Dan Pastorini
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Pastorini playing for the Oilers in 1978
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 26, 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sonora, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bellarmine College Prep | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 3,055 |
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| Pass completions: | 1,556 |
| Percentage: | 50.9 |
| TD–INT: | 103–161 |
| Passing yards: | 18,515 |
| Passer rating: | 59.1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Dante Anthony "Dan" Pastorini (born May 26, 1949) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He is also a winning NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driver.
Pastorini was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the first round (third overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft out of Santa Clara University. The draft was dubbed "The Year of the Quarterback" with Pastorini taken third behind Jim Plunkett (first) and Archie Manning (second).
Pastorini was known as a tough quarterback throughout his career. From 1971 through 1979, Pastorini missed only five regular season games, playing through broken ribs and even a punctured lung at times. He was the first player to wear the now ubiquitous "flak jacket" under his uniform to protect broken ribs. He did not play behind what would be considered a quality offensive line until 1977, when the Oilers hired Joe Bugel as offensive line coach and brought in players like Greg Sampson and, later Leon Gray. By 1978, the Oilers had a running game with the drafting of future Hall of Famer Earl Campbell.
Pastorini was also named to the 1975 AFC Pro Bowl Team. Pastorini's best season came in 1978 when he threw for a career high 2,473 yards and 16 touchdowns. In the 1978 playoffs, Pastorini fared very well, helping lead the Oilers to wins over the Miami Dolphins and AFC East division champion New England Patriots.
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