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Marty Domres

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Marty Domres
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Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1947-04-17) April 17, 1947 (age 77)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Christian Brothers Academy
(DeWitt, New York)
College:Columbia
NFL draft:1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Eastern (1968)
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:809
Pass Completions:399
Percentage:49.3%
Passing yards:4,904
TD-INT:27-50
Rating:53.8
Player stats at PFR

Martin Francis Domres (/ˈdɒmrɛs/ DOM-rehs;[1] born April 17, 1947) is a former American collegiate and professional football player. From Columbia University, he was drafted in the first round of the Common Draft as a quarterback by the American Football League (AFL)'s San Diego Chargers. Rarely seeing action behind John Hadl during his three years with the Chargers, Domres requested a trade and was acquired by the Baltimore Colts for John Andrews and a 1973 first-round pick (25th overall–Johnny Rodgers) on August 7, 1972.[2][3] He replaced Johnny Unitas as the starting quarterback beginning in Week 6 of the 1972 campaign after John Sandusky succeeded Don McCafferty as head coach and was ordered by general manager Joe Thomas to bench the veterans in favor of the younger players.[4][5] Domres played in nine professional football seasons from 1969 to 1977 for four teams.

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