Tavita Pritchard

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Tavita Pritchard
caption =
college = Stanford
conference = Pac-10
sport = Football
jersey = 14
position = Quarterback
class = Senior
major =
career_start = 2006
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 200
nationality = Samoan
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|2|20
birth_place = Tacoma, Washington
highschool = Clover Park High School Lakewood, Washington
former_school(s)=
awards =

Tavita Pritchard (born February 20 1987 in Tacoma, Washington) is the quarterback of the Stanford Cardinal football team.

High school career

Pritchard graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington, where he threw for 5,323 yards and 55 touchdowns in his high school career.cite web| title =Player Bio: Tavita Pritchard
work =Stanford Football Media Guide
date =2007
url =http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/pritchard_tavita00.html
pages =
accessdate = 2007-10-07] Pritchard was also a standout on the baseball team and star pitcher.

College career

Pritchard received his first start at Stanford on October 6 2007 in a game against top-ranked USC, after starter T. C. Ostrander suffered a seizure the week before the game. Though Stanford was a 41-point underdog, Pritchard led Stanford to an improbable 24-23 victory and earned the starting job.cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_7116431|title=Harbaugh: "This is the start"|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=October 8, 2007|accessdate=2007-10-08] cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_7134645|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=October 10, 2007|title=Pritchard will remain Stanford starter at quarterback|last=Sabedra|first=Darren|accessdate=2007-10-11]

Personal

Pritchard's father David was a starting center at Washington State in 1981 and an uncle is former NFL quarterback Jack "The Throwin' Samoan" Thompson. He is third in a family of eight children. He grew up in Centralia, WA and his freshman year he moved to Lakewood, WA.

Trivia

Pritchard was also recently named "The Best College Quarterback Period" by NGS Johnson Magazine.

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