Damon Huard
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Yakima, Washington, U.S. | July 9, 1973||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Puyallup (Puyallup, Washington) | ||||||
College: | Washington (1991–1995) | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1996 | ||||||
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Damon Paul Huard (born July 9, 1973) is a former American football quarterback. He is the director of community relations and fundraising for the University of Washington football program, his alma mater.[1]
Huard was signed by the
Early life
Born in Yakima, Washington, Huard was raised southeast of Tacoma in Puyallup, where his father Mike was a high school teacher and head football coach.[2][3][4] He was the first to hold a snap for kicker Ryan Longwell when they played for Aylen Junior High.[5]
Huard attended Puyallup High School, where he was a letterman for the Vikings in football and basketball.[6] He played tight end as a sophomore, as the quarterback was senior Billy Joe Hobert.[2] As a senior in 1990, Huard was named the Powerade State Player of the Year and won All-America honors.
College career
After graduation from high school, Huard attended the University of Washington in Seattle, where he redshirted in 1991, the Huskies' national championship season. Wearing jersey number 7, he started for the first time in 1993 under first-year head coach Jim Lambright, and continued as a starter through 1995. That season, he passed for 2,415 yards and 11 touchdowns; he finished his career as the Huskies' all-time passing leader with 5,692 yards.
As a junior in 1994, Huard led the Dawgs to an 18-point victory over the Miami Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl, halting their nine-year home winning streak at 58 games.[7]
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
After going undrafted in the
Miami Dolphins
After spending the 1996 season out of football,
Huard began the 1999 season as the Dolphins' holder on the field goal unit, but following an injury to starter Dan Marino, in the future Hall of Famer's final season, Huard started his first NFL game on October 24 after replacing Marino on October 17. He won his first three games that he started, tying a Dolphins record set by Earl Morrall in 1972. Huard posted a 4–1 record before Marino returned in November, finishing the regular season with eight touchdowns, four interceptions, and 1,288 passing yards. Huard also saw time in the playoffs, replacing Marino for the second half of a 62–7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Several weeks earlier on December 3, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Dolphins.
Despite Huard's performance in 1999, Jay Fiedler was signed to be the Dolphins' starter in 2000. Huard started one game in Fiedler's place, a 17–14 win over the Colts on November 26. On that day, Damon and his brother Brock became the NFL's first set of brothers to start at QB on the same weekend in league history. Damon made his only start that year against the Colts, while Brock started against the Denver Broncos for the Seahawks.
New England Patriots
A free agent after the 2000 season, Huard signed with the
Huard appeared in his first game as a Patriot in 2002, leading a touchdown drive in a blowout win over the New York Jets on September 15. Later in the season, he entered a game in a punt formation and ran a successful quarterback sneak for a first down.
While a backup for the Patriots in 2003, Huard saw time in two more games while also seeing time on the team's scout team during practice. Before the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, he mimicked the line calls and audibles of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning for the Patriots' defense during practice.
Kansas City Chiefs
After 2003, Huard signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent. As the team's third quarterback, he did not see any action for his first two seasons (2004 and 2005). In the 2006 opener, starter Trent Green suffered a concussion and was replaced by Huard. He started the next seven games, posting a 5–3 record until suffering a groin injury. Green returned and started the remainder of the season and the team's playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.
After the season, the Chiefs signed Huard to a three-year contract extension, and Green was traded to the Miami Dolphins. During the 2006 season, Huard set the NFL record for lowest percentage passes intercepted in a season among qualified players, with only one of his 244 attempts being intercepted.[8]
In the Chiefs'
Croyle started the opener in
Following the season, Scott Pioli, the Patriots' director of player personnel during Huard's tenure in New England, was hired to be the Chiefs' general manager. Huard was released by the Chiefs on February 24, roughly a week before Pioli traded for Matt Cassel, a Patriots backup who replaced an injured Brady in 2008, to be the Chiefs' starter in 2009.
San Francisco 49ers
Huard signed with the
After football
The University of Washington announced in June 2013 that former Husky quarterback Damon Huard had taken a new role as Chief Administrative Officer of the football program.[10] Huard had been a fundraiser for the previous three seasons in the athletic department.[11][12] Under new head coach Chris Petersen, Huard became director of external relations.[1]
From 2010-2019 he was the analyst on Husky radio broadcasts, alongside Bob Rondeau and later Tony Castricone.[13][14] Huard and former teammate Dan Marino have a winemaking venture in Woodinville called "Passing Time."[1][15][16]
Personal life
Huard and his wife Julie Ann have three children.[11]
His younger brothers were also quarterbacks at Puyallup: Brock also started at Washington and in the NFL, and Luke played at North Carolina.[1][3][17]
His son, Sam Huard, plays quarterback at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo after starting his college football career at Washington.[18] Sam started his first game in the 2021 Apple Cup.[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Belt, Derek (June 2016). "True Hued". Columns. p. 24.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b Peoples, John (September 4, 1990). "Football still fun for Puyallup pair -- Dad, the coach, keeps top-recruited Qb laughing". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Trimmer, Mike (November 28, 1997). "Last stand for Huard brothers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Puyallup's Huard retires". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 5, 1997. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Mayers, Joshua (January 9, 2013). "Seahawks new kicker Ryan Longwell grew up watching the team". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Damon Huard". Viking Hoops. (Puyallup, Washington). (Alumni of the month). 2013. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Wine, Steven (September 25, 1994). "Huskies inflict major upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ Lee, Brenden; Gellerman, Jacob; King, Robert, eds. (2015). Official 2015 National Football League Record & Fact Book (PDF). New York: National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Davis gets nod as 3rd-string QB". sfgate.com. September 2, 2009.
- ^ "Huard assumes Chief Administrative Officer role". University of Washington Athletics. June 3, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Damon Huard returns to Washington". University of Washington Athletics. April 20, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Damon Huard takes new role with UW football | UW Huskies Insider - the News Tribune". Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (July 22, 2010). "Chuck Nelson out, Damon Huard in for Washington football broadcasts". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Baskin, Ben (September 7, 2015). "Dan Marino, Damon Huard now teammates in new game: winemaking". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Perdue, Andy (April 8, 2016). "Dan Marino, Damon Huard team up to make wine in Woodinville". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Allen, Jim (December 6, 2012). "Luke Huard, youngest of Puyallup family of quarterbacks, finds home at Illinois State". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (January 30, 2023). "Sam Huard transfers to Cal Poly as former Washington QB, five-star prospect reunites with high school coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Sam Huard, Kennedy Catholic, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
External links
- University of Washington Athletics – Damon Huard
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference