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Elvis Grbac

Elvis Grbac
No. 18, 11
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1970-08-13) August 13, 1970 (age 46)
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Cleveland (OH) St. Joseph
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 1993 / Round: 8 / Pick: 219
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TDINT: 99–81
Passing yards: 16,774
QB Rating: 79.6
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
TDINT: 99–81
Passing yards: 16,774
QB Rating: 79.6
Player stats at NFL.com

Elvis M. Grbac (/ˈɡɜːrbæk/; born August 13, 1970) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). During his career he was a starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Baltimore Ravens. In college, he was a three-time passing efficiency champion, a Sammy Baugh Trophy winner and the quarterback for Heisman Trophy-winner Desmond Howard. Drafted by the 49ers in 1993, and serving in his rookie year as the backup to Steve Young, he went on to play seven more seasons, starting 70 of the 106 games he played for San Francisco (1993–96), Kansas City (1997–2000) and Baltimore (2001).

During his career, Grbac was on one Super Bowl-winning team with the 49ers, and won one AFC West title in 1997 while quarterbacking the Chiefs. He still holds six all-time records with the Chiefs, including: Most touchdown passes in consecutive games (15), lowest percentage, passes had intercepted (3.04), and most yards gained in a single game (504).

Grbac was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ivan and Cecilija Grbac His father was born in Lanišće, near Buzet, Istra, Croatia, and his mother was also from Istra. His parents left Croatia in 1967 with their two eldest children, Maria and Engelbert (Elvis's eldest sister and brother).


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