Ted Marchibroda
1953 Bowman football card
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 15, 1931 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Franklin, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Date of death: | January 16, 2016 (aged 84) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Weems, Virginia | ||||||||
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| College: | Detroit | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 16–29 |
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| Yards: | 2,169 |
| QB Rating: | 45.3 |
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Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda (March 15, 1931 – January 16, 2016) was an American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.
Marchibroda played college football at Saint Bonaventure University and the University of Detroit, where he excelled as a quarterback, leading the nation with 1,813 yards passing in 1952.
Marchibroda was selected in the first round of 1953 NFL Draft by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, the fifth overall pick and the first quarterback. After one year, he left the Steelers to serve in the U.S. Army, and returned to the Steelers after his discharge. Marchibroda finished his professional playing career with the Chicago Cardinals in 1957.
Marchibroda began his coaching career in 1961 as an assistant for the Washington Redskins under Bill McPeak before joining the Los Angeles Rams in 1966 under first-year head coach George Allen. He went with Allen to the Redskins in 1971 and was the offensive coordinator.
Marchibroda got his first head coaching job with the Baltimore Colts in 1975. In his first year, he turned the Colts into an instant playoff contender as they won the AFC East title. The Colts won the AFC East title the next two seasons, led by 1976 NFL Most Valuable Player quarterback Bert Jones and sensational running back Lydell Mitchell. But in those three playoff seasons, the Colts would lose in the AFC Divisional Playoffs including a 37–31 loss in double overtime to the Oakland Raiders in the 1977 postseason. Marchibroda was the Colts' head coach for five years, through the 1979 season, and then was an offensive coordinator for three NFL teams in the NFC: Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
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