Conner Sullivan

Conner Sullivan
Sullivan on Senior Day 2015
No. 6 – Stuttgart Scorpions
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1992-06-17) June 17, 1992
Irvine, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Orange Lutheran (CA)
College: USC
Undrafted: 2017
Career history

Conner Joseph Sullivan (born June 17, 1992) is an American football quarterback (No. 6) for the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League. In college, he played for the University of Southern California Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He originally joined the USC Trojans baseball team as a center fielder and also competed for the USC Track and Field team in the javelin throw.[1]

Early life

Born and raised in Irvine, California, Sullivan attended Lutheran High School of Orange County in Orange, California. During his high school career, Sullivan played quarterback for the men's varsity football team[2] and center field for the men's baseball team.[2]

College career

Sullivan originally committed to Duke University[3] to play baseball but revoked his decision and chose to attend the University of Southern California on baseball scholarship. He joined the football team as a walk-on.[4] Sullivan redshirted the 2012 season in football, sitting behind Matt Barkley, Max Wittek, and Cody Kessler. As a freshman center fielder, Sullivan played in 26 games earning a .267 batting average, 4 RBIs and 2 steals.[5]

As a sophomore, Sullivan left the baseball team, choosing to focus on football. He earned USCs Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year award while running scout team quarterback.[6] As scout team quarterback, Sullivan faced many NFL prospects, including Leonard Williams, Devon Kennard,[7] Hayes Pullard, and Nickell Robey.

Following his redshirt sophomore football season, Sullivan elected to join the USC Track and Field team alongside teammate Adoree' Jackson. Sullivan competed in the Javelin Throw, with a best mark of 176-10.[1]

That same spring, Sullivan was awarded a football scholarship[8] from then head coach Steve Sarkisian. He served as USCs placekick holder for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons.[1]

In August 2014, Sullivan (Business Major, Film Minor) was named USC student-athlete of the week by athletic director Pat Haden.[9]

GFL Career

In the 2017 German Football League Season, Sullivan played for the Stuttgart Scorpions of the GFL South division. Stuttgart finished sixth out of eight teams in the South division with a 4-10 record, failing to qualify for the post-season.

Personal life

Conner is one of five children.[5] His older brother Shane also competed on the USC football team as a tight end[10] and his sister K.C also participates in rowing[11] and javelin[12] throw for the USC track and field team. Conner is also known by his YouTube videos showing USC campus life[13][14] and world adventure.[15][16] His YouTube channel's name is Conner Sullivan.

One of the videos became a viral hit in April 2017[17] when he attended the soccer derby of VfB Stuttgart vs Karlsruher SC.[18] He was there with the guest fans who rampaged later on.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Conner Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. 1 2 WHITEHEAD, BRIAN. "Orange Lutheran standout playing two sports at USC". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ "Baseball: Conner Sullivan commits to ACC school". OC Varsity. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. ↑ "USC Football News on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  5. 1 2 "Conner Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  6. ↑ "2013 Football Awards and Video". USC Trojans. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  7. ↑ Jones, Lauren; Laws, Will (2013-09-19). "USC's defense prepares to contain Keeton". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Picture this: Scholarship for Sullivan". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  9. ↑ "Orange Lutheran High School ~Fight on". lhsoc.org. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Shane Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  11. ↑ "K.C. Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  12. ↑ "K.C. Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  13. ↑ "QB gives fans new views of the Coliseum, USC football". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  14. ↑ "USC QB Films Inside Coliseum Olympic Torch (Video)". Reign of Troy. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  15. ↑ Times, Los Angeles. "What a drone sees over Tiger Cave Temple in Thailand". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  16. ↑ Ambassador, Campus (2015-09-15). "WATCH: USC Footballer and Track Star Climbs Tokyo Rooftops". College Life, News, Sports, Girls & Entertainment | COED. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  17. ↑ https://www.11freunde.de/artikel/so-fuehlte-sich-amerikaner-conner-sullivan-im-ksc-block
  18. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUS3paRE9Xg
  19. ↑ http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.vfb-stuttgart-gegen-karlsruher-sc-rowdys-mit-rauch-raketen-und-randale.68a10c8b-62d6-4e74-8a6e-dac3c2ebfc11.html
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