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2002 Johnny Unitas, quarterback, dies at 69
1997 Quarterback Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs 1996 Steelers' Kordell Stewart runs quarterback record 80 yards for TD 1996 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (quarterback) 1995 Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass 1995 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football 1995 Superbowl MVP: Steve Young, San Francisco, quarterback 1994 New York Giants cut quarterback Phil Simms 1994 Bernie Kosar is 2nd quarterback to throw TD passes in AFC and NFC Champ games 1993 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (quarterback) 1993 Superbowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, quarterback 1992 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami, Florida (quarterback) 1992 Philadelphia Eagle Randall Cunningham sets NFL quarterback scramble record of 3,683 1992 Superbowl XXVI: Washington Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minnesota Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, quarterback 1991 Houston quarterback David Klingler sets NCAA record with 6 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter as the Cougars clobbered Louisiana Tech 73-3 1990 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (quarterback) 1990 Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback 1989 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston (quarterback) 1988 Quarterback Dan Fouts retires 1988 Superbowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, quarterback 1987 Superbowl XXI: New York Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Phil Simms, New York Giants, quarterback 1986 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback) 1985 Houston quarterback Warren Moon sacked NFL tying record 12 times (by Cowboys) 1985 Superbowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback 1984 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (quarterback) 1984 Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard touchdown (Hail Mary Pass) to end game and beat Miami 47-45 1984 NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires 1983 Buffalo Bill quarterback Joe Ferguson passes 419 yards with 5 TDs 1982 Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback 1981 Browns' quarterback Brian Sipe sets club record by being intercepted 6 times 1981 Superbowl XV: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Jim Plunkett, Oakland, quarterback 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Doug Williams throws for 486 yards 1980 Superbowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, quarterback 1979 Quarterback Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys 1979 Superbowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, quarterback 1976 Quarterback Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet 1975 Pat Barnes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1974 Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals 1974 Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1974 Mike Quinn, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1974 Wally Richardson, quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens 1974 Marcus Crandell, CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos 1973 Tony Graziani, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Mike Cherry, quarterback for the New York Giants 1973 Mark Hartsell, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1973 Danny Kanell, quarterback for the New York Giants 1973 Kerry Joseph, WLAF quarterback for the London Monarchs 1973 Steve Taneyhill, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1973 Kelly Holcomb, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Buccaneers, Barcelona Dragons 1973 Jeff Lewis, NFL quarterback, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 Tony Banks, quarterback for the St. Louis Rams 1973 Rob Johnson, NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1973 Josh LaRocca, WLAF quarterback, Rhein Fire 1973 Steve McNair, NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers 1973 Eric Kresser, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Scott Milanovich, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1973 Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Kerry Collins, NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers 1972 John Walsh, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Spence Fischer, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Kordell Stewart, NFL quarterback/wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 Kevin Mason, CFL quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972 Jon Kitna, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns 1972 Mike Cawley, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Anthony Calvillo, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Jay Barker, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1972 John Paci, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1972 Stoney Case, NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals 1972 Jerry Colquitt, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1972 Heath Rylance, CFL quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972 Jo Roberts, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Kevin McDougal, CFL quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Dave Barr, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Jim Ballard, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills 1972 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback, Amsterdam Admirals 1972 Trent Dilfer, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1972 Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1972 Jay Walker, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, NO Saints 1971 Jay Fiedler, NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Jay Fiedler, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Steve Stenstrom, quarterback for the Chicago Bears 1971 Mike Groh, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1971 John Sacca, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (quarterback) 1971 Todd Collins, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Terry Dean, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1971 Chad May, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Tommy Maddox, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants 1971 Stan White, NFL/WLAF quarterback, New York Giants, London Monarchs 1971 Gus Frerotte, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins 1971 Jimmy Kemp, CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos 1971 Khari Jones, CFL/WLAF quarterback, BC Lions, Scottish Claymores 1971 Jeff Brohm, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers 1971 Craig Whelihan, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers 1971 Perry Klein, NFL quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons 1971 Jim Miller, NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atl Falcons, Jaguars 1971 Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback, Montreal Alouettes 1971 Chris Vargas, CFL quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 Billy Joe Hobert, NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders 1971 Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1970 Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (quarterback) 1970 Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Glenn Foley, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1970 Mark Brunell, NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Brad Bretz, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Gino Torretta, quarterback, Heisman Trophy 1992, Seattle Seahawks 1970 Trent Green, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins 1970 Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback for the London Monarchs 1970 Shane Matthews, NFL quarterback for the Chicago Bears 1970 Alex Van Pelt, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Tony Sacca, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears 1970 Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Dave Brown, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants 1970 Jeff Garcia, CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders 1970 Marquel Fleetwood, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Brett Favre, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1969 Craig Erickson, NFL quarterback, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins 1969 Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions 1969 David Klingler, NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Todd Lyght, U.S. football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams 1969 Bucky Richardson, U.S. football quarterback for the Houston Oilers 1969 Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1969 Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, quarterback 1968 Steve Walsh, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1968 T J Rubley, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1968 Kent Graham, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Brad Johnson, NFL quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Andre Ware, CFL quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts 1968 Paul Justin, NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts 1968 Andy Kelly, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1968 Reggie Slack, CFL quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1968 Will Furrer, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1968 Browning Nagle, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Cary Conklin, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Will Furrer, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, St. Louis Rams 1968 Doug Pederson, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1968 Superbowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback 1968 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1967 Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Scott Zolak, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1967 Jeff George, NFL quarterback, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders 1967 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (quarterback) 1967 Donald Hollas, quarterback for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Bill Musgrave, NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos 1967 Ty Detmer, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles 1967 Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons 1967 John Friesz, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Mike Buck, NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals 1967 Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1967 Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback 1966 Steve Walsh, NFL quarterback for the Chicago Bears 1966 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (quarterback) 1966 Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992 1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1966 Todd Philcox, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1966 Rickey Foggie, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Neil O'Donnell, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1966 Jason Garrett, NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys 1966 Giulio Caravatta, CFL quarterback for the BC Lions 1966 Rodney Peete, NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles 1966 Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots 1966 Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1965 Chris Chandler, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons 1965 Danny McManus, CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos 1965 Stan Humphries, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers 1965 Brian Bosworth, NFL quarterback, Seattle 1965 Steve Beuerlein, NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers 1965 New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath 1964 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1964 Erik Kramer, NFL quarterback for the Chicago Bears 1964 Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1964 Tracy Ham, CFL quarterback, Montreal Alouettes 1963 Jim Harbaugh, NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts 1963 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (quarterback) 1963 Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns 1963 Hugh Millen, NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos 1963 Vinny Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1963 Vinnie Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buckineers 1963 Damon Allen, CFL quarterback for the BC Lions 1963 Randall Cunningham, NFL quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings 1963 Jim Everett, NFL quarterback, Los Angeles Raiders, NO Saints, San Diego Chargers 1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback) 1962 Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1962 Doug Flutie, CFL/NFL quarterback, Argonauts, Generals, Bears, Pats 1962 Mike Tomczak, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1962 Mark Rypien, quarterback for the St. Louis Rams 1962 Jack Trudeau, NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers 1962 Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1962 Steve Pelluer, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1962 Steve Bono, NFL quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1961 Gale Gilbert, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers 1961 Frank Reich, NFL quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1961 Frank Reich, quarterback, Detroit Lions 1961 Steve Young, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers 1961 Steve Young, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92 1961 Dan Marino, NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins 1961 Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders 1961 Jeff Hostetler, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Superbowl 1961 Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals 1961 [Norman] Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets 1960 Ken O'Brien, quarterback for the New York Jets 1960 Cowboy quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2") 1960 Bobby Hebert, NFL quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons 1960 John Elway, NFL quarterback, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1960 Jim Kelly, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1959 AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, quarterback, Notre Dame 1959 Tony Eason, football quarterback for the New England Patriots 1959 Jim McMahon, NFL quarterback, Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles 1959 Wade Wilson, NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys 1958 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers 1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1956 Warren Moon, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings 1956 Joe Montana, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers 1955 Phil Simms, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Superbowl 1986 1955 Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins 1955 Vince Evans, NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders 1954 Vince Ferragamo, NFL/CFL quarterback, Los Angeles Rams, Montreal Alouettes 1954 Condredge Holloway, Alabama, CFL quarterback, Ottawa, Toronto 1954 Steve DeBerg, NFL quarterback, Broncos, Chiefs, Bucs, 49ers 1953 Cleveland Browns' quarterback Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles 1953 Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times 1953 Steve Grogan, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1953 Pat Haden, Westbury, New York, NFL quarterback, Los Angeles Rams 1952 Danny White, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys 1951 Dan Fouts, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers 1949 Joe Theismann, NFL quarterback, Redskins, sportscaster 1949 Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1948 Terry Bradshaw, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers/announcer, CBS, FOX 1947 Jim Plunkett, born in San Jose, California, NFL quarterback, New England, Oakland 1947 13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1947 James Harris, born in Monroe, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Buffalo, Louisiana, San Diego 1945 Ken "The Snake" Stabler, NFL quarterback, Oak Raiders, Super Bowl XI 1945 Bob Griese, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year 1944 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback) 1944 Jim Hart, Evanston, Illinois, NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals 1943 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl 1943 Craig Morton, born in Flint, Michigan, NFL quarterback, Dallas, Denver 1943 Tom Wilkinson, CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos 1942 Roger Staubach, NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys 1941 Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raider quarterback, AFL leading passer 1967 1938 4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (quarterback) 1938 Don Meredith, born in Mount Vernon, Texas, NFL quarterback, Cowboys, and Monday Night Football 1937 Tom Flores, born in Fresno California, NFL quarterback and coach, Raiders 1934 Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, NFL quarterback, Eagles, Redskins 1934 Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins/sportscaster 1934 Earl Morrall, NFL quarterback, Lions, Giants, Colts 1934 Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach, Green Bay 1933 Johnny Unitas, NFL quarterback, Baltimore Colts, San Diego, one of the greats 1927 George Blanda, NFL kicker/quarterback, Bears, Oilers, Raiders 1926 Bobby Layne, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1926 Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL quarterback, Baltimore, SF, New York Giants, MVP 1963 1926 Norm Van Brocklin, NFL quarterback and coach of the Los Angeles Rams, hall of famer 1921 Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns 1920 Bob Waterfield, NFL quarterback, Rams 1916 Sid Luckman, NFL quarterback for the Chicago Bears 1912 Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL quarterback, Brooklyn, Boston Yankees 1910 Arnie Herber, born in NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants 1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colorado, NFL hall of fame quarterback, Spartans, Detroit 1898 Jimmy Conzelman, NFL quarterback/coach/team owner, Chicago 1896 Paddy Driscoll, NFL quarterback/coach, Chicago Cardinals, Bears 1895 1st pro football game (quarterback John Brallier paid $10 and won 12-0) |
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