1. Charles Alan Pastrana was an American football quarterback.
16 Facts About Alan Pastrana
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Alan Pastrana played college football for the University of Maryland from 1965 to 1968.
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At Maryland, Pastrana played on the lacrosse team and was named a first-team All-American defenseman in 1966.
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Alan Pastrana played for Denver for two seasons, including three games as the starting quarterback.
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Alan Pastrana was born on November 20,1944, in Annapolis, Maryland, to a father from Colombia and an American mother of Swiss ancestry.
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Alan Pastrana attended Annapolis High School, where he served as the captain of the football, lacrosse, and wrestling teams.
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Alan Pastrana enrolled at the University of Maryland, where he earned three letters on the football team in 1965,1966, and 1968, and two on the lacrosse team in 1966 and 1967.
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Alan Pastrana played lacrosse as a defenseman under head coach John Howard.
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Alan Pastrana suffered a severe concussion that effectively ended his career near the end of the 1970 season and heavily altered his personality.
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Alan Pastrana became an assistant football coach at Anne Arundel Community College in 1973.
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Alan Pastrana served as a co-head coach of the Anne Arundel Community College men's lacrosse team alongside former Maryland coach Bud Beardmore.
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Some were concerned that Alan Pastrana visited with friends in the stands during the halftime of two losses.
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In 2001, Alan Pastrana was an associate professor of health and education at Anne Arundel Community College, where he was still teaching as of 2006.
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Alan Pastrana has been inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Alan Pastrana was the uncle of stuntman and motorsports competitor Travis Pastrana.
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Alan Pastrana died on April 8,2021, of pneumonia that stemmed from COVID-19.