John Fourcade

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John Fourcade
Date of birth	October 11, 1960
Place of birth	Gretna, Louisiana
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Mississippi
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1987-90	New Orleans Saints

John Charles Fourcade, Jr. (born October 11, 1960 in Gretna, Louisiana is a former professional American football player best known for playing quarterback from 1987 to 1990 for the New Orleans Saints. Fourcade was the most valuable player of the 1982 Senior Bowl after passing for 115 yards and running for 33 yards and two touchdowns. He had gained 6,713 yards at Ole Miss from 1978-1981, breaking the career record of Archie Manning.

[edit] Pro Career

Fourcade played as an undrafted free agent in 4 games as a backup to Joe Paopao for the BC Lions in 1982. As a career journeyman quarterback, he played for the 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) and the 1984 Memphis Showboats (USFL) before being signed as a free agent by the New York Giants in May 1985. He then played for the 1986-87 Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League. In 1987, he led the Saints to a 2-1 strike game record and made the regular roster, leading the Saints to their first postseason berth. Over his career, Fourcade passed for 2,312 yards in 24 games for the Saints, with a passer rating of 70.1. He was waived by the Saints in July 1991. In 1993 he played for the Miami Hooters of the AFL. In 2001, he played in the National Indoor Football League. He would retire soon after the age of 40 playing for more teams in more leagues than anyone in the history of football. He also later coached for the 1994 Milwaukee Mustangs (AFL), the 1995 Miami Hooters (AFL), the 1999-2000 Mississippi Fire Dogs (IPFL), the 2001 Mobile Seagulls/Louisiana Bayou Beast (NIFL), the 2002 Florida Firecats (af2), the 2003-2004 Columbus Wardogs (af2) and the 2005 Tupelo Fireants (UIF).