Andrew Van Ginkel

Andrew Van Ginkel is precisely the type of athlete I find easy to root for. From Rock Valley, Iowa, he started at South Dakota before transferring to Wisconsin, and was only a fifth-round pick in the 2019 draft, yet he has become a key linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings. That is grind-it-out, prove-the-doubters-wrong football. In a league as brutal as the NFL, players who climb the hard way rather than coast on hype earn my quiet respect. Born in 1995, he still has plenty of road ahead, and I will keep cheering for the small-town kid making good on the biggest stage.

Name (English)

Andrew Van Ginkel

Name (Japanese)

アンドリュー・ファン・ギンケル

Reading

あんどりゅー・ふぁん・ぎんける

Born

July 1, 1995 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Rock Valley, Iowa, United States

Occupation

American football player

University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Van%20Ginkel
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63351582

Tags

• Iowa
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-20

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