Don Breaux

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Don Breaux
No. 19, 15
Position:
McNeese State
Undrafted:1963
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:9-10
Passing yards:1,339
Passer rating:68.8
Player stats at NFL.com
Coaching stats at PFR

Donald Carl Breaux (born August 3, 1940) is a former

Washington Redskins of the National Football League
(NFL).

Playing career

Breaux attended McNeese State University and was a standout quarterback. He led the team in passing all four years from 1958 to 1961,[1] was a three time All-Gulf States Conference selection, led the league in total offense in 1960, and was the team's MVP in 1961 when they won the conference championship. In four seasons, he compiled 159 completions on 304 attempts for 2,279 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was inducted into the McNeese State Hall of Fame in 1984.[2]

He played professionally in the AFL for the Denver Broncos in 1963, where he was one of four quarterbacks and lost both his starts. He compiled 70 completions on 138 attempts for 935 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions; in a Nov 3 loss to Buffalo, he had 239 yards and 4 touchdowns which remains tied for the Broncos rookie record. He also appeared in seven games for the San Diego Chargers in 1965, though he only reached 10 attempts in two of them, and logged two touchdowns to four interceptions on the season.[3]

Coaching career

Breaux was an assistant coach at

Washington Redskins Super Bowl victories.[7] Gibbs described Breaux as a born coach, and Breaux once said "I don't recall ever wanting to do anything else."[7] Between jobs with Gibbs, Breaux was on the coaching staff of the New York Jets in 1994,[8] and Carolina Panthers from 1995 to 2002.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "McNeese State Media Guide, 2013". issuu.
  2. ^ "McNeese State - Hall of Fame". mcneesesports.com.
  3. ^ "Don Breaux Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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  6. ^ a b "Redskins assistant coach Breaux retires after 27-year NFL career". Associated Press. July 17, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Seitz, Denny (2 Feb 2012). "Gibbs' right-hand man". Lake Norman Citizen. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Breaux, Longtime Gibbs Assistant, Retires". The Washington Post.