Tom Rozantz
American football player
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Tom Rozantz is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the William & Mary Tribe.
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Fairview High School | ||||||||||||
| College | William & Mary | ||||||||||||
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| 1979 | New Orleans Saints* | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||||||||||
| 1981 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | Chicago Blitz | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Maulers | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | Birmingham Stallions | ||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Early life
Rozantz attended Fairview High School where he was a member of the baseball, basketball, football and wrestling teams. As a senior, he completed 140 of 266 passes for 2338 yards and was named All-County for a second straight season.[1]
College career
Rozantz was a four year starter at quarterback for the William & Mary Indians. As a freshman in 1975, he helped lead the team to an upset win over Richmond.[2] He was named All-Southern Conference in his sophomore season and was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press as a junior and senior.[3]
Professional career
Rozantz was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 1979 but was cut during training camp.[4] He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1980.[5] He was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats midway through the season.[6] He was traded to the Toronto Argonauts shortly before the 1981 season and was released on September 8.[7][8]
Rozantz was signed by the Chicago Blitz of the newly-formed United States Football League (USFL) in 1983.[9] He was signed by the Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984.[10] Rozantz was a member of the Birmingham Stallions in 1985 and spent the season as the team's third-string quarterback.