Timmy Chang Timothy Kealii ' okaaina Awa " Timmy " Chang ( born October 9 , 1981 ) is a retired American football player . He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005 . He played college football at Hawai ' i where he set several major college football passing records , some of which he still holds . Chang has also been a member of the Detroit Lions , Philadelphia Eagles , Rhein Fire , Hamilton Tiger - Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Early years . Born in Waipahu , Hawai ' i , Chang attended St . Louis School in Honolulu and was an honors student and a three - year letterman in football and basketball . Chang was selected a prep All - America n by eight major organizations and publications . As a member of the St . Louis School football team , Chang completed 491 passes for 7 , 715 yards and 87 touchdowns in his three - year career . Chang graduated from Saint Louis High School in 2000 . College career . Following high school , Chang played five seasons ( 2000 – 2004 ) for the University of Hawai ' i Warriors where he started 50 of 53 career games at quarterback . Chang completed 1 , 388 of 2 , 436 passes ( 57 . 0 percent ) for 17 , 072 yards and 117 touchdowns , breaking the old NCAA Division I - A all - time records of 1 , 231 completions in 1 , 883 attempts by Kliff Kingsbury of Texas Tech University ( 1999 – 2002 ) and 15 , 031 yards by Ty Detmer of Brigham Young University ( 1989 – 91 ) . Chang participated in 2 , 587 plays , breaking the old NCAA career record of 2 , 156 by Kingsbury . Chang ' s 16 , 910 yards in total offense broke the previous NCAA record of 14 , 465 by Detmer . Chang also had six rushing touchdowns and was a four - time All - Western Athletic Conference selection . Chang currently holds NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision all - time records for total plays ( 2 , 587 ) , passes attempted ( 2 , 436 ) , and interception s ( 80 ) . He ranks second in total offensive yards ( 16 , 910 ) and career passing yards ( 17 , 072 ) and is seventh in touchdown passes ( 117 ) . Chang was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Hawaii Bowl in a triple - overtime victory over the University of Houston , and was named Co - MVP , with Chad Owens , of the 2004 Hawaii Bowl in a victory over the University of Alabama at Birmingham . Chang was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award award for the 2004 season . He made a cameo in NCAA Football 06 in an opening . Professional career . Chang was signed by the Arizona Cardinals after going undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft , but was cut in training camp . That year , Chang also played in the preseason for the Detroit Lions but did not make the final roster . He then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles , who allocated him to the NFL Europe in 2006 . He played for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europa for the 2006 season , in which he completed 50 of 89 passes for 656 yards , 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions , while sharing playing time with Drew Henson . He was in training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2006 , but was cut before the start of the regular season . The Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the CFL acquired the negotiating rights to Chang in a February 12 , 2007 trade with the Edmonton Eskimos . Chang signed with Hamilton on March 13 , 2007 . Chang was released by the Tiger - Cats on August 29 , 2008 and signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers the following day . He retired in 2009 and returned to the University of Hawaii to complete his bachelor ' s degree . On May 19 , 2012 , Southern Methodist University head football coach June Jones , who coached Chang at Hawai ' i , announced Chang would join his staff as graduate assistant . Personal life . On July 2 , 2009 , Chang was arrested at his Mililani home on suspicion of robbery . Honolulu police say a woman was filming a fight in the Pearlridge area and when Chang told the woman to stop filming it , a struggle ensued and the suspect allegedly took the camera and threw it on the roof of a nearby building . Chang has been released pending further investigation . Chang was booked on criminal property damage and harassment , and pleaded guilty to both crimes in February 2010 . His plea deal included six months probation .