21 Facts About Dieter Brock

Ralph Dieter Brock was born on February 12,1951 and is an American former football player and coach.

Dieter Brock played professionally as a quarterback in the Canadian Football League and National Football League.

Dieter Brock is best remembered as the quarterback for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, leading the league in passing for four years.

Dieter Brock attended Auburn University and Jacksonville State University, and graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1974.

In 1981, Dieter Brock broke Sam Etcheverry's 1956 record of 4,723 passing yards with 4,796 yards.

Dieter Brock started his illustrious professional football career as a little used back-up quarterback for the Bombers in 1974.

About midway through the 1975 season, Dieter Brock became the starter and that resulted in Ealey being sent to the Toronto Argonauts.

In 1981, Dieter Brock won his second consecutive Most Outstanding Player Award.

Dieter Brock posted career highs in pass percentage, pass touchdowns, percentage of pass attempts going for touchdowns, and pass efficiency.

When Dieter Brock left the Blue Bombers, he held team records in the following career passing categories: yards, completions, attempts, touchdowns, and interceptions.

In 1983, Dieter Brock played part of the season with Winnipeg, and finished the season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after he was traded there in exchange for Hamilton quarterback Tom Clements.

Dieter Brock's Tiger-Cats faced Clements' Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.

Dieter Brock ended his career CFL career without a Grey Cup victory, but had many accomplishments.

Dieter Brock left the CFL after ten seasons and joined the National Football League for the 1985 season.

In what would be his only season playing in the NFL, Dieter Brock signed with the Los Angeles Rams as a 34-year-old rookie, setting the NFL record for oldest rookie quarterback in history.

Dieter Brock underwent arthroscopic knee surgery the following week and went on the injured reserve list the next month.

When Dieter Brock did tests with the team later in the month to test his knee, he aggravated his back.

Dieter Brock still holds the Blue Bombers record for career passing yards with 29,623.

In 2005, for the commemoration of the Blue Bombers' 75th anniversary, Dieter Brock was named one of the 20 All-Time Blue Bomber Greats.

Dieter Brock was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1995.

Dieter Brock appeared as a guest on their 100th episode.