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Griese pitched for the Purdue baseball team, going 12–1 one season, played guard on the Purdue basketball team, and played quarterback, kicker, and punter for the Purdue football team. [12] There are at least four football games in which Griese was in some way responsible for all of Purdue's points. [13] [14]
Holcomb was known for developing solid quarterbacks including Bob DeMoss, Dale Samuels and Len Dawson. These players helped grow a strong tradition at Purdue of great quarterback play. On December 12, 1955, after his nine seasons at Purdue, Holcomb left Purdue to accept the athletic director position at the Northwestern University. [26]
Mark Donald Herrmann (born January 8, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. Herrmann played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, and was a unanimous All-American in 1980.
James Samuel Everett III, (born January 3, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected third overall in the 1986 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. [1]
Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback.He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games.
Michael Elston Phipps (born January 19, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Phipps played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, and was recognized as an All-American.
Curtis Matthew Painter (born June 24, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft.
Other Purdue quarterbacks who reached the NFL are Ron Meyer, former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots; Ross Fichtner, who won an NFL title at cornerback with the Cleveland Browns, even serving as the emergency backup quarterback for the Browns in their 1964 NFL Championship Game appearance; John Reeves spent time in ...