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Johnny Manziel

ジョニー・マンジール / じょにー・まんじーる

American american football player

December 6, 1992 (age 33) ・ Tyler, Texas, United States

  • Texas
  • American football player

My Take

Johnny Manziel, forever "Johnny Football," is one of sport's great what-ifs. Becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy at Texas A&M was electric, and his improvisational, scramble-everything style made him impossible to look away from. The NFL chapter never matched the college hype, but I find that more human than damning. Talent this loud rarely fades quietly. I'm drawn to athletes who burn bright and stumble in public, because they reveal something honest about pressure and youth. Manziel's story isn't a clean success, and that's exactly why it lingers in memory longer than tidier careers do.

Overview

Johnathan Paul Manziel ( man-ZEL; born December 6, 1992), nicknamed "Johnny Football", is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Johnny Manziel
Name (Japanese)
ジョニー・マンジール
Reading
じょにー・まんじーる
Born
December 6, 1992 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Sagittarius / Monkey
Origin
Tyler, Texas, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
185 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
American football player

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Tivy High School
University
Private

Awards & achievements

  • 2012 Heisman Trophy
  • 2012 Davey O'Brien Award
  • 2012 Manning Award

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Texas
  • American football player
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.