Daryle Pasquale Lamonica was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the American Football League and the National Football League for 12 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders.
28 Facts About Daryle Lamonica
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Daryle Lamonica spent his first four seasons mostly as a backup for the Buffalo Bills, who selected him in the 24th round of the 1963 AFL Draft.
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Daryle Lamonica was twice named AFL Most Valuable Player, in addition to receiving three AFL All-Star selections, two NFL Pro Bowl selections, and two first-team All-AFL honors.
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Daryle Lamonica was the AFL leader in passing touchdowns during both MVP seasons and the passing yards leader during the second.
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Daryle Lamonica holds the NFL's second-highest quarterback winning percentage and the AFL's highest quarterback winning percentage.
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Daryle Lamonica lettered in four sports and was an all-state quarterback at Clovis High School in Clovis, a Fresno suburb.
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Daryle Lamonica played college football at the University of Notre Dame, and was the team's starting quarterback for three seasons.
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Daryle Lamonica rushed 144 times for 353 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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Daryle Lamonica participated in the 1962 East-West Shrine Game held at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, passing 20-for-28 with 349 yards while being named Most Valuable Player.
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Daryle Lamonica was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 24th round of the 1963 AFL draft.
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Daryle Lamonica was selected by the two-time defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers in the 12th round of the 1963 NFL draft.
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Daryle Lamonica chose to go with the Bills, as he perceived his chances of playing were better there.
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Daryle Lamonica had much of the same in terms of playing time in 1964, going 55 of 128 with 1,137 yards with six touchdowns and eight interceptions.
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Daryle Lamonica went 29 of 70 for 376 yards, with three touchdowns and six interceptions.
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On March 14,1967, Daryle Lamonica was traded to the Oakland Raiders with Glenn Bass for Art Powell and Tom Flores.
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Daryle Lamonica played with Oakland until his final year in 1974.
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Daryle Lamonica was given the American Football League Most Valuable Player Award for the season by United Press International, the Associated Press, and The Sporting News.
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Daryle Lamonica's longest completed pass was 82 yards, his longest as a Raider for his career.
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Daryle Lamonica threw 249.6 yards per game, a career high.
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Daryle Lamonica had career highs with 221 completions, 426 attempts, 3,302 yards, 34 touchdowns, and 25 interceptions.
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On October 19, against the Buffalo Bills, Daryle Lamonica set a new record with six touchdown passes in the first half, a record that has been matched only once, by Aaron Rodgers against the Chicago Bears on November 9,2014.
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Daryle Lamonica's team went to the playoffs , which had been expanded to four teams for the final year of the AFL.
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Daryle Lamonica was given the American Football League Most Valuable Player Award for the season by United Press International and The Sporting News, with Joe Namath being named Most Valuable Player by the Associated Press.
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On September 17,1972, Daryle Lamonica had a perfect passing rating of 158.3.
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Daryle Lamonica had 149 completions on 281 attempts for 1,998 yards, having a career high 53.0 completion percentage while having eighteen touchdowns and twelve interceptions.
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Daryle Lamonica was a three-time American Football League All-Star and twice was selected as the AFL's Most Valuable Player, in 1967 and 1969.
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Daryle Lamonica was replaced in 1973 by future Pro Football Hall of Famer Ken Stabler, who was better at reading defenses and more accurate, leading the 1976 team to victory in Super Bowl XI.
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Daryle Lamonica was the 25th player to jump from the NFL to the World Football League on April 16,1974, when he signed a multiyear contract to join the Southern California Sun in 1975.