David Michael Shinskie (born May 4, 1984) is an American football quarterback for

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. He was BC's starting quarterback for the 2009 season and the beginning of the 2010 season, but then lost the starting spot to

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Early life

Shinskie is the son of David and Joann Shinskie, the third-oldest of their four sons. He played football at

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. In his four years at Mount Carmel he threw 400 completions for 6,334 yards. In his junior season Shinskie threw 111 completions for 1,815 yards and 16 touchdowns, while in his

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season he threw 160 completions for 2,524 yards and 26 touchdowns. Shinskie also punted for the team. He earned Associated Press All-State first team honors and Associated Press Small School Player of the Year honors in his senior season. Shinksie also played baseball and basketball in high school, and initially went on to a career in professional baseball.

Baseball career

Shinskie was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He ended his baseball career in 2009 playing for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

College career

2009 season

Shinskie played in all thirteen games of the 2009 Boston College season, starting the final ten games. He led the Eagles to the

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, where he completed 14 of 33 passes for 218 yards; the Eagles lost to

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24–13. Shinskie threw for 2,049 yards and fifteen touchdowns during the season, setting Boston College

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passing records.

2010 season

Shinskie started the first three games of the 2010 season.

took over as the Eagles' starting quarterback for the latter part of the season.

2011 season

Shinskie played in only two games in the 2011 season.

References

External links

Boston College Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shinskie, Dave 1984 births Living people Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football quarterbacks Boston College Eagles football players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Gulf Coast Twins players Elizabethton Twins players Beloit Snappers players New Britain Rock Cats players Fort Myers Miracle players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players