Max Knake (born April 11, 1973; pronounced knock-ee) is an American former professional

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(AFL). He played

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Early life

Max Knake was born on April 11, 1973. He attended

McKinney High School McKinney High School (MHS) also called McKinney High is located at 1400 Wilson Creek Parkway in McKinney, Texas, and is within the McKinney Independent School District (MISD). MHS is the oldest high school in McKinney and the current building open ...

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College career

Knake was a four-year

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for the

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from 1992 to 1995. As a freshman in 1992, he completed 32 of 73 passes (43.8%) for 379 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions. In 1993, he recorded 207 completions on 357 passing attempts (58.0%) for 2,130 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions while also scoring one rushing touchdowns. His 357 pass attempts were the most in the

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(SWC) that season. In 1994, Knake totaled 184 completions on 316 attempts (58.2%) for 2,624 yards, 24 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, and one rushing touchdown, earning

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first-team All-SWC honors. His completions, attempts, passing yards, and passing touchdowns were the highest in the SWC that year. His 8.3 yards per attempt and 148.6

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also led the SWC. As a senior in 1995, Knake completed 199 of 369 passes (53.9%) for 2,237 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. His 13 interceptions were the most in the SWC in 1995.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Knake signed a two-year contract with the

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of the

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on May 31, 1996. He was released on June 15, 1996. Knake was signed by the

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in April 1997. He was released on August 17, 1997. He signed with the Cowboys again on March 24, 1998. He was released again on July 27, 1998. Knake signed with the

of the

on March 22, 2000. He played in 14 games for the Rampage during the 2000 season, completing 41 of 81 passes (50.6%) for 458 yards, eight touchdowns, and four interceptions while also rushing for one touchdown.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knake, Max Living people 1973 births Players of American football from McKinney, Texas Players of Canadian football from Texas American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks TCU Horned Frogs football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Dallas Cowboys players Grand Rapids Rampage players