Jerry Rhome
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 6, 1942 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sunset (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Tulsa | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 13 / Pick: 172 | ||||||||
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1964 / Round: 25 / Pick: 195 (By the New York Jets) |
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| TD–INT: | 7-14 |
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| Yards: | 1628 |
| QB Rating: | 55.2 |
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Jerry Byron Rhome (born March 6, 1942 in Dallas) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers and the Los Angeles Rams. He closed out his professional career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the University of Tulsa.
Rhome attended Sunset High School in Texas, where he played football for his father Byron Rhome. He also practiced basketball and baseball.
He accepted a scholarship to play for Southern Methodist University. In 1961, he transferred by the end of his sophomore year to the University of Tulsa after a 2-7-1 season and the firing of head coach Bill Meek.
In 1963, after sitting out a year, he starred at Tulsa, passing for 1,909 yards, 10 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. As a senior, he registered 2,870 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, while leading the nation in total offense and finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting to John Huarte in one of the closest selections ever recorded.
Rhome held a number of NCAA records, including the most touchdowns in a game and in a season and the most passes without an interception in a year and in a career. Rhome also won the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1964 and had his No. 17 retired by the school.
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