Stanley A Quintana was an American football quarterback and defensive back.
17 Facts About Stan Quintana
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Stan Quintana played for the New Mexico Lobos from 1963 to 1965 and the Quantico Marines in 1969 and 1970.
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Stan Quintana was a member of the Minnesota Vikings taxi squad in 1966 and the traveling squad in 1967.
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Stan Quintana was selected as the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1964.
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Stan Quintana was a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning all-state honors in football, averaging more than 23 points per game in basketball, and batting almost.
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Stan Quintana attended the University of New Mexico on a football scholarship starting in the fall of 1962.
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Stan Quintana led the team to consecutive Western Athletic Conference championships in 1963 and 1964.
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Stan Quintana set a WAC record for interception return yards, and his average of 7.3 yard of total offense per play in 1964 remains a New Mexico school record.
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In three seasons at New Mexico, Stan Quintana set 12 New Mexico and five WAC records.
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Stan Quintana completed 89 of 214 passes for 1,459 yards and four touchdowns with 12 interceptions.
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Stan Quintana rushed for 1,207 yards and eight touchdowns on 247 carries.
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Stan Quintana made the Vikings' traveling squad in 1967 but did not see action in any regular season games.
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Stan Quintana played at free safety and backup quarterback for the Quantico Marines football team in 1969 and 1970.
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Stan Quintana married Rosella Martinez of Santa Fe, and they had three children: Wendy, Allen, and Shari.
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Stan Quintana later worked as a high school football coach in El Paso and San Antonio, Texas, and as the receivers coach for the New Mexico Lobos from 1981 to 1986.
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Stan Quintana was the first Hispanic football coach at the University of New Mexico.
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Stan Quintana died in September 2019 in Florida and was buried at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.