John Huarte

John Huarte
Position(s):
Quarterback		 Jersey #(s):
7
Born: April 6, 1944 (1944-04-06) (age 67)
Anaheim, California
Career Information
Year(s): 1966–1975
AFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12
(By the New York Jets)
NFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 6 / Pick: 76
(By the Philadelphia Eagles)
College: Notre Dame
Professional Teams
Career Stats
AFL-NFL TD-INT     1-5
AFL-NFL Yards     230
AFL-NFL QB Rating     22.4
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Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Career Highlights and Awards
College Hall of Fame

John Gregory Huarte (born April 6, 1944) is a former American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.

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Early years

Huarte played for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, he played for only a few minutes per game. As a senior, however, he became the starting quarterback as the Fighting Irish won all but one game during the 1964 season, in which he was selected as an All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. By the end of the season, Huarte threw for 2,062 yards with only 205 passes, an average of over ten yards per pass attempt.

Professional career

Huarte was drafted in 1965 by the American Football League's New York Jets and by the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. He signed with the Jets, but was beaten out for the starting position by fellow-rookie, Alabama's Joe Namath, who had finished the 1964 season 11th ranked in the Heisman voting. The AFL Jets thus signed both the Heisman Trophy winner and the Alabama star away from the NFL. Prior to the 1966 season he was traded by the Jets to the Boston Patriots for the draft rights to Wichita State University linebacker/center Jim Waskiewicz. Subsequently Huarte did see action as a back-up quarterback for several other professional teams from 1966-1972. He played his final two seasons of professional football as the starting quarterback of the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League.

After football

Huarte is a member of The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll, and is also the CEO of Arizona Tile Supply, Inc.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Our History. Arizona Tile. Accessed July 24, 2011.

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