| Don Strock | ||
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| College | Virginia Tech | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | November 27, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Pottstown, Pennsylvania | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Awards | ||
| NFL.com stats | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1969-1973 1974-1987 1988 1989 |
Virginia Tech Miami Dolphins Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts *
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| Position | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1993 1994 1995 1996-1998 2002-2006 |
Miami Hooters Massachusetts Marauders Rhein Fire (AC) Baltimore Ravens (QB) Florida International |
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Don Strock (born November 27, 1950 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) was a former professional football player who was the head coach of the Florida International University football team from 2002-2006.
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Playing career
College
Strock played college football at Virginia Tech, and graduated in 1973. In his senior season in 1972, Strock led the nation in total passing and total offense, yet finished only ninth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. The college game was then dominated by running backs; the 1972 Heisman went to RB Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska.[1]
To date, Strock still holds many collegiate football passing records at his alma mater[2] and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.[3]
Professional
Strock played in the National Football League as a quarterback. A 5th round selection (111th overall pick) of the 1973 NFL Draft, he spent the majority of his professional career with the Miami Dolphins (1973-1987). He also played one season with the Cleveland Browns (1988) and part of a season on the roster of the Indianapolis Colts (1989) before retiring as a player.
Strock is well-remembered for coming off the bench on January 2, 1982, for the Miami Dolphins in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the San Diego Chargers at the Miami Orange Bowl. Strock led Miami from a 0-24 deficit to tie the score in the 3rd quarter. Ultimately, Miami lost the game to San Diego, 41-38, in overtime. The game is also remembered for the image of San Diego tight end Kellen Winslow being helped off the field by his teammates while suffering from exhaustion. Strock finished the game with 29 of 43 completions for 403 yards and four touchdowns, with one interception. The game later became known as The Epic in Miami and has entered NFL lore as one of the greatest games ever in NFL history.
Every game with two 400 or more yard quarterbacks
Don Strock played in one of the five greatest NFL passing games. Below is a list of every game where two quarterbacks passed for 400 or more yards.
| Rank | Quarterback | Date | Game | Attempts | Comp | Yards | TDs | INTs | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken O'Brien Dan Marino |
9/21/1986 | New York Jets: 51 Miami Dolphins: 45 |
43 50 |
29 30 |
479 448 |
4 6 |
1 2 |
126.0 112.3 |
| Total: | 96 Points | 93 | 59 | 927 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Dan Marino Drew Bledsoe |
9/4/1994 | Miami Dolphins: 39 New England Patriots: 35 |
42 51 |
23 32 |
473 421 |
5 4 |
1 2 |
124.3 96.6 |
| Total: | 74 Points | 93 | 55 | 894 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Jim Kelly Steve Young |
9/13/1992 | Buffalo Bills: 34 San Francisco 49ers: 31 |
33 37 |
22 26 |
403 449 |
3 3 |
1 1 |
126.2 127.0 |
| Total: | 65 Points | 70 | 48 | 852 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Dan Fouts Ken Anderson |
12/20/1982 | San Diego Chargers: 50 Cincinnati Bengals: 34 |
40 56 |
25 40 |
435 416 |
1 2 |
2 1 |
87.0 97.0 |
| Total: | 84 Points | 96 | 65 | 851 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Dan Fouts Don Strock |
1/2/1982 | San Diego Chargers: 41 Miami Dolphins: 38 |
53 43 |
33 29 |
433 403 |
3 4 |
1 1 |
116.2 118.7 |
| Total: | 79 Points | 96 | 62 | 836 | 7 | 2 |
Coaching career
Arena Football League, the World League and the NFL
Strock began his coaching career as the head coach of the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League for one season in 1993. The following season he moved on to be the head coach of the Massachusetts Marauders and again only stayed for one season. He then moved on to be an assistant coach of the Rhein Fire in the World League during 1995 season. Between 1996-1998 seasons, he was the quarterbacks coach of the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL.
Florida International University
On September 13, 2000, Strock was named the first head football coach in FIU's history. He was named to the position just shy of two years before the university's inaugural football game. Prior to being named head coach he was the director of football operations, a job he had obtained the year before. His overall record through the 2006 football season was 15-41.
On November 15, 2006 Strock resigned as head coach of the FIU Golden Panthers. Of his 15 career victories, none came during the 2006 campaign and only three of them came against Division I-A opponents. His resignation came after an 0-9 start and a much-publicized brawl against the University of Miami Hurricanes caused 16 players from FIU to be suspended.[4] His resignation became effective following FIU's last game against Troy University on December 2, 2006.
See also
References
- ^ Heisman.com - 1972 voting
- ^ http://www.hokiesports.com/football/lanestadium-records.html
- ^ http://www.hokiesports.com/halloffame/
- ^ AP (2006-11-15). "Florida International coach resigns". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2663579. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
External links
| Preceded by David Woodley |
Miami Dolphins Starting Quarterbacks 1981 (alternately with David Woodley) |
Succeeded by David Woodley |
| Preceded by Program started |
Florida International University Head Football Coach 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Mario Cristobal |
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