John Sciarra
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| Position: | Safety / Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 2, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: |
1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 (By the Chicago Bears) |
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| INTs: | 4 |
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| Fumble recoveries: | 7 |
| Return yards: | 909 |
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John Michael Sciarra (born March 2, 1954) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1978 to 1983. He also played quarterback for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at UCLA.
Sciarra played high school football at Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California, where he was named the CIF Southern Section Player of the Year in 1971.
Sciarra was an All-American quarterback at UCLA. He starred in the 1976 Rose Bowl in which UCLA upset favored Ohio State University, which was unbeaten ranked number one in the nation, by a score of 23–10. Sciarra was named Most Valuable Player in the game. He ran for the most career yards by a quarterback in UCLA history.
After Sciarra was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft and chose not to sign with them, he signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on May 26, 1976. He earned the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 1976 as a quarterback.
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