Karl Sweetan
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| Karl Sweetan | |
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| Date of birth: | October 2, 1942 |
| Place of birth: |  Dallas, Texas |
| Date of death: | July 2, 2000 |
| Place of death: | Las Vegas, NV |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Quarterback |
| College: | Wake Forest |
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 18 / Pick 249 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1966-1967 1968 1969-1970 |
Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Rams |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Karl Robert Sweetan (born October 2, 1942 in Dallas, Texas, died July 2, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a former professional American football quarterback who played in five NFL seasons from 1966-1970 for 3 different teams. He is tied with several other players for the record longest pass completion (99 yards to Pat Studstill in 1966). He was the Lions starting quarterback during the filming of the movie Paper Lion. Sweetan also gained notoriety of sorts later when it was alleged he tried to sell an NFL football playbook to another team, however that has not been proven.
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