Chris Weinke was a late bloomer, but once he got going he was one of college football’s best.
A freshman at 25 due to his minor league baseball career, Weinke wasted no time ascending to the top of the CFB world. He led Florida State to a national championship in 1999 and followed it by winning the Heisman a year later.
Weinke spent most of his career as a backup with the Carolina Panthers before retiring in 2007. He spent a few years working in marketing and event planning for Triton Financial.
In February 2015, Weinke was hired as the St.