- Mike Perez (American football)
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Mike Perez Date of birth: March 7, 1965 Place of birth: Denver, Colorado Career information Status: Retired Position(s): Quarterback College: San Jose State NFL Draft: 1988 / Round: 7 / Pick: 175 Drafted by: New York Giants Organizations As player: 1988
1990
1991
1991
1991
1991
1992
1993
1994-1996
1997-1998
1999New York Giants
Houston Oilers*
Frankfurt Galaxy
New York Giants*
Kansas City Chiefs*
New York Giants
Frankfurt Galaxy
Denver Broncos*
Albany Firebirds
New York CityHawks
New England Sea Wolves
*Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awards - 3x Second Team All-Arena (1994-1996)
Playing stats at ArenaFan.com Playing stats at NFL.com Michael Paul Perez (born March 7, 1963 in Denver, Colorado) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft. Perez, who was of Mexican American descent, played college football at San Jose State, where he led the Spartans to the Pacific Coast Athletic Association conference championship and briefly garnered national media attention.[1][2]
Perez has also been a member of the Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Albany Firebirds, New York CityHawks and New England Sea Wolves.
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Professional career
New York Giants
Perez was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round (175th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. On injured reserve with pulled stomach muscle (September 19, 1988-remainder of season). He was released by the team on August 23, 1989.[3]
Houston Oilers
Perez was signed by the Houston Oilers on May 14, 1990.[4] He was released on August 6.[3]
Frankfurt Galaxy
Perez signed with the World League of American Football on January 31, 1991. He was selected by the Frankfurt Galaxy in the first round (third quarterback) of the 1991 WLAF positional draft.[3]
Perez was the starting quarterback in all ten regular season games, completing 171 of 357 passes for 2,272 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also rushed 44 times for 189 yards, resulting in a team-leading 4.3 average. Perez suffered only 19 sacks (2nd lowest in the World League) for 115 negative yards and was intercepted 17 times. His best games were at New York/New Jersey where he threw for three touchdowns with a 61 percent completion rate, and at Orlando, where he passed for 346 yards including a 59 yard hurl to Jason Johnson.[5]
Denver Broncos
Perez was signed by the Denver Broncos on April 28, 1993.[3] He was released on August 30.[6]
References
- ^ Kroichick, Ron (May 5, 1999). "Rare dearth at position that defines Bay Area football". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/1999-05-05/sports/17687627_1_mexican-american-san-jose-state-soccer-players.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 31, 1987). "Galleries". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066381/index.htm.
- ^ a b c d Pro Football Register. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News. 1993. p. 261. ISBN 0-89204-466-7.
- ^ "Deals". The New York Times. May 15, 1990. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/15/sports/deals.html.
- ^ 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 31, 1993. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/31/sports/transactions-693593.html.
External Links
"Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda", by Eric Dexheimer. January 6, 2000 - http://www.westword.com/2000-01-06/news/coulda-woulda-shoulda/
"Passing Marks..." - by Richard Hoffer. November 12, 1987 - http://articles.latimes.com/1987-11-12/sports/sp-20516_1_mike-perez
San Jose State Spartans starting quarterbacks Frankfurt Galaxy starting quarterbacks Mike Perez (1991–1992) • Alex Espinoza (1992) • Chris Cochrane (1992) • Jim Miller (1995) • Paul Justin (1995) • Steve Pelluer (1996–1997) • Chad May (1997) • Damon Huard (1998) • Pat Barnes (1999–2000) • Ted White (2000) • Michael Bishop (2001) • Lionel Hayes (2001) • Kevin Thompson (2001) • Joe Hamilton (2002) • Bart Hendricks (2002) • James Brown (2003) • J. T. O'Sullivan (2004) • Kirk Farmer (2004) • Akili Smith (2005) • Kevin Eakin (2005) • Jeff Otis (2006) • Craig Ochs (2006) • J. T. O'Sullivan (2007)
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Denver, Colorado
- American football quarterbacks
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- San Jose State Spartans football players
- New York Giants players
- Houston Oilers players
- Frankfurt Galaxy players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Denver Broncos players
- Albany Firebirds players
- New York CityHawks players
- New England Sea Wolves players
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