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Don Strock

Don Strock
No. 10, 12
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1950-11-27) November 27, 1950 (age 66)
Place of birth: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College: Virginia Tech
NFL Draft: 1973 / Round: 5 / Pick: 111
Career history
As coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 45–42
Passing yards: 5,349
Rating: 79.4
TD–INT: 45–42
Passing yards: 5,349
Rating: 79.4

Don Strock (born November 27, 1950) is a former professional football player who was the head coach of the Florida International University football team from 2002 to 2006.

Strock played college football at Virginia Tech, and graduated in 1973. In his senior season in 1972, Strock led the nation in total passing and total offense, yet finished only ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. The college game was then dominated by running backs; the 1972 Heisman went to wingback Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska.

To date, Strock still holds many collegiate football passing records at his alma mater and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.

Strock played in the National Football League as a quarterback. A 5th round selection (111th overall pick) of the 1973 NFL Draft, he spent the majority of his professional career with the Miami Dolphins (1973–1987), and was mostly known for his role as a back-up to Hall-of Famers Bob Griese in his first years with the team and Dan Marino as he finished his career with the club. He also played one season with the Cleveland Browns (1988) and part of a season on the roster of the Indianapolis Colts (1989) before retiring as a player.

Strock was a member of the "taxi squad" during the 1973 season when the Dolphins won their second straight Super Bowl following the undefeated 1972–73 season. He was also a member of the Dolphin teams who played and lost in the 1982 and 1984 Super Bowls.


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