37 Facts About Tommie Frazier

Tommie Frazier was named Most Valuable Player of three consecutive national championship games, the only player ever to accomplish that feat.

In 2013, Tommie Frazier was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Tommie Frazier was not drafted by the NFL due to a blood clot in his left leg, a side effect of Crohn's disease.

Tommie Frazier played professionally for one season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Tommie Frazier grew up in Palmetto, Florida, and attended Manatee High School.

Tommie Frazier was an option quarterback at Manatee High School who in his final two seasons ran for 1,600 yards and 33 touchdowns, and passed for 2,600 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Tommie Frazier is married to Andrea Stephens Tommie Frazier, originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Tommie Frazier received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Tommie Frazier, rated as the No 3 college recruit in the country by analyst Tom Lemming, led Nebraska to four consecutive New Year's Day bowl games.

Tommie Frazier gained national recognition with the following two games, both blowout wins broadcast nationally in evening time slots on ESPN.

Tommie Frazier threw sparingly, completing 4 of 12 passes for 55 yards and two touchdowns, but rushed 16 times for 86 of Nebraska's 373 rushing yards.

Play-action fakes resulted in long touchdown passes of 36 and 46 yards, and Tommie Frazier finished the game with 6 of 11 passes completed, for 161 yards and three touchdowns.

Tommie Frazier played in nine games during the 1992 regular season, and completed 44 of 100 passes for 727 yards and only one interception.

Tommie Frazier rushed for 399 yards, and scored 17 touchdowns, rushing and passing.

Tommie Frazier rushed for over 1,000 yards through the regular- and post-season, though the official total is lower due to negative yardage from sacks.

Tommie Frazier rushed for nine touchdowns, with a longest run of 58 yards, and completed 77 of 162 passes for 12 touchdowns, four interceptions and 1,159 yards in 11 games.

Tommie Frazier was named Most Valuable Player of the national title game despite the loss, completing 13 of 24 passes for 206 yards and a 34-yard touchdown, and rushing 14 times for 77 yards with a 32-yard run.

Tommie Frazier earned consideration as a Heisman Trophy candidate in the first half of the 1994 season, but missed the second half due to a blood clot in his leg.

Tommie Frazier started the game, but was replaced by Berringer after a deep throw to the end zone on Nebraska's initial drive resulted in a turnover.

Tommie Frazier was again named MVP, as despite the three-month layoff he completed 3 of 5 passes for 25 yards, and ran seven times for 31 yards, including a 25-yard option keeper.

Tommie Frazier was back to health in 1995, and led the Cornhuskers through another undefeated campaign.

Tommie Frazier had a strong arm, though not a particularly accurate one, but by his senior year had improved his passing to the point that he completed 56.4 percent of his passes and had an efficiency rating of 156.1, along with 17 touchdowns.

Tommie Frazier threw for 241 yards and two scores in that game, including a 52-yard touchdown to wingback Clester Johnson.

Tommie Frazier was the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and was a Consensus All-American.

Tommie Frazier rushed 16 times for 199 yards, and completed 6 of 14 passes for 105 yards, with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Phillips.

On what appeared to be a routine short-yardage option sweep to the right sideline in the closing seconds of the 3rd quarter, Tommie Frazier kept the ball, turned upfield, and broke seven tackles in a career-high 75-yard touchdown run that was named by Sports Illustrated as one of college football's greatest plays.

On May 7,2013, Tommie Frazier was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Tommie Frazier was named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 2023.

West Coach Terry Donahue said there was no doubt that Tommie Frazier's performance had improved his standing in regards to the NFL draft.

The East-West Shrine Game showcased Tommie Frazier's skill set for the many NFL scouts in attendance, but before the NFL Scouting Combine, he experienced more problems with blood clots.

Tommie Frazier signed a contract with the Alouettes on July 15,1996, and served as the third-string quarterback behind starter Tracy Ham and top reserve Jim Kemp.

Tommie Frazier was given blood thinners because of his history of clots, but spat blood.

Tommie Frazier served as an assistant football coach at Baylor University, and as an assistant director of athletic development at Nebraska.

At Baylor, Tommie Frazier joined head coach Kevin Steele's coaching staff as a graduate assistant, and worked with the quarterbacks in 1999.

Tommie Frazier was promoted to a full-time position, and coached Baylor's running backs from 2000 to 2002.

In 2005, Tommie Frazier became the 32nd head football coach at Doane College, in Crete, Nebraska, and held that position for two seasons.

Tommie Frazier was mentioned by Bob Odenkirk's character, Saul Goodman, on a Season 6 episode of Better Call Saul.