John Fourcade

John Fourcade
No. 11
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: October 11, 1960
Place of birth: Gretna, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Marrero (LA) Archbishop Shaw
College: Ole Miss
Undrafted: 1982
Career history
As player:
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
As coach:
As executive:
Career NFL statistics
Completions: 159
Attempts: 313
Passing yards: 2,312
Touchdowns: 14
Interceptions: 15
Stats at NFL.com
Career Arena football statistics
Comp. / Att.: 118 / 205
Passing yards: 1,152
TD-INT: 12-11
QB Rating: 65.75
Rushing TD: 4
Head coaching record
Regular season: 1-11 (.083)
Postseason: 0–0 (–)
Career record: 1–11 (.083)
Stats at ArenaFan.com

John Charles Fourcade, Jr. (born October 11, 1960 in Gretna, Louisiana) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the current head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League. 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.

Professional career

Fourcade played as an undrafted free agent in 4 games as a backup to Joe Paopao for the British Columbia Lions in 1983. As a career journeyman quarterback, he played for the 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) and the 1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL) before being signed as a free agent by the New York Giants in May 1986. He then played for the 1987 Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League. In 1987, he led the Saints to a 2-1 replacement game record and made the regular roster. 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 Jul. 1991.[1] In 1993 he played for the Miami Hooters of the AFL. In 2001, he was the general manager, head coach and played in the National Indoor Football League for the Mississippi Fire Dogs.

Coaching career

Fourcade played with the 1994 Milwaukee Mustangs (AFL), and Coached 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), the 2005 Tupelo FireAnts (UIF) and the 2006 Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings (af2).

In the 2008 season, Fourcade was the head coach of the IFL's Fairbanks Grizzlies in Fairbanks, Alaska.

In the 2009 season, he led the Acadiana Mudbugs to the SIFL's first playoffs and finished the season 6-6. For the 2010 season, he was fired after the team's opening game loss (they had since been renamed the Lafayette Wildcatters) and replaced by ex-Arena League and Af2 Coach Skip Foster.

On August 20, 2010, it was announced that Fourcade would be the head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Magic SIFL team for its inaugural 2011 season.

John Fourcade has since left the SIFL and moved on to the new Lone Star Football League, in which he will be the Head Coach of the Rio Grande Valley Magic, in the upcoming inaugural 2012 football season.

Broadcasting career

Fourcade currently serves as an NFL football analyst for WDSU (NBC) New Orleans.

On September 5, 2013, the "John Fourcade Show presented by Ray Brandt" will premiere on WHNO TV (LeSEA Broadcasting) in the New Orleans area.[2] John Fourcade will join with host Mike Detillier to discuss upcoming Saints, NFL, and LSU action. The show will be shot on location at featured Ray Brandt automotive dealerships.

References

  1. ↑ Saints cut Fourcade
  2. ↑ "Rickey Jackson, John Fourcade Join WHNO Sports Coverage". www.sportsnola.com. LeSEA Broadcasting. August 23, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.