John Fourcade

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Personal information

Date of birth:

October 11, 1960 (age 56)

Place of birth:

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

208 lb (94 kg)

Career information

High school:

Marrero (LA) Archbishop Shaw

College:

Undrafted:

Career history

As player:

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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As executive:

Career NFL statistics

Career Arena statistics

Head coaching record

Regular season:

1-11 (.083)

Postseason:

0–0 (–)

Career:

1–11 (.083)

Player stats at ArenaFan.com

John Charles Fourcade, Jr. (born October 11, 1960) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and recent head coach of the New Mexico Stars of American Indoor Football. Fourcade was the most valuable player of the 1982 Senior Bowl after passing for 115 yards and running for 33 yards and two touchdowns. He had gained 6,713 yards at Ole Miss from 1978–1981, breaking the career record of Archie Manning.

Fourcade played as an undrafted free agent in 4 games as a backup to Joe Paopao for the British Columbia Lions in 1983. As a career journeyman quarterback, he played for the 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) and the 1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL) before being signed as a free agent by the New York Giants in May 1986. He then played for the 1987 Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League. In 1987, he led the Saints to a 2-1 replacement game record and made the regular roster. Over his career, Fourcade passed for 2,312 yards in 24 games for the Saints, with a passer rating of 70.1. He was waived by the Saints in July 1991. In 1993, he played for the Miami Hooters of the AFL. In 2001, he was the general manager, head coach and played in the National Indoor Football League for the Mississippi Fire Dogs.