Vince Ferragamo
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Torrance, California, U.S. | April 24, 1954||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Phineas Banning (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | California (1972–1973) Nebraska (1975–1976) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 4 / Pick: 91 | ||||||||||||
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Vince Anthony Ferragamo (born April 24, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Early years
Born in
College football
Ferragamo became Cal's starting quarterback for the final three games of his true freshman season in 1972 and remained the starter through the following year. Ferragamo chose to transfer to top-ranked Nebraska in 1974.[1] As a Cornhusker, he lettered in 1975 and 1976.
Nebraska was ranked No. 1 to open the 1976 season but managed only a 6–6 tie with
Professional football career
National Football League
Ferragamo played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams (1977–1980, 1982–1984), Buffalo Bills (1985) and Green Bay Packers (1985–1986).
Drafted in the fourth round of the
Ferragamo enjoyed his best statistical season in 1980 in which he threw for 30 touchdowns, tied for second most in the NFL. The Rams again made the playoffs, but were defeated by Dallas, 34–13, in the wild card game.
Canadian Football League
In 1981, Ferragamo jumped to the
In a span of less than eight months, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice, in December 1980,[6] and July 1981.[5]
Return to NFL
Ferragamo returned to the Rams in 1982, as the backup to Bert Jones, who was sidelined with a neck injury. Late in the strike-shortened season on December 26, Ferragamo threw for 509 yards in a home loss to the Chicago Bears,[7] at the time the second highest mark for passing yards in a game in league history behind former Ram Norm Van Brocklin in 1951. (As of 2022, Ferragamo's performance remains the 15th-best in NFL history.)
Ferragamo led the Rams back to the playoffs in 1983, behind the running of rookie Eric Dickerson. After beating the favored Cowboys in Irving in the wild card matchup, 24–17, the Rams were drubbed, 51–7, by the defending Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins.
In 1984, Ferragamo was again the Rams' starting quarterback. But in a 24–14 loss at Pittsburgh on September 16, he broke a finger on his throwing hand in what became his last game for the Rams.[8] In 1985, Ferragamo moved on to the Buffalo Bills, but won only one of nine starts, eventually losing the starter's job to Bruce Mathison. In 1986, he served as Randy Wright's backup for the Green Bay Packers, then retired from football.
After football
Ferragamo owns Touchdown Real Estate in Orange County,[9] and Ferragamo-Migneco Vineyards in Santa Maria, California.[10] He is the chairman of the Vince Ferragamo Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization begun in 1996 that focuses on raising donations for children's organizations such as the Special Olympics,[11] the Speech and Language Development Center and Ronald McDonald House Charities.
See also
- List of 500-yard passing games in the National Football League
References
- ^ "Conferences". Sports Illustrated. September 9, 1974. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ Hilburn, Chet. The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 25 Greatest Games: The Ascension of LSU Football (Bloomington, Indiana: WestBow Press, 2012), p. 51
- ^ "Mind-blowing stats for Super Bowl XLVII". National Football League. January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Zimmerman, Paul (January 28, 1980). "They were just too much". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
- ^ a b McCallum, Jack (July 20, 1981). "Giving his all for the Als". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (December 8, 1980). "L.A.'s fight song: We are not fam-i-lee". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
- ^ "Bears, 34–26". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 27, 1982. p. 5C.
- ^ Adams, John (September 17, 1984). "Steelers shut down Rams, 24-14". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
- ^ "Vince Ferragamo's Touchdown Real Estate". Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Ferragamo & Migneco". WineWeb.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Vince Ferragamo Foundation". Retrieved April 29, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Vince Ferragamo at IMDb