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Alex Tanney was born on November 11, 1987, and is an American football coach and former professional quarterback.

Tanney played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons and played college football at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. He is an offensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

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Tanney was a three-sport high school standout athlete at Lexington High School in Lexington, Illinois.

He holds nearly every football passing record at LHS and is the all-time leading point scorer in Lexington High School history. He was a two-time first-team Illinois All-State quarterback.

He led his team to the IHSA state semi-finals his senior year. He was also named an All-State basketball player. Tanney also placed at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals in his junior and senior years.

Tanney broke nearly every school record during his time at Monmouth College. His career began in 2007 when he threw for 2,678 yards and 24 touchdowns.

In his sophomore season in 2008, Tanney broke the Monmouth record of single-season touchdown passes with 50. For his junior campaign, Tanney threw for 3,856 yards and 44 touchdowns which led him to be named the Melberger Award winner as NCAA D-III’s top player.

After redshirting the 2010 season with an injury, he came back in 2011 and threw for a career-high 3,867 yards along with 38 touchdowns. He won three Midwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year Awards along with numerous All-American Awards.