Jim Plunkett
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Plunkett as a member of the San Francisco 49ers
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 5, 1947 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Jose, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | William C. Overfelt, James Lick | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 164–198 |
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| Yards: | 25,882 |
| Passer rating: | 67.5 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jim Plunkett (born December 5, 1947) is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories (XV and XVIII). He is the only eligible quarterback to start (and win) two Super Bowls without being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Plunkett was born to Mexican American parents with an Irish-German great-grandfather on his paternal side. Plunkett's father was a news vendor afflicted with progressive blindness, who had to support his blind wife along with their three children. Plunkett's parents were both born in New Mexico; his mother, whose maiden name was Carmen Blea, was born in Santa Fe and his father, William Gutierrez Plunkett, in Albuquerque. Carmen is also part Native American. William died of a heart attack in 1969.
The Plunketts moved to California during World War II. William Plunkett first worked in the Richmond shipyards. By this time, Jim's two older sisters, Genevieve (16 years older than Jim) and Mary Ann (5 years older than Jim) had been born; Jim was born in 1947, after the family had moved to Santa Clara. They later moved to San Jose where William ran a newsstand, and where they were able to find low-cost housing. The family lived in relative poverty, and received state financial aid. Jim and his sisters learned to work hard and do things for themselves as they grew up. They also helped Carmen with cooking and other household chores.
The family's financial situation was a big problem for Jim as he was growing up. He did not like the area he lived in, often did not have money for dates, and avoided bringing friends to his house. He worked from an early age, cleaning up at a gas station while in elementary school, delivering newspapers, bagging groceries, and working in orchards. In his high school years, he worked in the summers.
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