In context
- When
- Tuesday, December 10 199630 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Anniversary
- 30th in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Joe Burrow
Who they were
Personal life Burrow during an interview with Lordstown Motors in November 2022 Burrow spent one summer during college interning at Goldman Sachs . [ 1 ] After signing his rookie contract with the Bengals, Burrow stated that he planned to save all of his contract money and instead live through income received from endorsements. [ 2 ] Burrow is a fan of the Super Smash Bros. video game series. [ 3 ] In a 2023 interview, Burrow stated that he usually plays Super Smash Bros.
Joseph Lee Burrow is an American professional football player who is a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). After three seasons of college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes, he played two seasons for the LSU Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2019. He was selected by the Bengals first overall in the 2020 NFL draft.
Path and career
Career highlights Awards and honors NFL 2× NFL Comeback Player of the Year ( 2021 , 2024 ) [ 1 ] PFWA Comeback Player of the Year (2021) [ 1 ] 3× Pro Bowl ( 2022 , 2024 , 2025 ) [ 1 ] NFL passing yards leader (2024) [ 1 ] NFL passing touchdowns leader (2024) [ 1 ] NFL completion percentage leader (2021) [ 1 ] 12× FedEx Air Player of the Week (2021: Week 4, Week 7, Week 16, Week 17), (2022: Week 6, Week 7, Week 11), (2023: Week 5), (2024: Week 5, Week 9),
Why this date
Joe Burrow appears on our December 10 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
December 10 through the years
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Also in 1996
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- July 5Dolly (sheep)Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
- November 5President of PakistanPakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly.
- November 5Bill ClintonBill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
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December 10 1996 — 30 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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