Danny Wuerffel Biography
The son of an Air Force Chaplain, Danny grew up living all over the country and Europe. After High School, his collegiate football career at the University of Florida, leading the Gators to four SEC championships and a National title. Besides graduating with High Honors and a BA degree in Public Relations, Danny won the 1996 Heisman trophy, the Draddy award (for the nation's top student-athlete) and set 17 NCAA and Univ. of FL football records. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1997, where he first learned of Desire Street Ministries. After playing for the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins, Danny retired from pro-ball to become Executive Director of Desire Street Ministries.
Desire Street Ministries exists to train and send leaders to revitalize impoverished neighborhoods through spiritual and community development, education and replication of leadership in the neighborhoods that it serves.