John Gregory Huarte was born on May 20,1944 and is a former American football quarterback.
12 Facts About John Huarte
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John Huarte played college football at the University of Notre Dame for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and won the 1964 Heisman Trophy.
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John Huarte then played professionally with a number of teams in the American Football League, the National Football League, and in the World Football League between 1965 and 1975.
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John Huarte was born and raised in Orange County, California; his father Joseph was a former minor league baseball player of Basque descent.
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John Huarte played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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John Huarte was a member of the College All-Star team in the annual pre-season game against the defending NFL champions at Chicago's Soldier Field.
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The 1965 game was in early August against the Cleveland Browns and John Huarte was named the game's most valuable player.
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John Huarte was drafted in 1965 by both pro football leagues: he was the twelfth overall selection of the AFL draft and the 76th pick of the NFL draft.
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John Huarte signed with the AFL's New York Jets over the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, but was beaten out for the starting position by fellow-rookie Joe Namath, the first pick of the AFL draft.
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John Huarte was third on the depth chart behind co-starters Namath and Mike Taliaferro and was on the taxi squad.
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Subsequently, John Huarte did see action as a back-up quarterback for several other professional teams from 1966 to 1972.
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John Huarte is married to Eileen Devine from Woodside, LI; they have 5 children and 14 grandchildren.