Chris Vargas
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||
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| Born: | January 29, 1971 | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
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| High school: | Woodland (CA) | ||||
| College: | Nevada | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1994 | ||||
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Chris Vargas (born January 29, 1971) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at Nevada.[1]
Career
Vargas went undrafted in the 1994 draft. In 1997, he took over as starting quarterback[2] with the Bombers only to retire a few seasons later.
Post career
In 2000, Vargas donated part of his lungs to his brother in law.[3]
See also
- List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
- List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders
References
- ^ Pack special section: Vargas says Nevada's QBs must put team first
- ^ "Reinhold hands ball to Vargas". Winnipeg Free Press (via Newspapers.com). Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Former CFLer donates lung to brother in law". CBC. CBC. Retrieved 16 August 2018.