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22 Facts About Joe Ayoob

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Joe Ayoob was born on August 8,1984 and is an American former professional arena football player who was a quarterback.

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Joe Ayoob was signed by the Central Valley Coyotes as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

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Joe Ayoob played college football for the California Golden Bears.

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Joe Ayoob played in the North Coast Section Championship football games in both his junior and senior seasons.

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Joe Ayoob originally attended the City College of San Francisco where he was regarded as one of the best junior college quarterbacks in the nation.

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Joe Ayoob was a teammate of future Cal player Desmond Bishop.

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Joe Ayoob was named the Offensive Player of the Game in loss, as he threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 62 yards on seven carries.

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Joe Ayoob won the MVP award in the state championship game in each of his two seasons.

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Joe Ayoob ran for three touchdowns on his first three carries.

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Joe Ayoob was 4-of-4 with two touchdowns on Cal's last two possessions.

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Joe Ayoob came off the bench to play in the season opener against Sacramento State, where he completed 0 passes out of 10 attempts.

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Joe Ayoob came off the bench to play the regular season finale at Stanford.

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In 2006, Joe Ayoob played in just four games as Cal's backup quarterback to Nate Longshore.

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Joe Ayoob completed 9-of-22 passes for 187 yards and a 40-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson against Tennessee.

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Joe Ayoob played against Portland State and Minnesota.

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Joe Ayoob was not invited to the 2007 NFL Scouting Combine, so he worked out at Cal's Pro Day.

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Joe Ayoob was projected to go unselected in the 2007 NFL draft.

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Joe Ayoob went unselected in the draft and did not sign with any teams in the NFL, leading him to join the af2 arena football league.

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Joe Ayoob joined the Central Valley Coyotes for the 2008 season.

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Joe Ayoob was assigned to the Spokane Shock on February 24,2011.

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In late February and early March 2012, a viral video spread across the web featuring Ayoob throwing a paper airplane designed by John M Collins, across an entire air hangar, breaking the world record for the longest flight with a paper airplane, at a distance of 226 feet, 10 inches.

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Joe Ayoob returned to his alma mater, Terra Linda High School, to become their offensive coordinator in 2022.