Steve Sogge

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Steve Sogge
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born: (1947-04-20) April 20, 1947 (age 77)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College
  • USC (1966–1968)
High schoolGardena
Career highlights and awards

Steven Sogge (born April 20, 1947) is a former American football and baseball player.

Sogge played at the quarterback position for Gardena High School. He passed for 2,361 yards as a senior and was selected as a Parade All-American. In 2021, USA Today rated him as one of the ten greatest quarterbacks in California high school football history.[1]

Sogge played at the quarterback position for the USC Trojans football team from 1966 to 1968.[2] He was the starting quarterback of the 1967 USC Trojans football team that won the national championship and the 1968 team that was ranked No. 2 in the final Coaches Poll.[3][4] He was also selected by the AP, UPI, and Pac-8 coaches as the first-team quarterback on the 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team.[5][6][7]

Sogge also played baseball as a catcher for USC. In January 1969, he signed a minor-league contract with the

Albuquerque Dodgers (1969), Spokane Indians (1970), and Tucson Toros (1971).[2][9]

References

  1. ^ "The 10 greatest QBs in California HS football history". USA Today. March 26, 2021.
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  3. ^ "Steve Sogge". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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  8. ^ "Steve Sogge Trades Football For Catcher's Mitt; Signs With LA". Desert Sun. January 10, 1969.
  9. ^ "Steven Sogge". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2022.