Gary Cuozzo

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Gary Cuozzo

No. 15

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth: April 26, 1941

Place of birth: Montclair, New Jersey

Career information

College: Virginia

Debuted in 1963

Last played in 1972

Career history

Career NFL statistics

TD-INT	43-55
Yards	7,402
QB Rating	62.1
Stats at NFL.com

Gary Samuel Cuozzo (born April 26, 1941) is a former professional American football player. An undrafted quarterback from the University of Virginia, Cuozzo played in 10 NFL seasons from 1963 to 1972. He began his NFL career on the Baltimore Colts as a backup to Johnny Unitas. When Unitas was injured in 1965, Cuozzo replaced him until getting sidelined by injury as well. He was traded to the expansion team New Orleans Saints in 1967, where he was the first starting quarterback in the franchise's history. The following year he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings. After four years in Minnesota, Cuozzo was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972, retiring the following year. He moved to Middletown Township, New Jersey to start an orthodontics practice.

In 1990 his oldest son Gary Jr., a/k/a Chip, was murdered in Miami during a drug deal, and Cuozzo gave talks to teens about avoiding drugs. He served as national chairman of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes from 1995 to 1998.^[1]

Cuozzo played high school football at Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.^[2]

References

↑ Richard Deutsch, "Gary Cuozzo, Saints Quarterback", Sports Illustrated, July 12, 1999.
↑ Gary Cuozzo player profile, database Football. Accessed August 27, 2007.

External links

Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Colt Gary Cuozzo," The Baltimore Sun, Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts starting quarterbacks

Fred Enke (1953–1954)
George Taliaferro (1953)
Ed Mioduszewski (1953)
Gary Kerkorian (1954)
Cotton Davidson (1954)
George Shaw (1955–1958)
Johnny Unitas (1956–1972)
Gary Cuozzo (1965–1966)
Tom Matte (1965)
Earl Morrall (1968–1971)
Marty Domres (1972–1974)
Bert Jones (1973–1981)
Bill Troup (1978)
Mike Kirkland (1978)
Greg Landry (1979–1980)
David Humm (1981)
Mike Pagel (1982–1985)
Mark Herrmann (1983–1992)
Art Schlichter (1984–1985)
Matt Kofler (1985)
Jack Trudeau (1986–1993)
Gary Hogeboom (1986–1988)
Blair Kiel (1987)
Chris Chandler (1988–1989)
Tom Ramsey (1989)
Jeff George (1990–1993)
Jim Harbaugh (1994–1997)
Don Majkowski (1994)
Browning Nagle (1994)
Craig Erickson (1995)
Paul Justin (1995–1997)
Kelly Holcomb (1997)
Peyton Manning (1998–2010)
Kerry Collins (2011)
Curtis Painter (2011)
Dan Orlovsky (2011)
Andrew Luck (2012–present)

New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks

Gary Cuozzo (1967)
Billy Kilmer (1967–1970)
Karl Sweetan (1968)
Ronnie Lee South (1968)
Edd Hargett (1970–1971)
Archie Manning (1971–1981)
Bobby Scott (1973–1981)
Larry Cipa (1974–1975)
Bobby Douglass (1976–1977)
Dave Wilson (1981–1986)
Ken Stabler (1982–1983)
Guido Merkens (1982)
Richard Todd (1984)
Bobby Hebert (1985–1992)
John Fourcade (1987–1990)
Steve Walsh (1990–1993)
Wade Wilson (1993)
Mike Buck (1993)
Jim Everett (1994–1996)
Doug Nussmeier (1996–1997)
Heath Shuler (1997)
Billy Joe Hobert (1997–1999)
Danny Wuerffel (1997–1998)
Kerry Collins (1998)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1998–1999)
Jake Delhomme (1999)
Jeff Blake (2000)
Aaron Brooks (2000–2005)
Todd Bouman (2005)
Drew Brees (2006–present)
Mark Brunell (2009)

Minnesota Vikings starting quarterbacks

George Shaw (1961)
Fran Tarkenton (1961–1966)
Ron Vander Kelen (1963–1967)
Bob Berry (1966–1974)
Joe Kapp (1967–1969)
Gary Cuozzo (1969–1971)
Bob Lee (1970–1977)
Norm Snead (1971)
Fran Tarkenton (1972–1978)
Tommy Kramer (1977–1989)
Steve Dils (1980–1983)
Wade Wilson (1983–1991)
Archie Manning (1984)
Tony Adams (1987)
Rich Gannon (1990–1992)
Sean Salisbury (1992–1994)
Jim McMahon (1993)
Warren Moon (1994–1996)
Brad Johnson (1996–1998, 2005–2006)
Randall Cunningham (1997–1999)
Jeff George (1999)
Daunte Culpepper (2000–2005)
Todd Bouman (2001)
Spergon Wynn (2001)
Gus Frerotte (2003, 2008)
Tarvaris Jackson (2006–2010)
Kelly Holcomb (2007)
Brooks Bollinger (2007)
Brett Favre (2009–2010)
Joe Webb (2010)
Donovan McNabb (2011)
Christian Ponder (2011–2013)
Matt Cassel (2013–present)
Josh Freeman (2013)

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks

Paddy Driscoll (1920–1925)
Arnold Horween (1922–1924)
Hal Erickson (1926–1928)
Roddy Lamb (1927)
Don Hill (1929)
Bunny Belden (1930)
Walt Holmer (1931–1932)
Joe Lillard (1933)
Phil Sarboe (1934–1935)
Pug Vaughan (1936)
Pat Coffee (1937)
Jack Robbins (1938–1939)
Hugh McCullough (1940)
Ray Mallouf (1941)
Bud Schwenk (1942)
Ronnie Cahill (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
Paul Christman (1945–1949)
Ray Mallouf (1948)
Jim Hardy (1949–1951)
Frank Tripucka (1950–1952)
Charley Trippi (1951–1952)
Don Panciera (1952)
Jim Root (1953–1956)
Steve Romanik (1953–1954)
Ray Nagel (1953)
Lamar McHan (1954–1958)
Ogden Compton (1955)
Mack Reynolds (1958)
King Hill (1959–1960)
John Roach (1959–1960)
George Izo (1960)
Sam Etcheverry (1961–1962)
Ralph Guglielmi (1961)
Charley Johnson (1962–1969)
Buddy Humphrey (1965)
Terry Nofsinger (1966)
Jim Hart (1967–1983)
Gary Keithley (1973)
Pete Beathard (1971)
Tim Van Galder (1972)
Gary Cuozzo (1972)
Steve Pisarkiewicz (1978–1979)
Mike Loyd (1980)
Neil Lomax (1981–1988)
Cliff Stoudt (1986–1988)
Shawn Halloran (1987)
Sammy Garza (1987)
Gary Hogeboom (1989)
Tom Tupa (1989–1991)
Timm Rosenbach (1989–1992)
Stan Gelbaugh (1991)
Chris Chandler (1991–1993)
Steve Beuerlein (1993–1994)
Jay Schroeder (1994)
Jim McMahon (1994)
Dave Krieg (1995)
Boomer Esiason (1996)
Kent Graham (1996–1997)
Jake Plummer (1997–2002)
Stoney Case (1997)
Dave Brown (1999–2000)
Jeff Blake (2003)
Josh McCown (2003–2005)
Shaun King (2004)
John Navarre (2004)
Kurt Warner (2005–2009)
Matt Leinart (2007–2009)
Derek Anderson (2010)
John Skelton (2010–2012)
Max Hall (2010)
Kevin Kolb (2011–2012)
Ryan Lindley (2012)
Brian Hoyer (2012)
Carson Palmer (2013–present)

New Orleans Saints 1967 Inaugural Season Roster

0 Obert Logan
10 Charlie Durkee
12 Tom McNeill
15 Gary Cuozzo
16 Bo Burris
17 Billy Kilmer
19 Gary Wood
20 George Youngblood
21 John H. Douglas
22 Charlie Brown
23 Dave Whitsell
24 Elijah Nevett
25 Jerry Simmons
26 Jimmy Heidel
27 Walter Roberts
29 Ray Ogden
30 Leslie Kelley
31 Jim Taylor
32 Tom Barrington
33 Randy Schultz
35 Ted Davis
36 Don McCall
37 Steve Stonebreaker
38 Phil Vandersea
39 Ernie Wheelwright
42 John Gilliam
44 George Rose
45 Jimmy Jordan
46 Danny Abramowicz
47 Bruce Cortez
50 Jake Kupp
53 Dave Simmons
54 Joe Wendryhoski
55 Jackie Burkett
58 Eli Strand
59 Fred Whittingham
60 Brian Schweda
61 Del Williams
63 Roy Schmidt
66 Bill Cody
67 George Hravey
71 Dick J. Anderson
71 Dave McCormick
72 Earl Leggett
73 Bill Sandeman
73 Jerry Sturm
74 Mike Tilleman
76 Dave Rowe
77 Ray Rissmiller
78 Jerry Jones
79 Lou Cordileone
80 Jim Garcia
81 Doug Atkins
83 Vern Burke
84 Jimmy Hester
85 Ray Poage
86 Tom Hall
88 Ben Hart
89 Kent Kramer
Head Coach: Tom Fears
Assistant Coaches: George Dickson
Jack Faulkner
Ed Khayat
Lamar McHan
Bob Shaw
Walt Yowarsky

Persondata
Name	Cuozzo, Gary
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	April 26, 1941
Place of birth	Montclair, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death

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