Don Breaux
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Jennings, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Born | August 3, 1940 Jennings, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Lake Charles (LA) LaGrange | ||||||||||||||
| College | McNeese State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Donald Carl Breaux (born August 3, 1940) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played college football at McNeese State College and in the American Football League (AFL). He served two stints as an assistant coach under head coach Joe Gibbs with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
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]