Photo: U.S. Air Force Employee Lan Kim of Travis AFB / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Jimmy Garoppolo is how his story bends around the spotlight he never quite owned. The Arlington Heights, Illinois native put up record passing numbers at Eastern Illinois and won the Walter Payton Award, yet most fans first knew him as the quarterback waiting behind a legend. I respect that he kept showing up, leading a team to a Super Bowl despite never being handed the keys outright. At 191 cm with a smooth throwing motion, he looked the part of a franchise passer, and I find his career a useful reminder that opportunity and talent don't always arrive on the same schedule.
Overview
James Garoppolo (born November 2, 1991), nicknamed "Jimmy G", is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers, setting school records for career passing yards and passing touchdowns and winning the Walter Payton Award as a senior.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jimmy Garoppolo
- Name (Japanese)
- ジミー・ガロポロ
- Reading
- じみー・がろぽろ
- Born
- November 2, 1991 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rolling Meadows High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Walter Payton Award
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.