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“Donovan McNabb was born on November 25, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Click here for a complete listing of today's sports birthdays .) His parents, Sam and Wilma, already had a four-year-old son, Sean. Donovan was their second and last child.

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Donovan McNabb was born on November 25, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Donovan F. McNabb. He is an actor, known for Fox Sports Live (2013), ...

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Established in 2000, the Donovan McNabb Fund (formerly known as the Donovan McNabb Foundation) has trumpeted the awareness and prevention of diabetes. Millions of dollars have been raised and distributed to the American Diabetes Association. The Fund was started as a means to honor some of Donovan's close family members, including his father Sam, who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

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Professional football player

Growing up near Chicago and idolizing local football legends, Donovan McNabb was a fan of the game from a young age. Playing in pickup and Pop Warner League games, McNabb built upon his football prowess in high school, where he developed as a star player. Later he honed his skills as a phenomenal college quarterback, and was then selected as a NFL first-round draft pick. By age 22, McNabb was a quarterback and team leader with the Philadelphia Eagles

Born in Chicago on November 26, 1976 to Wilma and Samuel McNabb, Donovan McNabb and his older brother, Sean, grew up in the nearby suburb of Dolton, Illinois. McNabb began playing football when he was in seventh grade and quickly learned how to avoid taking hits on the field. At that age, you try to use a lot of juke moves because you dont want to be hit as a young child, playing football for the first time, McNabb said on the NFL Under the Helmet website. You watched so many big hits on TV, you dont want to be one of them. You make a lot of moves and see if you can avoid some people. Try to limit it to as few hits as you can.

At Mt. Carmel High School, where McNabb was a star athlete, he was surrounded by immense talent. Two of his classmates were future NFL standout Simeon Rice and Antoine Walker of the NBA. In high school, McNabb was a prep All-America selection and was also named Chicago Defender News player of the year. He also excelled on the basketball court.

Such a record paid off with enormous rewards. In the NFLs 1999 draft, McNabb was the second pick overall, selected by the Philadelphia Eagles. And while being drafted by an NFL is a dream come true for any

Born on September 25, 1976; son of Samuel and Wilma McNabb, Education: Syracuse University, degree in speech communications, 1998,

Career: Professional football player. Philadelphia Eagles, 1999-,

Memberships: National spokesperson, American Diabetes Association; Pinnacy Society of American Diabetes Association.

Awards: Three-time Big East Conference offensive player of the year; selected Big East player of the year, Football News, 1998.

Addresses: Philadelphia Eagles, One Navacare Way, Philadelphia, PA 19145.

The remainder of the 1999 season was a series of firsts for McNabb. In his first start against Washington, he made two, 2-point conversions, ran for 49 yards and threw for another 60 yards in the 35-28 win. The following week, he threw his first NFL touchdown pass on November 11th against Indianapolis. As the season wore on, his passing yardage increased. He threw for 129 yards versus Washington and 157 yards against Arizona. After spraining his medial collateral ligament in his knee, McNabb returned in the season finale against St. Louis, throwing a career-high three touchdowns in a 38-31 win.

The 2000 campaign afforded McNabb his chance to shine. He took over starting duties full-time and showed Philly fans why he was the quarterback of their football future. McNabbs style was unique. Some quarterbacks take the snap, drop back, and fire passes. Others can scramble out of the pocket and still get the pass off. Still others are pure runners. McNabb bridged each of those characteristics. In 2000 McNabb used his unique style to put up impressive numbers. After starting all 16 regular-season games, McNabb finished 2000 with 3,365 passing yards with 330 completions on 569 attempts, 21 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.

By the end of the 2000-01 season, the Eagles had made the NFL playoffs. McNabb had a solid regular season en route to the playoffs, averaging 210 passing yards and at least once touchdown per game. The Eagles finished 11-5 and made it past the first round until they were stopped by the New York Giants, at a score of 20-10. McNabb had brought them far enough that, had they won that game, it would have been the first time in twenty years that Philadelphia played for the National Football Conference title game, with the winner headed to the Super Bowl.

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