A two-time All-American playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Warner was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft.
At Pennsylvania State University, he led the Nittany Lions in rushing in 1980, 1981, and 1982, and helped them capture their first national championship in the 1983 Sugar Bowl.
Warner led the AFC in rushing yards his rookie season in 1983, helping Seattle to its first Conference Championship game.
Warner is a three-time Pro Bowler (1983, 1986, 1987), and was inducted into the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor in 1994.
[4] Warner and his wife Ana have three sons, Jonathan, twins Austin and Christian, and a daughter, Isabella.