Don Moorhead was born on October 11,1948 and is a former Canadian Football League quarterback.
12 Facts About Don Moorhead
Don Moorhead was the starting quarterback for the BC Lions from 1971 to 1975 and for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1969 and 1970.
Don Moorhead set 24 football records at the University of Michigan, including most yards of total offense and most yards passing.
Don Moorhead set a total of 24 University of Michigan football records, including total offensive plays, most yards gained passing, most passes completed and most passes attempted.
Don Moorhead led the 1969 Wolverines in total offense with 1,699 yards, 565 yards rushing and 1,134 yards passing.
Don Moorhead completed 50 percent of his 178 passing attempts in 1969, threw five touchdown passes and had six passes intercepted.
Don Moorhead was 14-for-32 in passing with one interception and 127 passing yards.
Don Moorhead was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference quarterback at the end of the 1970 season.
Don Moorhead was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 1971 NFL Draft, but the Saints drafted Mississippi's Archie Manning the same year.
Don Moorhead lost is starting job to Peter Liske in 1975, after the Lions obtained Liske from Calgary in a trade.
Don Moorhead announced his retirement from football in July 1976 after undergoing three knee operations in two years and tearing the biceps on his left arm.
When he retired from football, Don Moorhead became a physical education teacher at Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Michigan, retiring in 2010.