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Andrew Austen Luck (born September 12, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford, won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award as college football's player of the year, and was recognized as an All-American.〔Luck received first-team All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, ESPN.com, and ''Pro Football Weekly''.〕 He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in both 2010 and 2011. He was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pac-12 (Pac-10) Conference in both 2010 and 2011. CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang called Luck the best prospect he has ever scouted, while the ''Kansas City Star'' put him in line with LeBron James and Bryce Harper as "the most hyped amateurs in recent sports memory". Although widely projected as the first overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, Luck decided to return to Stanford for his redshirt junior season. A year later, he was selected first overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. In his first three professional seasons, Luck has led the Colts to three playoff appearances including two division titles in 2013 and 2014, also earning a Pro Bowl selection in each season. Also, in the 2013-14 NFL playoffs, he led the Colts to the second largest playoff comeback in NFL history.〔(Colts complete 2nd-largest comeback in NFL playoff history vs. Chiefs - SBNation.com )〕 Primarily known for his passing, Luck has also established himself as an elite running quarterback. ==Early life== Luck was born in Washington, D.C.,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andrew Luck Biography )〕 the son of Oliver Luck, current executive vice president for regulatory affairs at the NCAA and a former quarterback (as well as athletic director) at West Virginia University and a former NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers, and Kathy (née Wilson) Luck. Oliver Luck was general manager of two World League of American Football teams prior to becoming president of the league, so Andrew spent his early childhood in London, England and Frankfurt, Germany, where he attended Frankfurt International School. He is the oldest of four children, including sisters Mary Ellen and Emily, and his brother Addison. Mary Ellen is a Stanford graduate who played volleyball there, Emily is a current Stanford student, and Addison lived in Morgantown, West Virginia before their father's job took him to the Indianapolis area. In London, he attended The American School in London. As a result of his childhood in London, he is a fan of soccer. Although supporters of London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham have reached out to him believing he was a fellow fan, Luck said, "I try to support as many of the American fellows playing (the Premier League ) as possible." Luck said the Houston Dynamo was the "number one team in my heart", because his father was the club's founding president and general manager. The Lucks returned to Texas when Oliver Luck was named CEO of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. In Houston, Andrew attended Stratford High School, where he threw for 7,139 yards and 53 touchdowns in his high school career, and rushed for another 2,085 yards.〔 Luck was also co-valedictorian of his graduating class in 2008. Regarded as a four-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', Luck was listed as the No. 4 pro-style quarterback in the class of 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2008 Pro-style quarterbacks )〕 He played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A highly rated high school recruiting target,〔 he chose Stanford over offers from Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Rice, and Virginia, after being recruited by Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Luck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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