Tom Ramsey

American football player (born 1961)

American football player
Tom Ramsey
No. 12, 14
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1961-07-09) July 9, 1961 (age 62)
Encino, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:John F. Kennedy (Los Angeles, California)
College:UCLA
NFL draft:1983 / Round: 10 / Pick: 267
Career history
  • Los Angeles Express (1983–1984)
  • Oakland Invaders (1984)
  • New England Patriots (1984–1988)
  • Indianapolis Colts (1989)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:7–10
Passing yards:1,285
Passer rating:60.6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tom Ramsey (born July 9, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. He began his pro career with the Los Angeles Express and the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins

Ramsey graduated from Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California, in 1979. When Ramsey was quarterback for Kennedy, the quarterback at rival high school Granada Hills was John Elway.[1]

At the University of California, Los Angeles, he played an outstanding Rose Bowl game in 1983 and was awarded the game MVP along with Don Rogers. In 1998, Ramsey was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame, and in 2007, Ramsey was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. He is also an analyst for college football on ESPN and for college and NFL football on ESPN Radio.

Ramsey was the last quarterback of the New England Patriots to wear jersey #12 prior to Tom Brady.

See also

References

  1. ^ Foster, Chris (October 6, 2007). "A signal moment for quarterbacks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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