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Wanke played just two seasons as the starting quarterback for the John Carroll football team, but it took just those two seasons to rewrite the record books. A two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference player (1st team in 1989, 2nd team in 1990), Wanke set 16 all-time JCU passing records during his tenure.
He led the Blue Streaks to an OAC championship and their first NCAA Division III playoff appearance in 1989, and earned honorable mention All-America status that season. He led the conference in total offense as a junior, and was ranked 32nd nationally in that category as a senior. A 1990 team captain, Wanke had a record of 17-4 as a starter.
He would eventually be the last selection ("Mr. Irrelevant") in the 1991 National Football League draft by the then world champion New York Giants.
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