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  • NAME: Colin Kaepernick
  • OCCUPATION: Football Player
  • BIRTH DATE: November 03, 1987 (Age: 25)
  • EDUCATION: University of Nevada, Reno, John H. Pitman High School
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Full Name: Colin Rand Kaepernick
  • AKA: Colin Kaepernick
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio

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National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick is the starting QB for the San Francisco 49ers. In 2012 he led the franchise to Super Bowl XLVII.

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Fast and strong, Kaepernick put up gaudy numbers during his four years playing for the Wolf Pack. He set several school records and became the first quarterback in the history of Division I FBS to pass for more than 10,000 yards and rush for more than 4,000 yards.

While concerns about Kaepernick's throwing accuracy still hovered around him, the San Francisco 49ers selected the quarterback in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft.

Pro Career

After serving as a backup throughout his rookie season to the team's longtime starter, Alex Smith, Kaepernick took over as the team's No. 1 quarterback in 2012, after Smith was forced to sit out late in the year as a result of a concussion.

As he had done in college, Kaepernick quickly adapted to the new competition, dazzling 49er fans and coaches with his unmatched athleticism. After the second-year QB led the club to several big wins, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh named the young player his permanent starting quarterback. Because the team had come within several plays of going to the Super Bowl just a year before, and because Smith had recently garnered one of the league's premier QB ratings, the decision was a controversial one.

But Kaepernick shut out the noise. As the wins mounted, Kaepernick's celebrity grew, even his well-tattooed arms gained notoriety. In the 2012 playoffs, Kaepernick kept up his strong play. In his first postseason start, he dominated Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, rushing for 181 yards to a set a new NFL single game record for a quarterback. After defeating the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC championship game, Kaepernick and the 49ers fell to Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

"It's good to get the experience," a somber Kaepernick said after the game. "We should have won that game regardless, though."

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