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My Take
I remember Kaepernick less for his stat line than for that quiet act of kneeling. A 196 cm quarterback making waves with the 49ers, he chose in 2016 to protest during the anthem against police brutality, and it effectively cost him his career. What moves me is the trade he accepted: walking away from the game rather than staying silent. The Milwaukee native, athletic enough to play baseball too, ended up earning the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal and a Time 100 spot anyway. Athletes remembered for conviction over wins are rare, and I respect his.
Overview
Colin Rand Kaepernick ( KAP-ər-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. In 2016, he gained national attention for kneeling during the national anthem at the start of NFL games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Colin Kaepernick
- Name (Japanese)
- コリン・キャパニック
- Reading
- こりん・きゃぱにっく
- Born
- November 3, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 196 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player / baseball player / professional athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John H. Pitman High School
- University
- University of Nevada, Reno
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
- 2018 Ambassador of Conscience Award
- 2018 W. E. B. Du Bois Medal
- 2022 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.