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Born: | San Francisco, California, U.S. | June 10, 1951||||||||||||||||
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Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Marin Catholic (Kentfield, California) St. Ignatius (San Francisco, California) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Oregon (1969–1972) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 | ||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10, 1951) is an American former professional
Fouts played college football for the Oregon Ducks, breaking numerous records and later being inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Oregon Hall of Fame. He was a third-round draft pick of the Chargers in 1973, brought in to back up veteran Johnny Unitas. Fouts struggled during his first three season in the league while playing for losing teams. His form began to improve in 1976, when Bill Walsh spent a year in San Diego as his offensive coordinator, but discontentment over the direction of the team and the restrictions of the NFL's free agency rules led Fouts to refuse to play through the majority of 1977.
Early in 1978,
Fouts led the Chargers to three consecutive AFC West division titles (1979–1981) and a further playoff appearance in 1982. He was the winning quarterback in the Epic in Miami game, breaking a playoff record with 433 passing yards. The Chargers advanced to the AFC championship game twice during his career, but never reached the Super Bowl. Fouts is widely considered among the best quarterbacks in NFL history to never reach a Super Bowl.
Fouts was a
Early life and high school career
Dan Fouts was born in
Fouts attended Marin Catholic High School, located just north of San Francisco in Kentfield, California, for his two first years, and started some games as a sophomore in the fall of 1966. While he temporarily lost the starting job after play described as "extremely jittery" by the local San Rafael Daily Independent Journal,[9] an end of season report from the same paper stated that he should improve with better protection.[10] Fouts, playing on an 0–6 team, finished the season with nine interceptions and only one touchdown.[11] While at Marin Catholic, he also played varsity basketball as a forward.[12]
Fouts transferred to St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco) for his final two years of high school.[13] Explaining the switch to St. Ignatius in 2013, he said, "My dad told me you’re not going to get a scholarship at Marin Catholic; you’re going to get it at St. Ignatius."[14] In 1967, St. Ignatius were champions of the West Catholic Athletic League with a 6–0 record, and Fouts was named to the WCAL All-Star first-team.[15] He nearly reversed his touchdown to interceptions ratio, with 16 touchdowns and two interceptions.[16] St. Ignatius went 5–1 in Fouts' senior year; he passed much less as his team focused more on their running game.[17][18]
College career
Fouts was somewhat of an unknown when he accepted a scholarship offer from the
In
Fouts entered
Fouts broke the Oregon record for career passing yardage early in the
At the time of his graduation, Fouts' career passing yardage ranks were No.1 in Oregon history, No. 2 in the Pac-8 and No. 7 in the
Statistics
Season | Passing | |||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | |
1970
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188 | 361 | 52.1 | 2,390 | 6.6 | 16 | 24 | 109.0 |
1971
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123 | 247 | 49.8 | 1,564 | 6.3 | 9 | 11 | 106.1 |
1972
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171 | 348 | 49.1 | 2,041 | 5.9 | 12 | 19 | 98.9 |
Career[49] | 482 | 956 | 50.4 | 5,995 | 6.3 | 37 | 54 | 104.6 |
Professional career
1973–1978: Early career
1973 season
Fouts was selected in the third round of the 1973 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers; he was the sixth quarterback taken in the draft and the 64th selection overall.[50][51] At the time he was drafted, NFL scouts questioned Fouts' durability, arm strength and athleticism.[52][53] He was brought in to back up his childhood idol, Johnny Unitas, who had joined the Chargers during the offseason after 17 years with the Baltimore Colts.[54] Fouts' broken collarbone in the Coaches All-America Game happened after he was drafted; Chargers management had not wanted him to play in the game because of the risk of injury.[55] Fouts missed the start of training camp while holding out for more money,[a] then missed the first three preseason games while recovering from his injury.[58] Head coach Harland Svare described Fouts as "about a year behind" in August, and Fouts himself did not anticipate much play as a rookie.[55]
Once the 1973 season began, Unitas soon picked up a career-ending shoulder injury, causing Fouts to see far more play than expected.[54] His first appearance came in week 4, entering a game at Pittsburgh at the start of the second half with the Chargers trailing 38–0. Fouts threw his first career touchdown in the 4th quarter (a 13-yarder to Jerry LeVias),[59] led two further touchdown drives, and the game finished 38–21.[60] He made his first start the following week, throwing two further touchdowns in a 27–17 loss to the Oakland Raiders.[61] United Press International described his performance as that of a "bona fide NFL quarterback."[62] He struggled in his next game, intercepted four times during a 41–0 home loss to Atlanta, with the Associated Press reporting that he "frequently threw off balance and into a crowd of defenders."[63]
Fouts finished the season ranked 12th by passer rating in the 13-team American Football Conference (AFC).[64] He was benched in favor of Wayne Clark for four weeks late in the season as the Chargers struggled to a 2–11–1 record.[65][66] Speaking in 1985, Fouts described the 1972 Chargers as a team in "turmoil, total disarray," and criticized the coaches for not letting him work with Unitas and benefit from his knowledge.[67]
1974 season
Unitas announced his retirement before the
San Diego lost their first game, but Fouts got his first career win in week 2, leading a 98-yard 4th quarter drive for the winning touchdown.
Fouts ranked 11th in the AFC for passer rating.[76] Freitas started the final three games and contributed two of the Chargers' five wins on the season; Prothro declined to comment when asked about his future plans for Fouts and Freitas, except to say that he had no plans to draft another quarterback.[76]
1975 season
Fouts and Freitas continued to vie for the starting position entering the
With only two touchdown passes all season, Fouts finished with the 12th best passer rating in the AFC.
1976 season
Starting in February, Fouts worked out three times a week with Bill Walsh, who spent a year as the Chargers' offensive coordinator.[91][92] Fouts would later describe the sessions: "He showed me how to set up, how to hold the ball, where to throw and why. That's a large part of my success."[67] He also praised Walsh for introducing a more complex offensive system.[89]
Fouts and the Chargers began the
Fouts finished with the eighth-best passer rating in the AFC, and led the conference in both pass attempts (359) and completions (208).[64][99] San Diego sports journalist Jack Murphy described 1976 as a year of "much growth" for Fouts, and the departing Walsh predicted that he would have a fine career in the league.[100]
1977 season: 125-day holdout
San Diego acquired quarterback
Fouts refused to report to training camp in July and was placed on the reserve list by the Chargers the following month;[107][108] Harris became the new starting quarterback.[109] Owner Gene Klein stated publicly that he would not trade Fouts, and that he would not play in the NFL again if he refused to report.[110] Fouts filed a grievance against the Chargers in October, seeking to be granted free agent status by the NFL.[111] On November 15, the NFL grievance committee rejected an attempt by Fouts to become a free agent. Chargers Owner Gene Klein said that Fouts had been given bad advice by his lawyer,[112] and would be welcomed back to the team.[113] Fouts reported to the team on November 17, 125 days late, having accrued $62,500 in fines.[114] He declined to comment on his holdout to the press.[115] Chargers player representative Pat Curran stated that the team welcomed him back, suggesting that his criticisms of Prothro and the quality of the team were a "smoke-screen" to support his attempt to become a free agent.[116][117]
The 1977 Chargers were a 5–5 team when Fouts returned, and had recently lost Harris to injury.[118] He won praise from Prothro while winning his first two games back, and described the team as the best of his Chargers career.[119] He lost the next two games, struggling in both.[120] The Escondido Times Advocate said of the finale that Fouts was "his vintage horrid self of all his bad games of the past."[121]
1978 season
The Chargers drafted wide receiver John Jefferson in the first round of the 1978 draft,[122] and he caught two touchdown passes from Fouts in his debut, as the Chargers beat Seattle in week 1 of the 1978 season.[123] San Diego lost their next three and Prothro resigned, to be replaced by Coryell.[124] He installed the explosive offensive system that would become known as Air Coryell during an eight-year reign as Chargers head coach, led on the field by Fouts.[125]
San Diego lost three of Coryell's first four games, slipping to a 2–6 record at the midway point of the season. They won their next four games in a row;[126] In the third of these, Fouts threw a 14-yard touchdown to Jefferson as time expired in overtime, to beat Kansas City 29–23.[127] Fouts missed the return match with the Chiefs through injury, and the Chargers were shut out.[128] He returned for the final three games, winning all of them to give him seven consecutive victories as a starter; he passed frequently during these three games, throwing for over 900 yards and 9 touchdowns, while the Chargers averaged over 40 points per game.[129] Fouts earned praise for his performances during the strong finish.[130][131]
The Chargers finished 9–7, missing the playoffs. As a team, they led the league in passing yards.[126] Fouts himself was sixth in the NFL with 2,999 passing yards, first in yards per attempt (7.9), fourth in completion percentage (58.8%) and touchdowns (24), and third in passer rating (83.0).[132] He threw more touchdowns than interceptions for the first time in his career (24–20),[1] and combined frequently with Jefferson, who led the league with 13 touchdown receptions.[133] That season, the NFL had adopted a rule change to free up the passing game, prohibiting defenders from making contact with receivers past five yards from the line of scrimmage.[134]
1979–1982: Four-time passing yardage leader
1979 season
The Chargers finished 12–4 in 1979, winning the AFC West and reaching the playoffs for the first time since 1965.[135][136][137] The offseason featured the arrival of another major target for Fouts. Tight end Kellen Winslow, the Chargers' 1st-round pick in the 1979 draft, missed half of his rookie season with a broken leg, but played a huge role in the Charger offense from 1980 through to a major knee injury in 1984.[138] Winslow is credited with revolutionizing the tight end position through his pass-catching ability.[139]
Fouts started every game in 1979.[140] From week 6 to week 9, he set an NFL record with four consecutive 300-yard games, although the Chargers only won two of these.[141] Fouts later posted three consecutive passer ratings of over 100.[140] San Diego ended the regular season as both their AFC West champions and the No. 1 seed in the AFC, as Fouts reached the playoffs for the first time, seven years into his career.[142][143]
Fouts finished the season with 4,082 yards passing, breaking Joe Namath's record of 4,007, albeit from two extra games.[143] He led the league in completion percentage with 62.6%, and ranked third with a passer rating of 82.6.[144] He posted an even ratio of touchdowns to interceptions (24–24). Fouts tied another Namath record with six total 300-yard games.[145] In the end of season awards, he finished second behind Earl Campbell for both AP NFL MVP (outvoted 34–27) and AP Offensive Player of the Year (outvoted 39–34),[146] while being named to the AFC Pro Bowl and 1st-team All-Pro teams.[1] Both Jefferson and Joiner had 1,000-yard receiving seasons, two of the twelve players to reach that milestone league-wide.[147]
San Diego's return to the playoffs ended in disappointment, losing 17–14 at home to the wildcard Houston Oilers. Fouts completed 25 of 47 passes for 333 yards, no touchdowns and five interceptions. Fouts said after the game, "We just made too many mistakes, that's all. We didn't play very well and they did."[148] It was revealed after the game that Houston defensive coordinator Ed Biles had managed to crack the code San Diego used to signal their offensive plays to Fouts, giving them prior warning of the coming plays and potentially accounting in part for Fouts' struggles.[149]
1980 season
San Diego repeated as division champions in 1980 with an 11–5 record. Fouts had an eventful game in the week 2 matchup with Oakland. He turned the ball over on five consecutive possessions in the 3rd quarter, with four interceptions and a fumble that was run back for a touchdown, but eventually threw a 24-yard touchdown to Jefferson in overtime as the Chargers won 30–24.[150] Fouts finished the game with 29 completions from 44 attempts for 387 yards, with 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.[151] The 387 yards were a new single-game franchise record for the Chargers.[150] Fouts himself would break the record once more four weeks later, with 388 yards in a 38–24 loss to the Raiders;[152] the following week, he broke it again, this time passing for 444 yards in a 44–7 victory over the Giants.[153] This last total would prove to be the joint-most of his career.[154] San Diego and Oakland had a tight race for the AFC West title, which the Chargers eventually edged on tiebreakers.[155]
For the second consecutive season, Fouts broke the passing yardage record, finishing with 4,715 yards, over 500 ahead of his nearest rival.[156] This time, he also broke Namath's yards per game record by averaging 294.7.[157] His marks for attempts (589) and completions (348) were NFL records,[158] and he posted a new personal best with 30 touchdowns (against 24 interceptions) and with a passer rating of 84.7.[1] He had eight 300+ yard passing games, breaking a record he'd tied the previous season.[158] Fouts was voted a 2nd-team All-Pro, and made his second Pro Bowl.[1] Jefferson, Winslow and Joiner, his leading receivers, dominated the receiving yardage charts, finishing 1st, 2nd and 4th respectively, with over 1,100 yards each. Jefferson led the league in touchdown catches, and Winslow came top in receptions.[159] They were the first trio of teammates to each have 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.[160] Joiner said of Fouts at this point, "Dan has definitely matured over the last four years. His quickness of release is better, he's improved at reading defenses, he's better at going to the receiver who's open."[161]
San Diego was again the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, and hosted the Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs. The Chargers trailed 14–3 early in the game, and 14–13 with a little over two minutes to play, facing a 3rd and 10 at midfield. Fouts then found little-used wide receiver Ron Smith for what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown.[162] Fouts finished 22 of 37, for 314 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.[163] Jefferson and Joiner were among those praising his leadership and toughness after the come-from-behind win.[161] The following week, San Diego hosted Oakland for their third meeting of the season, with a place in the Super Bowl at stake. Fouts had a mixed first half, as he threw two touchdown passes to Joiner and two red zone interceptions. Joiner's second touchdown began a comeback attempt from 28–7 behind that eventually fell short; Oakland won 34–27, and went on to triumph in Super Bowl XV.[164] Fouts finished the game having completed 22 of 45 passes for 336 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.[165]
1981 season
While San Diego won their third consecutive division title in 1981, they had to contend with early-season unrest, with both Jefferson and key defensive end Fred Dean holding out for better pay. Both players were traded early in the season, to the disapproval of numerous other Chargers.[166] Jefferson's replacement, Wes Chandler,[167] had made one Pro Bowl with the New Orleans Saints, and would go on to make three more with the Chargers.[168] Without Dean, the defense slipped from 6th to 27th in the 28-team league, leaving Fouts and the offense as the unit more likely to lead San Diego to victories.
Fouts began the season by posting a near-perfect passer rating of 157.1, completing 19 of 25 for 330 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions in an easy 44–14 win over
Fouts was consistent, passing for between 252 and 352 yards in every regular season game bar the finale.[175] With 4,802 yards (nearly 900 yards ahead of his nearest rival),[176] he broke the single-season record for the 3rd consecutive season, as well as breaking the records for yards per game (300.1), attempts (609) and completions (360) for the second time. He posted the best touchdown to interception ratio of his career (33–17), led the league in touchdown passes for the first time, and made his third Pro Bowl.[1] At this point, Fouts was responsible for over half of the five 4,000-yard passing seasons in NFL history, posting his third in a row.[177] Fouts again had three 1,000-yard receivers, with Joiner, Chandler (including his yards with the Saints before he was traded) and Winslow (again the league's leader in receptions) all crossing the mark.[178] He benefitted from a stable, veteran offensive line (Billy Shields, Doug Wilkerson, Don Macek, Ed White and Russ Washington),[179] who enabled Fouts to be sacked on a career-low 3% of his pass attempts.[1][180]
San Diego faced the Dolphins in the divisional playoffs, winning the Epic in Miami 41–38. In a dominant 1st quarter, the Chargers led 24–0 when Fouts threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to James Brooks. Miami scored 24 points of their own to tie the score in the 3rd quarter, before Fouts restored the lead with a 25-yard touchdown to Winslow. The Dolphins responded with the next 14 points, and were close to scoring again when they lost a fumble at the San Diego 18 with five minutes to play. Fouts completed 7 of 8 passes for 75 yards on the ensuing drive, ending with a 9-yard touchdown pass that was intended for Winslow but caught instead by Brooks, with 58 seconds to play. The game went into overtime, where Fouts completed back-to-back passes of 20 yards to Chandler and 39 yards to Joiner, and Benirschke won the game with a 29-yard field goal nearly 14 minutes into the extra period.[181] Fouts, who described the game as the best he'd ever played in,[182] finished with 33 completions from 53 attempts for 433 yards (all setting new NFL playoff records), with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.[183] The Epic in Miami set playoff records for the most combined points, yards, passing yards and completions, and is widely considered one of the greatest NFL games played.[184][185]
The Chargers faced the Bengals in Cincinnati in the AFC championship game. The game, known as the Freezer Bowl, was played in frigid conditions, with a temperature of −9 °F (−22.8 °C), in contrast to the 88 °F (31.1 °C) conditions in Miami the previous week.[186] Fouts struggled to grip the ball, completing 15 of 28 passes for 185 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions as the Chargers were defeated 27–7, missing out on a Super Bowl appearance by one game for the second consecutive season.[187]
1982 season: Offensive Player of the Year
In
When play resumed, the Chargers lost their first game back, then won their next two going into a road meeting with the
While the truncated season prevented Fouts from again breaking the passing yardage record in 1982, he did set a new yards per game record for the third consecutive year, this time with 320.3 per game. He led the league in passing yards (2,883), touchdowns (17, tied with Montana), and yards per attempt (8.7, which would prove to be the best of his career). His passer rating of 93.3, second-best in the league, would stand as a career-high, and he was named 1st-team All-Pro for the second time, as well as being voted to a fourth successive Pro Bowl.[1][194] Fouts won the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year Award with 43 of the available 80 votes, but finished runner-up in NFL MVP voting with 33, two behind Washington kicker Mark Moseley.[195] He did win a league MVP award from the PFWA, as well as the player-awarded Jim Thorpe Trophy.[196] Fouts was again well protected by the same quintet of offensive linemen as the previous year. This time, none of the five missed a game, and Fouts was sacked on 3.5% of pass plays.[197][194] From Fouts' receivers, Winslow caught the second-most passes in the league, while Chandler, despite missing a game, finished as the only 1,000-yard receiver in the league.[198]
San Diego traveled to Pittsburgh in the first round of the playoffs. The Steelers led 28–17 in the final quarter, but Fouts finished consecutive drives with touchdown passes to Winslow, the first coming on 4th down, the second with one minute to play. These were enough to give the Chargers a 31–28 victory.[199] Fouts completed 27 of 43 passes for 333 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions, producing a passer rating of 112.5, his best in a playoff game.[200] In the second round of the playoffs, the Chargers faced the Dolphins in the Orange Bowl, the same venue as their famous match from the previous season. The rematch proved to be one-sided, with Miami winning 34–13. Fouts completed 15 of 34 passes for 191 yards, 1 touchdown and 5 interceptions.[201] This proved to be the last playoff game of his career, meaning that he had thrown five interceptions in both his first and final playoff games.[200]
1983–1987: Later career
1983 season
Fouts was a free agent in 1983. While negotiating with the Chargers, he also considered an offer to play for a proposed San Diego-based franchise in the new USFL.[202] Ultimately, Fouts opted to sign a six-year contract with the Chargers, stating that he wanted to win a Super Bowl. The contract was reported to pay upward of $1 million per year, making it one of the most lucrative in pro football.[203] Fouts played for five more seasons, but missed time through injury in each of those, and would not return to the playoffs.[1]
In 1983, the Chargers went 6–10 while conceding the most points in the league.[204] Fouts started the first seven games, throwing for at least 300 yards in five of them,[205] but was kept out of the next five by a shoulder injury, ending a run of consecutive starts that stretched back to 1978.[206] After returning for three games, Fouts reaggravated the injury and missed the finale.[207] He went 5–5 as a starter, led the league in yards per game for the fifth straight year with 297.5, and made his fifth straight Pro Bowl. He threw 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions and produced a career-high 8.8 yards per attempt, while his completion percentage (63.2%) and passer rating (92.5) were both the second best marks of his career.[1]
1984 season
San Diego started 4–2 in
1985 season
In
1986 season
1986 began well for the Chargers, who defeated Miami 50–28, with Fouts throwing 3 touchdowns and no interceptions.[220] This was to prove both the last 3-touchdown game of Fouts' career, and the last win of the Don Coryell era. The Chargers lost their next seven games, with Fouts throwing 6 touchdowns and 19 interceptions before being sidelined by a pair of concussions.[154][221] Coryell, who had been expected to stand down at the end of the season, instead announced his resignation on October 29, amid rumors that he had been pressured into the decision. Assistant coach Al Saunders was promoted to take his place.[222] Fouts missed three games due to the concussions, and one more with a sore shoulder;[223] he finished the season 3–9 as a starter, and saw a major drop in statistical performance. His touchdown total was less than his interception total (16–22) for the first time since 1977, his completion percentage of 58.6% was his worst since 1976, and his passer rating dropped to 71.4, his worst since 1975 and below the NFL average of 74.1.[224]
1987: Final season and retirement
Fouts played one full season after Coryell's resignation. He entered
In his first game back, Fouts completed 24 of 34 for 293 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions as San Diego beat the Chiefs 42–21.[229] Three narrow victories followed, and the Chargers had a league-best 8–1 record.[230] However, they lost all six of their remaining games while scoring only five offensive touchdowns, and missed the playoffs.[226] Fouts played only briefly in the first of these defeats due to a calf injury,[231] and missed the finale with a slightly torn rotator cuff.[232] His 254th and final touchdown pass came in week 14, a 15-yarder to James in the final quarter of a 20–16 loss to Pittsburgh,[233] while posting his 51st and final 300-yard game, a record at the time and almost double the next highest.[234] The following week, he played his final game, a 20–7 home defeat to the Indianapolis Colts.[154] Fouts completed 22 of 37 passes for 257 yards, no touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He scored the only Chargers touchdown of the game himself, on a 1-yard run.[235]
Statistically, Fouts had a similar campaign to the previous year. He was 5–5 as a starter, throwing 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, while his passer rating dropped slightly to 70.0. He was sacked significantly more frequently, with 24 sacks occurring on 6.2% of pass attempts, his highest percentage since 1977.[1]
Fouts announced his retirement on March 24, 1988, at his home in
Legacy and playing style
Fouts threw for 43,040 yards and 254 touchdowns while starting 171 games over fifteen seasons in San Diego. He rushed for 476 yards and 13 touchdowns.
While he played five full seasons before the arrival of Coryell in San Diego, and a further one after he left, Fouts is primarily remembered as the quarterback of the Air Coryell offense, which led the league in passing yards seven times in an eight season span (1978–1983, 1985).[242] When Fouts was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, he chose Coryell to present him, and stated during his acceptance speech that he would not have become a Hall of Fame quarterback without his former coach.[243]
Coryell described Fouts as a superior quarterback, writing "He had quick feet and could get back and make decisions. He wasn't afraid to pull the trigger and let the ball go."[244] Fouts was able to make up to five reads before deciding on a pass target.[134] Bill Walsh, who went on to be a Hall of Fame head coach after leaving San Diego, said "Dan Fouts had a cool, steel-like nerve and courage ... He took a lot of beatings, a lot of pounding, but continued to play, hurt or otherwise. He played more physical football than anybody on his team, including the linebackers".[245] Fouts rarely used the shotgun, feeling more able to read defenses at the line.[246] After taking the snap, he would drop back a shorter distance than most quarterbacks and often delay until the last second to give his receivers time to get open, tendencies that led him to take a number of hits throughout his career.[246]
Despite going to the playoffs from 1979 through 1982 and playing in two AFC championship games, the Chargers never went to the
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fum | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Y/G | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | |||
1973 | SD | 10 | 6 | 0–5–1 | 87 | 194 | 44.8 | 1,126 | 5.8 | 112.6 | 69 | 6 | 13 | 46.0 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 129 | 2 |
1974 | SD | 11 | 11 | 3–8 | 115 | 237 | 48.5 | 1,732 | 7.3 | 157.5 | 75 | 8 | 13 | 61.4 | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 99 | 4 |
1975 | SD | 10 | 9 | 2–7 | 106 | 195 | 54.4 | 1,396 | 7.2 | 139.6 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 59.3 | 23 | 170 | 7.4 | 32 | 2 | 25 | 197 | 3 |
1976 | SD | 14 | 13 | 5–8 | 208 | 359 | 57.9 | 2,535 | 7.1 | 181.1 | 81 | 14 | 15 | 75.4 | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 220 | 8 |
1977 | SD | 4 | 4 | 2–2 | 69 | 109 | 63.3 | 869 | 8.0 | 217.3 | 67 | 4 | 6 | 77.4 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 4 |
1978 | SD | 15 | 14 | 9–5 | 224 | 381 | 58.8 | 2,999 | 7.9 | 199.9 | 55 | 24 | 20 | 83.0 | 20 | 43 | 2.2 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 130 | 10 |
1979 | SD | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 332 | 530 | 62.6 | 4,082 | 7.7 | 255.1 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 82.6 | 26 | 49 | 1.9 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 195 | 13 |
1980 | SD | 16 | 16 | 11–5 | 348 | 589 | 59.1 | 4,715 | 8.0 | 294.7 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 84.7 | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 210 | 11 |
1981 | SD | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 360 | 609 | 59.1 | 4,802 | 7.9 | 300.1 | 67 | 33 | 17 | 90.6 | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 134 | 9 |
1982 | SD | 9 | 9 | 6–3 | 204 | 330 | 61.8 | 2,883 | 8.7 | 320.3 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 93.3 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 94 | 2 |
1983 | SD | 10 | 10 | 5–5 | 215 | 340 | 63.2 | 2,975 | 8.8 | 297.5 | 59 | 20 | 15 | 92.5 | 12 | −5 | −0.4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 107 | 5 |
1984 | SD | 13 | 13 | 6–7 | 317 | 507 | 62.5 | 3,740 | 7.4 | 287.7 | 61 | 19 | 17 | 83.4 | 12 | –29 | −2.4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 228 | 8 |
1985 | SD | 14 | 12 | 7–5 | 254 | 430 | 59.1 | 3,638 | 8.5 | 259.9 | 75 | 27 | 20 | 88.1 | 11 | −1 | −0.1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 135 | 13 |
1986 | SD | 12 | 12 | 3–9 | 252 | 430 | 58.6 | 3,031 | 7.0 | 252.6 | 65 | 16 | 22 | 71.4 | 4 | −3 | −0.8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 173 | 4 |
1987 | SD | 11 | 10 | 5–5 | 206 | 364 | 56.6 | 2,517 | 6.9 | 228.8 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 70.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 176 | 10 |
Career | 181 | 171 | 86−84−1 | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8 | 43,040 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 81 | 254 | 242 | 80.2 | 224 | 476 | 2.1 | 32 | 13 | 319 | 2,304 | 106 |
Postseason
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Y/G | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | |||
1979 | SD | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 25 | 47 | 53.2 | 333 | 7.1 | 333.0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 36.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
1980 | SD | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 44 | 82 | 53.7 | 650 | 7.9 | 325.0 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 80.8 | 3 | −4 | −1.3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
1981 | SD | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 48 | 81 | 59.3 | 618 | 7.6 | 309.0 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 84.3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1 |
1982 | SD | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 42 | 76 | 55.3 | 524 | 6.9 | 262.0 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 67.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
Career | 7 | 7 | 3–4 | 159 | 286 | 55.6 | 2,125 | 7.4 | 303.6 | 55 | 12 | 16 | 70.0 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 95 | 1 |
Accomplishments
Honors
Fouts' jersey number 14 retired by the Chargers in 1988. At the time, he was the only Charger to have his number retired.[c]
He has been inducted into numerous
Fouts was named the 2nd-team quarterback for the
NFL records
Following are NFL records set by Fouts, both active records and those since broke. Records highlighted in gold are still standing. Note that the succeeding record holder may not be the current holder.
Record | Previous holder | Fouts | Succeeding holder | Ref |
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Most attempts, playoff game | Richard Todd – 51 (wild card playoffs, 1981) | 53 (divisional playoffs, 1981) | Bernie Kosar – 64 (divisional playoffs, 1986) | [265][266][267] |
Most completions, playoff game | Richard Todd – 28 (wild card playoffs, 1981) | 33 (divisional playoffs, 1981) | Warren Moon – 36 (wild card playoffs, 1992) | [265][266][268] |
Most yards, playoff game | Daryle Lamonica – 401 (AFL championship, 1968) | 433 (divisional playoffs, 1981) | Bernie Kosar – 489 (divisional Playoffs, 1986) | [266][267] |
Most consecutive 300-yard games | Multiple players – 3 | 4 (weeks 6–9, 1979) | Joe Montana – 5 (weeks 2–14, 1982) | [141][269] |
Most consecutive 300-yard games, playoffs | Multiple players – 2 | 4 (1979–81) | Record stands as of 2024[update] | [270][271] |
Most consecutive 400-yard games | Multiple players – 1 | 2 (weeks 14–15, 1982) | Ryan Fitzpatrick – 3 (weeks 1–3, 2018) | [193][272] |
Most attempts, season | Steve DeBerg – 578 (1979) | 589 (1980) then 609 (1981) |
1986 ) |
[273][274][275] |
Most completions, season | Steve DeBerg – 347 (1979) | 348 (1980) then 360 (1981) |
Dan Marino – 362 ( 1984 ) |
[273][274][276] |
Most yards, season | Joe Namath – 4,007 (1967) | 4,082 (1979) then 4,715 (1980) then 4,802 (1981) |
Dan Marino – 5,084 (1984) | [5][273][274][276] |
Most 300-yard games, season | Joe Namath – 6 (1967) | 8 (1980) | Dan Marino – 9 (1984) | [273][276] |
Most consecutive seasons leading league, passing yards | Multiple players – 2 | 4 (1979–82) | Record stands as of 2024[update] | [277][278] |
Most 300-yard games, career | Johnny Unitas – 26 (1956–72) | 52 (1974–87) | Dan Marino – 63 (1983–99) | [279][154][280][281] |
Most 400-yard games, career | Sonny Jurgensen – 5 (1961–67) | 6 (1980–85) | Dan Marino – 13 (1984–95) | [282][154][283][281] |
Most 4,000-yard seasons, career | Joe Namath – 1 (1967) | 3 (1979–81) | Dan Marino – 6 (1984–86, 88, 92, 94) | [5][179][284][281] |
Chargers records
Following are Chargers franchise records held by Fouts:
- Passing yards per game, season: 320.3 (1982)[285]
- Passing touchdowns, game: 6 (11/22/81 vs. Oakland)[173]
- Passer rating, game (min 15 attempts):
- Passing touchdowns, playoff game: 3 (twice, tied with Philip Rivers)[287]
- Passing yards, playoff game: 433 (1/2/82 vs. Miami, also 2nd, 3rd and 4th places with 336 and 333 (twice))[288]
- Passing attempts, playoff game: 53 (1/2/82 vs. Miami)[289]
- Completions, playoff game: 33 (1/2/82 vs. Miami)[290]
- Interceptions, career: 242[291]
Broadcasting
Television
While announcing his retirement, Fouts stated his desire to work as a commentator, starting from the upcoming
In 2000, Fouts moved into a commentary role on ABC's Monday Night Football, alongside MNF anchor Al Michaels and comedian Dennis Miller.[296] He had a three-year contract, but ABC dropped both Fouts and Miller from the show in 2002, after only two seasons. Fouts stayed with ABC, returning to college football and working alongside acclaimed veteran announcer Keith Jackson.[297] After Jackson's retirement from ABC in 2006, Fouts partnered with Tim Brant.[298]
ABC declined to renew the contracts of either Fouts or Brant in 2008.[299] It was reported in USA Today later that year that Fouts was returning to CBS for NFL games, where he would work with a variety of play-by-play announcers including Don Criqui, Bill Macatee and Dick Enberg.[300] In 2009, he was moved to partner with Enberg as the number 3 broadcasting team for the NFL on CBS.[301] Ian Eagle replaced Enberg as Fouts' partner the following season,[302] and the new pair remained in the number three slot until 2014, when they were elevated to the number two team behind Jim Nantz and Phil Simms (and later, Tony Romo).[303] Eagle and Fouts were often called "The Bird and the Beard".[304] While with CBS, Fouts also covered Chargers preseason games carried throughout Southern California.[305]
In April 2020 it was announced that CBS had parted ways with Fouts.[306]
Other media
In 1998, Fouts made his big-screen debut, portraying himself in the football comedy The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler. Fouts and Musburger appeared late in the film as ABC Sports' broadcast team for the fictitious New Year's Day "Bourbon Bowl" game.[307]
Fouts did
During his second stint at CBS, Fouts also called NFL games for Westwood One radio, including Super Bowl 50.[309]
Life outside football
Fouts married his first wife, public health major Julianne Mehl, in 1977. The pair had met at the University of Oregon.[310] They later divorced, and Fouts was married for the second time in 1994, to Jeri Martin. He had two children from the first marriage and two from the second.[311][312] His first son Dominic died of cancer in 2012. The family set up the Dominic Fouts Memorial Cancer Fund, with Dan Fouts as an adviser.[312]
He lives with his wife in Oregon,[312] the state of his alma mater, in a two-story home he had constructed from logs in the 1970s. The house is situated in the mountains near Sisters.[313][314]
Described as a private person away from football,[161] Fouts enjoyed fishing, skiing and racquetball during his playing career.[315] He is also a keen golfer,[312] who has appeared at numerous charity events.[316][317]
See also
- Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
- List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders
Notes
- ^ On July 23, Fouts signed a three-year contract worth a total of $93,000, equivalent to $638,312 in 2023.[56][57]
- ^ Due to an error in the gamebook (a Muncie catch was recorded as 0 yards instead of −6) Fouts was originally reported to have thrown for 450 yards.[191] This was subsequently corrected to 444 yards.[192]
- ^ Ron Mix had his No. 74 retired in 1969 but un-retired in 1971.[253]
- ^ Joe Montana won with 24+1⁄2 votes.[260]
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