My Take
Kurt Warner is honestly one of the most jaw-dropping stories in all of professional sports — not just football. This is a guy who was stocking grocery store shelves in Iowa, couldn't get a roster spot, and then somehow became a two-time NFL MVP and a Super Bowl champion with the St. Louis Rams. The "Greatest Show on Turf" era was electric, and Warner was the engine behind it. What I love about him is that he never pretended the journey was anything other than hard, and he wore his faith and his family on his sleeve without being obnoxious about it. His late-career resurrection with the Arizona Cardinals, taking them to Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, was the kind of thing you'd reject as too far-fetched if it showed up in a movie script. Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2017 — took long enough, but they got there.
Overview
Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22, 1971) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals. His career, which saw him ascend from an undrafted free agent to a two-time Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl MVP, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Cinderella stories in NFL history.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kurt Warner
- Name (Japanese)
- カート・ワーナー
- Reading
- かーと・わーなー
- Born
- June 22, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Burlington, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Regis High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Iowa Sports Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.