Mike Boryla

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Mike Boryla
No. 10
Position:
4
 / Pick: 87
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TDs–INTss:20–29
Passing yards:2,838
Passer rating:58.1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Michael Jay Boryla (born March 6, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He played college football at Stanford University, where he was the team's MVP during his senior season in 1973 and was first-team All-Pacific-8.

Selected by the

Louisiana Superdome, including a trick play he created called the "Boryla Special", to lead the NFC to a 23–20 win.[4][5][6]

Boryla started ten games for the Eagles in 1976 before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1977. After missing the year with a knee injury (which head coach John McKay called "the most devastating single blow we've had"), he played one more game in 1978 before ending his playing career.[5]

After retiring, he attended the Stetson University College of Law before becoming a lawyer and mortgage banker in Denver.[5] In 2014, Boryla made his professional acting debut at Plays and Players Theatre in Philadelphia performing The Disappearing Quarterback, a one-man autobiographical theatrical performance that includes history, wit, and thinly veiled opinions regarding professional sports concussions.[7][8]

His father Vince Boryla was an NBA player and executive; he also acted as his agent during his NFL career.[1]

References

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  4. ^ "NFC turns to home cookin' to hand AFC 23-20 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 27, 1976. p. 2B.
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    Foxsports.com
    . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "1976 Pro Bowl". Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  7. ^ Rutter, Jim (January 17, 2014). ""The Disappearing Quarterback": An appeal beyond only football fanatics". Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  8. ^ Rottenberg, Dan (January 20, 2014). "Mike Boryla's 'Disappearing Quarterback' The most dangerous game (except for all the other games)". Retrieved April 2, 2014.

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