Damon Huard playing against the Steelers in 2006.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | July 9, 1973 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Yakima, Washington | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Washington | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1996 | ||||||||
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TD–INT: | 33–26 |
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Passing yards: | 6,303 |
QB Rating: | 80.6 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Damon Paul Huard (born July 9, 1973) is a former American football quarterback. He is a Chief Administrator and fundraiser for the University of Washington football program, his alma mater. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996. Huard also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins. Huard won two Super Bowl rings with the Patriots.
Huard was the first to hold a snap for kicker Ryan Longwell in their junior-high years at Aylen Junior High. Huard attended Puyallup High School in Puyallup, Washington, where he was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named the Powerade State Player of the Year and won All-America honors. He took the Puyallup Vikings to the State AAA championship that year where they lost to Cascade High School. He has a younger brother, Brock, who also played quarterback for the University of Washington and in the NFL.
After graduating from high school, Huard attended the University of Washington, where he redshirted as a freshman in 1991. He started for the first time in 1993, and continued as a starter through his senior season in 1995. That season, he passed for 2,415 yards and 11 touchdowns. He finished his career as the Huskies' all-time passing leader with 5,692 yards.