Randall Cunningham spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is known for his Minnesota Vikings tenure.
44 Facts About Randall Cunningham
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Randall Cunningham earned first-team All-American honors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was selected in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Eagles, where he spent his first 11 seasons.
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Randall Cunningham retired after the 1995 season, but returned a year later to join the Vikings.
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Randall Cunningham lost his starting position during the 1999 season due to a performance decline and was released afterwards.
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Randall Cunningham was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Randall Cunningham attended Santa Barbara High School, and was a graduate of the class of 1981.
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Randall Cunningham competed in track and field at SBHS in the high jump; his elder brother Frank was the state champion in the shot put.
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Randall Cunningham then went on to attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Randall Cunningham was a 1983 and 1984 College Football All-America Team selection as a punter.
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Randall Cunningham was the Eagles' second-round pick, and the first quarterback selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.
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Randall Cunningham was sought by the United States Football League's Tampa Bay Bandits that same year.
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Randall Cunningham was permanently handed the Eagles' starting job for the 1987 season.
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Randall Cunningham was said to have reached "elite" status during the 1988 season, as he was elected by league players as the NFC starting quarterback for the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl.
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In 1989, on October 2 Randall Cunningham set the regular season franchise record with 62 pass attempts, against the Chicago Bears.
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Randall Cunningham had 20 punts during his career, with an average of 44.7 yards per punt.
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Randall Cunningham ducked and threw a pass 60 yards to wide receiver Fred Barnett, resulting in a 95-yard touchdown.
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That same year, Randall Cunningham finished with 942 rushing yards, 6th most ever for a quarterback, 10th best in the league.
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Randall Cunningham averaged 8.0 yards per rush, the most ever by an Eagle of any position with 100 attempts on the season, and third most in NFL history.
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In 1991, Randall Cunningham's season came to an abrupt end when he was tackled by Bryce Paup of the Green Bay Packers and tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the first game of the season.
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Randall Cunningham left Philadelphia with the third most rushing yards in Eagles history, with 4,482, behind Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren and Wilbert Montgomery, although he has since fallen to sixth after Duce Staley, Brian Westbrook, and LeSean McCoy all rushed for more yards than him.
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Randall Cunningham left second only to Ron Jaworski in passing yards, with 22,877, though both were later surpassed by Donovan McNabb.
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Randall Cunningham still holds the Eagles record with 6.62 yards per rush attempt, 422 sacks taken, and 6.5 yards per pass attempt in playoff games.
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Randall Cunningham joined the Vikings in 1997 after being out of football in 1996.
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Randall Cunningham had a good supporting cast that year with Cris Carter, rookie Randy Moss, and Jake Reed at wide receiver and Robert Smith and Leroy Hoard at running back.
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Randall Cunningham led the league with a 106.0 passer rating while the Vikings scored a then-NFL record 556 points during the 1998 season, making him the first black quarterback to lead the league in that category.
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Shortly before the 2000 season, Randall Cunningham signed with the Dallas Cowboys to serve as backup to Troy Aikman.
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Randall Cunningham started the game and dueled the new Eagles quarterback, Donovan McNabb.
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Randall Cunningham received a mixed reception of cheers and boos upon his return to Philadelphia.
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Randall Cunningham was not re-signed, after the Cowboys signed quarterback Tony Banks instead.
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Randall Cunningham was originally intended to serve as the third-string quarterback, but he was named the backup behind Elvis Grbac after performing better than Chris Redman.
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Randall Cunningham was not re-signed, after the Ravens signed quarterback Jeff Blake instead.
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Randall Cunningham was sacked 484 times, third-most all time behind John Elway with 516 sacks, and Brett Favre with 525 sacks.
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Randall Cunningham rushed for 4,928 yards on 775 carries and 35 touchdowns.
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Randall Cunningham has been active in the Gospel music business since his retirement from the NFL by opening a recording studio and producing Christian worship music.
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Randall Cunningham, a born again Christian, became an ordained Protestant minister and founded a church called Remnant Ministries in Las Vegas in 2004.
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In 2020, Randall Cunningham became the team chaplain for the Las Vegas Raiders, replacing former team chaplain Napoleon Kaufman, who stayed in Oakland when the team moved to Las Vegas.
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In December 2009, Randall Cunningham was hired by Silverado High School in Henderson, Nevada as the offensive coordinator of the school's varsity and junior varsity football team.
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Randall Cunningham's son, Randall Cunningham II, was a freshman quarterback for the Skyhawks.
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In July 2012, Randall Cunningham was named the 23rd greatest quarterback of the NFL's post-merger era, according to Football Nation.
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In December 2014, Randall Cunningham was named head coach at Silverado High School.
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Randall Cunningham helped coach two National All-Americans who were chosen to participate in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl games.
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Randall Cunningham was not retained as coach at Silverado High School after two seasons in April 2017.
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Randall Cunningham's jersey is part of the costume for the Always Teste character of YouTube comedian Ed Bassmaster.
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Randall Cunningham's daughter, Vashti Cunningham, is a track and field athlete who competed in the high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing sixth overall.