Steve Ramsey (American football)
American football player (1948–1999)
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Stephen Wayne Ramsey (April 22, 1948 – October 15, 1999) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in seven National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1970 to 1976 for two different teams, the New Orleans Saints and the Denver Broncos.[1] He was traded to the New York Giants in exchange for Craig Morton in 1977 but was released before the season began. Ramsey attended W. W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas and The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He died at age 51 in Texas, after an accident while trying to drive himself to the hospital after having a heart attack.
PositionQuarterback
BornApril 22, 1948
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1999 (aged 51)
Meridian, Texas, U.S.
Meridian, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 22, 1948 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 15, 1999 (aged 51) Meridian, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | W.W. Samuell (Dallas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | North Texas | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1970: 5th round, 126th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
| 1970 | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | DEN | 9 | 5 | 2–3 | 84 | 178 | 47.2 | 1,120 | 6.3 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 46.6 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 105 |
| 1972 | DEN | 9 | 5 | 1–4 | 65 | 137 | 47.4 | 1,050 | 7.7 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 53.5 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 184 |
| 1973 | DEN | 5 | 0 | 0–0 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 194 | 7.2 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | DEN | 7 | 2 | 1–1 | 41 | 74 | 55.4 | 580 | 7.8 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 64.0 | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 55 |
| 1975 | DEN | 11 | 7 | 3–4 | 128 | 233 | 54.9 | 1,562 | 6.7 | 66 | 9 | 14 | 63.6 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 187 |
| 1976 | DEN | 12 | 12 | 7–5 | 128 | 270 | 47.4 | 1,931 | 7.2 | 71 | 11 | 13 | 64.9 | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 261 |
| Career | 54 | 31 | 14–17 | 456 | 921 | 49.5 | 6,437 | 7.0 | 76 | 35 | 58 | 58.9 | 33 | 108 | 3.3 | 17 | 2 | 110 | 792 | |
