on our February 17 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
February 17 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1988Case Keenum
- 1995Cenepa War
- 1996NASA
- 1996Philadelphia
- 19961996 Biak earthquake
- 20062006 Southern Leyte mudslide
- 2008Kosovo
- 2011Bahrain
- 2011Arab Spring
- 20152015 Haiti Carnival stampede
- 2016February 2016 Ankara bombing
Also in 1988
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
- March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
- September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
- September 13Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it th…
- September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
- September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
- August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
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February 17 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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