Steve Ramsey (American football)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 22, 1948 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | October 15, 1999 (aged 51) Meridian, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | W.W. Samuell | ||||||||
| College: | North Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 5 / pick: 126 | ||||||||
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Stephen Wayne Ramsey (April 22, 1948 – October 15, 1999) was a professional American football quarterback who played in seven National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1970 to 1976 for two different teams, the New Orleans Saints and the Denver Broncos. During his time with the Denver Broncos he achieved the most concecutive touchdowns to different receivers to start career. He was traded to the New York Giants in exchange for Craig Morton in 1977 but was released before the season began. Ramsey attended W. W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas and The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He died at age 51 in Texas, after an accident while trying to drive himself to the hospital after having a heart attack.
NFL career statistics
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| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
| 1970 | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | DEN | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | 84 | 178 | 47.2 | 1,120 | 6.3 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 46.6 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 105 |
| 1972 | DEN | 9 | 5 | 1-4 | 65 | 137 | 47.4 | 1,050 | 7.7 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 53.5 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 184 |
| 1973 | DEN | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 194 | 7.2 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | DEN | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 41 | 74 | 55.4 | 580 | 7.8 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 64.0 | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 55 |
| 1975 | DEN | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | 128 | 233 | 54.9 | 1,562 | 6.7 | 66 | 9 | 14 | 63.6 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 187 |
| 1976 | DEN | 12 | 12 | 7-5 | 128 | 270 | 47.4 | 1,931 | 7.2 | 71 | 11 | 13 | 64.9 | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 261 |
| Career | 54 | 31 | 14-17 | 456 | 921 | 49.5 | 6,437 | 7.0 | 76 | 35 | 58 | 58.9 | 33 | 108 | 3.3 | 17 | 2 | 110 | 792 | |
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