Word: pastorini
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Dates: during 1971-1971
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...Pastorini of Houston, 6 ft. 3 in., 216 Ibs., hurled 35 touchdown passes at Santa Clara, but was still relatively unknown outside California until the close of the 1970 season. Then he was named most valuable offensive player in the East-West Shrine game. Pastorini, who is also the Oilers' punter this season, got his chance last Sunday in the second half against the Kansas City Chiefs. Sent in to replace ineffective veteran Charley Johnson, Pastorini nearly handed the mammoth Chiefs their second upset in a row. Although he suffered two interceptions, he completed ten of 21 passes...
...expected, they picked Heisman Trophy Winner Jim Plunkett, the strapping Stanford quarterback who was everybody's all-everything. Not to be denied in the Year of the Quarterback, the New Orleans Saints then snapped up Archie Manning from Ole Miss, while the Houston Oilers opted for Dan Pastorini of Santa Clara College, a bullet thrower who also excels at punting and place-kicking. Then came the surprises. After a brilliant season, Notre Dame Quarterback Joe Theismann languished until the fourth round before going to the Miami Dolphins; at 6 ft., 170 lbs., he may seem a mite slight...