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Hall of Famers |
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Sammy Baugh -- A few token appearances at 38
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George Blanda -- Full-time starter for Houston at 38 and 39 ... nine more
years at Oakland as kicker and spot-QB
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Len Dawson -- Injured at 38, fading as starter at 39, one more year as backup
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Sonny Jurgensen -- Starter at 38 but missed most of the season with torn
Achilles tendon ... battled Billy Kilmer for starting spot at 39 and 40 on
playoff teams
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Joe Montana -- decent year as K.C. starter at 38, lost in first round of the
playoffs ... had a better year at 37, taking the Chiefs to the AFC
Championship game
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Fran Tarkenton -- Full-time starter at 38 on playoff team ... threw 32
interceptions
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John Unitas -- Starter at 38 on playoff team, injured, sub-par season ...
played in eight games at 39, injured again ... brief appearances for San
Diego at 40, bad back, couldn't finish the season
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Other QBs |
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Charlie Conerly -- Starter at 38 on division champion ... two backup seasons
at 39 and 40
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Randall Cunningham -- Started two games at 38 for Baltimore last year
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Steve DeBerg -- Backup at 38 and 39
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John Elway -- Super Bowl MVP at 38
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Vince Evans -- Backup at 38, 39 and 40
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Joe Ferguson -- Backup at 38, 39 and 40
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Doug Flutie -- Full-time starter at 38 (39 in October) ... last year, tailed off in second half of season. |
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Jim Hart -- Backup at 38, 39 and 40
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Ron Jaworski -- Backup at 38
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Billy Kilmer -- losing his job to Joe Theismann at 38 ... Backup at 39
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Dave Krieg -- Backup at 38 (turned 39 during the season) ... had been
full-time starter the previous year
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Dan Marino -- Turned 38 in September of final season, injured for five games,
lowest rating (67.4) of his career
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Warren Moon -- Turned 39 during the season, had fine year as starter ... at
39-40 started for eight games, then injured ... at 40-41 effective as starter
... part-time starter at 41 and 42 ... rode the bench at 42 and 43
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Earl Morrall -- At 38 started for injured Bob Griese and saved the Dolphins'
unbeaten season ... rewarded with four more years at Miami, all as a backup
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Craig Morton -- Good year at 38 as starter with Denver, backup at 39
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Babe Parilli -- Joe Namath's backup on the Jets at 38 and 39
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Jim Plunkett -- Coming off two injury seasons at 38 (turned 39 in December),
10-game starter on 8-8 season ... at 36 had quarterbacked a winning Super
Bowl team
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Tobin Rote -- Backup at 38
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Mark Rypien -- Sat on the bench at 38 in Indy last year after having been out
of football
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Phil Simms -- Starter at 38 (39 in November), had good year for a playoff team
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Ken Stabler -- Injured and played part time for the Saints at 38
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Wade Wilson -- Backup at 38 ... started three games for Raiders at 39 ...
backup at 40
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Steve Young -- Turned 38 in October of final year, cut short by concussions
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