Gary Kubiak
Kubiak in 2008 while head coach of the Texans
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 15, 1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) St. Pius X | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 8 / Pick: 197 | ||||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 82–75 (.522) | ||||||||||||||
| Postseason: | 5–2 (.714) | ||||||||||||||
| Career: | 87–77 (.530) | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 298 |
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| Pass completions: | 173 |
| Percentage: | 58.1 |
| Yards: | 1,920 |
| TD–INT: | 14–16 |
| Passer rating: | 70.6 |
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Gary Wayne Kubiak (born August 15, 1961) is a retired American football coach and player. He served as head coach for the NFL's Houston Texans from 2006 to 2013 and of the Denver Broncos in 2015 and 2016 before stepping down from the position on January 1, 2017, citing health reasons.
Kubiak played as a quarterback for the Broncos from 1983 to 1991 as the backup to John Elway. He participated in seven Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Broncos, winning three as an assistant coach with the Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers and winning Super Bowl 50 as the head coach of the Broncos over the Carolina Panthers.
Kubiak passed for a then state-record 6,190 yards as a quarterback for St. Pius X High School of Houston, Texas, where he was given the nickname "Koob". Twice named to the all-state football, basketball, baseball and track teams, he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Kubiak graduated St. Pius X in 1978.
Kubiak attended Texas A&M University under coaches Tom Wilson and Jackie Sherrill and was selected to the All-Southwest Conference team in 1982 after leading the conference in passing yards (1,948) and touchdowns (19). As a junior, he set a conference record by throwing six touchdown passes against Rice.
Kubiak was selected in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, the same year quarterback John Elway was drafted No. 1 overall by the Baltimore Colts before forcing a trade to Denver. Kubiak played his entire career for the Broncos as a backup for Elway, a Hall of Famer.
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