Mark Malone
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 22, 1958 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Diego, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | El Cajon (CA) Valley | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 60–81 |
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| Yards: | 10,175 |
| QB Rating: | 61.9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Mark M. Malone (born November 22, 1958 in San Diego, California) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL.
Malone was the nation's most recruited quarterback in 1975 out of El Cajon Valley High School near San Diego, California. He also was recruited by the USOC as a possible decathlete for the 1980 Olympics.
He was a two-year starter at Arizona State University and was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 28th pick in the 1980 NFL draft. While in college, he proved to be an adept runner as much as he was a passer.
He played eight seasons (1980–1987) with the Steelers, becoming the fourth-ranked quarterback in franchise history with 8,582 yards. His highlights with the Steelers included giving the eventual Super Bowl Champion 49ers its only loss in 1984, and guiding the Steelers to the 1984 AFC Championship Game against the Miami Dolphins. He was traded on April 12, 1988, to the San Diego Chargers for his last, full NFL season. He would play one more game in 1989 with the New York Jets. For his career Malone passed for 10,175 yards and 60 TDs, and rushed 159 times for 628 yards and 18 TDs. Malone also had one career reception for a 90-yard TD, a Steelers team record until Mike Wallace broke it with a 95-yard touchdown reception vs. Arizona in 2011. Malone's career, however, was plagued with several severe injuries.
A September 1987 Sports Illustrated article on Malone recounted the knee injury he suffered against Chicago while playing wide receiver that forced him to miss the entire 1982 season after having surgery. Malone started only half the season in 1985 for Pittsburgh due to various injuries, and missed two games at mid season in 1986 with a thumb injury on his throwing hand.
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