Daryle Lamonica

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Daryle Lamonica
Position (s):
Quarterback 		Jersey numbers:
12, 3
born July 17, 1941 in Fresno , California
Career information
Active : 1963 - 1974
NFL Draft : 1963 / Round: 12 / Pick: 168
AFL Draft : 1963 / Round: 24 / Pick: 188
College : Notre Dame
Teams

Career statistics
TD - INT     164-138
Yards     19,154
QB rating     72.9
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Daryle Pasqaule Lamonica (born July 17, 1941 in Fresno , California , USA ), nickname : The Mad Bomber, is a former American football player .

Youth / college

Lamonica began playing football and baseball in high school . At the University of Notre Dame he received a scholarship and played with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a quarterback , punter and was temporarily used in the defense , although he had a contract with the MLB through the Chicago Cubs . The University of Notre Dame is one of the premier colleges for training young football players in the United States. Lamonica played for three years in South Bend , Indiana , but was only able to convince in the third year, but primarily as a punter.

Professional career

In 1963 the NFL and the AFL went their separate ways. From the Buffalo Bills Lamonica was elected in the AFL Draft 1963 in the 24th round, the Green Bay Packers pulled him in the NFL Draft in the same year in the 12th round in 168th place. Both commitments came very late and did not bode well for Lamonica's professional career. He joined the Bills and was used as a quarterback as a substitute for Jack Kemp and got mostly working time as a punter in the first year. As a quarterback, he only came on the field when Kemp was indisposed or injured, but was then always able to save games that had already been lost. In 1964 and 1965, the Bills won the AFL Championship Game with Kemp and Lamonica against the San Diego Chargers with 20: 7 and 23: 0 respectively.

In 1967 Lamonica moved to the Oakland Raiders . But his change was not voluntary. Rather, the Bills traded him along with another player, Glenn Bass , for two Raiders players - Tom Flores and Art Powell . Much to the chagrin of the Bills, their substitute in Los Angeles developed into one of the best quarterbacks of the time. In the same year he won the AFL Championship Game as a regular against the Houston Oilers 40-7 . In Super Bowl II , which at that time was still called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, the Raiders had to admit defeat to the Packers under coach Vince Lombardi with Bart Starr in the position of the quarterback with 33:14. Both Raiders touchdowns were scored by Lamonica. In the regular season he had thrown 30 touchdowns in 1967, which was a season record.

A year later the championship game was lost against the New York Jets 27:23, the Jets with quarterback Joe Namath moved into Super Bowl III and won it. Lamonica threw passes for more than 300 yards of space in this game , three of his passes were caught in the end zone of the jets - it was still not enough to win. In 1969 he again got the season best in the thrown touchdowns with 34 pieces, but failed again in the AFL Championship Game, this time to the Kansas City Chiefs with quarterback Len Dawson , the eventual winner of Super Bowl IV , 17: 7. In 1970, the Raiders failed again in the AFC Championship Game to the Baltimore Colts with 27:17, the Colts with quarterback Johnny Unitas then won the Super Bowl V . 1973 and 1974 the AFC Championship Games were lost against the Miami Dolphins (quarterback Bob Griese ) with 27:10 and against the Pittsburgh Steelers (quarterback Terry Bradshaw ) with 24:13.

Lamonica's personal stats in the AFL and the NFL have been phenomenal. He proved his great class especially with the Raiders. The fans from Oakland gave him the nickname : "The Mad Bomber" , as a synonym for his strong limb. In 150 games during the regular season , he scored 164 touchdowns with 138 interceptions .

1974 to 1975 Lamonica played in the World Football League in the team of the Southern California Sun , Anaheim . The league stopped playing after two years, Lamonica ended his career.

Honors

Lamonica played in five Pro Bowls . He was All Star in the AFL / AFC five times (an award that is no longer given today). In 1967 and 1969 he was named MVP of the season. His former high school named their stadium after Lamonica.

After the career

Lamonica lives in Fresno, is married with two children. He worked as a television presenter and representative of large companies.

Web links

source

  • Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Daryle Lamonica Clovis Cougar Stadium
personal data
SURNAME Lamonica, Daryle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lamonica, Daryle Pat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Fresno , California