| Jerry Rhome | |
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| Date of birth: | March 6, 1942 |
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Quarterback |
| College: | Tulsa |
| NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 13 / Pick: 172 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1965-1968 1969 1970 1971 |
Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns Houston Oilers Los Angeles Rams |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Jerry Byron Rhome (born March 6, 1942 in Dallas, Texas) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, and the Los Angeles Rams. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Rhome starred at the University of Tulsa, and he finished second in the 1964 Heisman Trophy voting in one of the closes votes ever recorded. He held a number of NCAA records such as the most touch downs in a game and in a season, the most passes without an interception in a year and in a career just to name four. After he finished his pro playing career, he became an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa. His first NFL coaching job was with the Seattle Seahawks. He earned a Super Bowl ring while coaching for the Washington Redskins.
| Preceded by Jim Shofner |
Phoenix Cardinals Offensive Coordinator 1990-1993 |
Succeeded by Dave Atkins |
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