Here's Kap's bio from Wikipedia...
Colin Kaepernick is a multi-racial American Football Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, born on November 3, 1987 to 19 year old Heidi Russo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Heidi gave her baby up for adoption to Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, who had two children already - son Kyle and daughter Devon. Rick and Teresa had lost two other sons to heart defects before Colin became their youngest child. At age four, the Kaepernicks moved to Turlock, CA. He is Christian and has multiple bible verses tattooed on his body as a symbol of his belief.
Kaepernick was very athletic growing up. He began playing youth football at age eight as a defensive end and punter. He then became his youth team's starting quarterback at age nine, and he completed his first competitive pass for a long touchdown. He went on to win several punt, pass, and kick competitions mainly on his passing ability. He attended John H. Pitman High School in Turlock where he played football, baseball and basketball in high school, as well as maintain a 4.0 GPA. Kaepernick was nominated for all-state in football, basketball, and baseball in his senior year. He was the MVP of the Central California Conference in football leading his school to its first-ever playoff victory. In basketball he was a first-team all CCC selection at forward and led his 16th-ranked team to a near upset of the Number 1-ranked Oak Ridge Trojans in the opening round of playoffs. In that game Kaepernick scored 34 points, although that was not enough as Ryan Anderson scored 50 to beat the Pitman Pride. Nevada was the only school that offered him a football scholarship, but was concerned that he would opt for baseball until he signed in February 2006.
In the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, Kaepernick was drafted in the 43rd round by the Chicago Cubs, but decided that he wanted to continue to play football at the University of Nevada and chose not to sign with the Cubs.
On April 29, 2011, the San Francisco 49ers traded up with the Denver Broncos from the thirteenth pick in the second round (#45 overall) to select Colin Kaepernick as the fourth pick in the second round (#36 overall) at the 2011 NFL Draft. The Denver Broncos received picks 45, 108 and 141 overall in exchange for the 36th overall pick. Kaepernick began his pro career as the 49ers' backup to starter Alex Smith. In the middle of the 2012 season, Kaepernick filled in for an injured Smith and became the full-time starter as the 49ers advanced to the NFL playoffs for the second straight season. He set an NFL record for most rushing yards (181) by a quarterback in a game (playoffs or regular season) in his first playoff game. After beating the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship 28-24, he led the 49ers to their first Super Bowl since 1994.
Near the end of the 2012 NFL season, Kaepernick's fast rise to success, entertaining read-option style, and frequent trips to the endzone, quickly earned him a photo fad by his namesake, called "Kaepernicking". The signature touchdown pose involves flexing and kissing the bicep of one arm, with a clenched fist resting on your head.
In his first career postseason start, the 49ers won 45–31 against the Green Bay Packers, and he set an NFL single-game record for most rushing yards by a quarterback with 181, breaking Michael Vick's record of 173 in a 2002 regular season game. He also broke the 49ers postseason rushing record, regardless of position. Kaepernick carried the ball 16 times for 181 yards and scrambled five times for 75 yards, including touchdowns of 20 and 56 yards, and collected another 99 yards rushing on zone-read option plays. He also passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns. In total, Kaepernick had 444 yards of total offense with 4 TDs. Kaepernick became the third player after Jay Cutler in 2011 and Otto Graham in both 1954 and 1955 to run for two touchdowns and pass for two others in a playoff game. In the NFC Championship game, the 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 28–24 with Kaepernick completing 16 out of 21 passes for 233 yards and one touchdown. The team advanced to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans against the Baltimore Ravens, which the 49ers lost 31-34.
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