Conner Sullivan
 Sullivan on Senior Day 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | 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 |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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Conner Joseph Sullivan (born June 17, 1992) is a former American football quarterback where he played professionally for the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League. He also has a YouTube channel which has almost a million subscribers. 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 his former USC campus life[13][14] and world adventure.[15][16] His YouTube channel's name is Conner Sullivan where he posts travel vlogs. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Although in the past he has lived in Stuttgart, Germany while he was still playing football. But since he travels around the world, he constantly changes his residence with each trip.[17]
One of his YouTube videos became a viral hit in April 2017[18] when he attended the soccer derby of VfB Stuttgart vs Karlsruher SC.[19] He was there with the guest fans who rampaged later on.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Conner Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ a b WHITEHEAD, BRIAN (May 3, 2013). "Orange Lutheran standout playing two sports at USC". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball: Conner Sullivan commits to ACC school". OC Varsity. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "USC Football News on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Conner Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "2013 Football Awards and Video". USC Trojans. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Jones, Lauren; Laws, Will (September 19, 2013). "USC's defense prepares to contain Keeton". Daily Trojan. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Picture this: Scholarship for Sullivan". Scout.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Orange Lutheran High School ~Fight on". lhsoc.org. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Shane Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "K.C. Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "K.C. Sullivan Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "QB gives fans new views of the Coliseum, USC football". ESPN.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "USC QB Films Inside Coliseum Olympic Torch (Video)". Reign of Troy. May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Times, Los Angeles (June 3, 2015). "What a drone sees over Tiger Cave Temple in Thailand". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Ambassador, Campus (September 15, 2015). "WATCH: USC Footballer and Track Star Climbs Tokyo Rooftops". College Life, News, Sports, Girls & Entertainment | COED. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Conner Sullivan Biography".
- ^ "Magazin für Fußballkultur". November 24, 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: My FIRST GERMAN SOCCER GAME!! *INSANE* (with @itsConnerSully). YouTube.
- ^ "VFB Stuttgart gegen Karlsruher SC: Rowdys mit Rauch, Raketen und Randale".