Jerry Byron Rhome was born on March 6,1942 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Rams.
13 Facts About Jerry Rhome
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Jerry Rhome closed out his professional career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Jerry Rhome played college football at the University of Tulsa.
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Jerry Rhome accepted a football scholarship from Southern Methodist University.
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Jerry Rhome became a starter at quarterback as a sophomore, registering 74 completions out of 129 attempts for 693 yards, one touchdown and 6 interceptions.
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In 1963 after sitting out a year, Jerry Rhome starred at Tulsa, passing for 1,909 yards, 10 touchdowns, and suffering 13 interceptions.
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Jerry Rhome improved as a senior, with 2,870 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and just 4 interceptions, while leading the nation in total offense.
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Jerry Rhome held a number of NCAA records, including the largest number of touchdowns in a game, in a season, and the most consecutive passes without an interception in a football season and in his career.
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Jerry Rhome won the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1964, and had his Number 17 jersey retired by the school.
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Jerry Rhome was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, the Texas High School Hall of Fame, the Inaugural Class of the Dallas Independent School District Athletic Hall of Fame and the Sunset High School Hall of Fame.
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Jerry Rhome began his professional career in 1965 as the third quarterback behind Don Meredith and Craig Morton; he got a chance to start one game that same year against the Cleveland Browns.
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Jerry Rhome would serve in a backup role until the start of the 1969 season when Roger Staubach joined the team, and at his request the Cowboys traded Rhome to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a third round draft choice, later used to select Charlie Waters in the 1970 NFL draft.
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Jerry Rhome is credited with the signing of future hall of fame wide receiver Steve Largent with the Seattle Seahawks.