<sod>Weinke was born and raised in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], where he attended [[Cretin-Derham Hall High School]] and was a three-sport star, playing [[first base]] for the [[baseball]] team, quarterback for the football team, and was captain of the [[ice hockey|hockey]] team. In 1989 during his senior year in high school, he was a [[Parade magazine|''Parade'' magazine]] and ''[[USA Today]]'' first team All-America selection, was named Minnesota's prep football player of the year, and was seen as the top senior quarterback in the country. Weinke was recruited by over 70 Division 1 schools, including Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Illinois, Minnesota, Miami, Washington, and Wisconsin, but ultimately signed a national letter of intent and committed to play quarterback for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]] of [[Florida State University]]<ref name="seminoles1">{{cite web|author=16 &nbsp; Chris Weinke |url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weinke_chris00.html |title=Chris Weinke Profile - Florida State University Official Athletic Site |publisher=Seminoles.com |date=1972-07-31 |accessdate=2012-09-10}}</ref> despite being a diehard [[Miami Hurricanes]] fan (due to fellow Cretin-Derham Hall alumnus [[Steve Walsh (American football)|Steve Walsh]] attending the school and starring for the team at quarterback).<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/07/1861197/memories-not-wide-off-mark.html ]{{dead link|date=September 2012}}</ref>  However, he was also an all-state baseball player and was drafted in the 2nd Round of the 1990 [[Major League Baseball]] First-Year Player draft (the 62nd player taken overall) by the [[Toronto Blue Jays]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/1990-1-10.htm |title=1990 Major League Baseball Draft Pick Transactions |publisher=Prosportstransactions.com |date=1990-11-20 |accessdate=2012-09-10}}</ref>  After spending four days in August 1990 on the FSU campus, Weinke put his college career on hold and instead signed a contract to play [[professional baseball]] and reported to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] [[minor league baseball]] system.<ref name="seminoles1"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/chris_weinke/index.html?query=TORONTO%20BLUE%20JAYS&field=org&match=exact | work=The New York Times | title=Chris Weinke News - The New York Times - Narrowed by 'TORONTO BLUE JAYS'}}</ref> Head football coach [[Bobby Bowden]] promised Weinke that he would always have a scholarship offer if he wished to return.<eod>
<sod>Weinke was born and raised in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], where he attended [[Cretin-Derham Hall High School]] and was a three-sport star, playing [[first base]] for the [[baseball]] team, quarterback for the football team, and was captain of the [[ice hockey|hockey]] team. In 1989 during his senior year in high school, he was a Playboy Magazine first team All-America selection, was named Minnesota's prep football player of the year, and was seen as the top senior quarterback in the country. Weinke was recruited by over 70 Division 1 schools, including Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Illinois, Minnesota, Miami, Washington, and Wisconsin, but ultimately signed a national letter of intent and committed to play quarterback for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]] of [[Florida State University]]<ref name="seminoles1">{{cite web|author=16 &nbsp; Chris Weinke |url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weinke_chris00.html |title=Chris Weinke Profile - Florida State University Official Athletic Site |publisher=Seminoles.com |date=1972-07-31 |accessdate=2012-09-10}}</ref> despite being a diehard [[Miami Hurricanes]] fan (due to fellow Cretin-Derham Hall alumnus [[Steve Walsh (American football)|Steve Walsh]] attending the school and starring for the team at quarterback).<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/07/1861197/memories-not-wide-off-mark.html ]{{dead link|date=September 2012}}</ref>  However, he was also an all-state baseball player and was drafted in the 2nd Round of the 1990 [[Major League Baseball]] First-Year Player draft (the 62nd player taken overall) by the [[Toronto Blue Jays]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/1990-1-10.htm |title=1990 Major League Baseball Draft Pick Transactions |publisher=Prosportstransactions.com |date=1990-11-20 |accessdate=2012-09-10}}</ref>  After spending four days in August 1990 on the FSU campus, Weinke put his college career on hold and instead signed a contract to play [[professional baseball]] and reported to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] [[minor league baseball]] system.<ref name="seminoles1"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/chris_weinke/index.html?query=TORONTO%20BLUE%20JAYS&field=org&match=exact | work=The New York Times | title=Chris Weinke News - The New York Times - Narrowed by 'TORONTO BLUE JAYS'}}</ref> Head football coach [[Bobby Bowden]] promised Weinke that he would always have a scholarship offer if he wished to return.<eod>