Colin Kaepernick

 Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American professional football quarterback. When he was a child he was drawn to football, baseball and basketball, playing the three major American sports with considerable success. He began playing football at the age of eight after being accepted into a junior football league as a defensive defender and punter. He was named the team's quarterback a year later and threw his first long touchdown pass. As a pitcher, he could throw fastballs with speeds of 94 miles per hour. He was also a member of the high school baseball team. In basketball, he led his team to win a high school state championship playoff. Despite earning the majority of his high school awards in the field of baseball, Kaepernick was adamant about playing football in college. He attended the 'University of Nevada' in Reno and then joined the 'Nevada Wolf Pack football' team. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the backup quarterback. At 25, he was instrumental in the 49ers getting to the NFC championship. He was a source of praise as well as criticism in 2016 when he protested against what he believed was the oppression of the race of non-whites in America.