Christopher Wallace (born November 4, 1975) is a former

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. He played

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for the

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. He was signed as an

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by the

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in 2001.

Early life

Wallace attended South High School in

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College career

Wallace attended the

after his graduation from high school. At the time of his graduation, Wallace was the only Rocket to have thrown five touchdowns in a game, achieving the feat twice. His 27 touchdowns in 1997 were a school record for a single season until they were broken by

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in 2003. He currently sits at sixth all time in Toledo history for passing yards in a career.

Statistics

Through end of the 1998 season, Wallace' college statistics were as follows:

Professional career

Since commencing his professional career, Wallace has played for a number of indoor football teams. On March 24, 2002, Wallace was placed on injured reserve by the

. He spent eight seasons with the

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of the

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and was that league's all-time leader in passing yardage. In 2011, he was briefly the starting quarterback of the

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, starting two games and winning one; later in the same season he started for the

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. He joined the Tarpons in 2012 and completed 157 passes on 272 attempts for 2,091 yards and 63 touchdowns, leading the team to a conference title and

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II. In 2013, Wallace lead the Tarpons to an Ultimate Bowl III victory over the

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. In March, 2014, Wallace came back to playing football when he signed with the

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. Wallace returned to the Tarpons in 2015. He finished off his playing career with the

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of the

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Coaching career

In June, 2013, Wallace was named the first head coach of the expansion Columbus Beast of the

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, but when the Beast owner moved his other franchise (the

) to the

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, it was announced that Wallace was to be the Head Coach for the Blue Racers. However, Wallace left the Blue Racers to pursue his teaching career.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Chris 1975 births Living people American football quarterbacks Toledo Rockets football players Players of American football from Ohio Carolina Rhinos players Orlando Predators players Tennessee Valley Vipers players Florida Firecats players New Orleans VooDoo players Pittsburgh Power players Florida Tarpons players Marion Blue Racers players American Arena League players