Steve Ramsey (American football)

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Steve Ramsey
No. 16, 10
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1948-04-22)April 22, 1948
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died:October 15, 1999(1999-10-15) (aged 51)
Meridian, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:W.W. Samuell
College:North Texas
NFL draft:1970 / Round: 5 / Pick: 126
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:35-58
Passing yards:6,437
Passer rating:58.9
Player stats at PFR

Stephen Wayne Ramsey (April 22, 1948 – October 15, 1999) was a professional American football quarterback who played in seven National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1970 to 1976 for two different teams, the New Orleans Saints and the Denver Broncos. He was traded to the New York Giants in exchange for Craig Morton in 1977 but was released before the season began. Ramsey attended W. W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas and The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He died at age 51 in Texas, after an accident while trying to drive himself to the hospital after having a heart attack.

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg Lng TD Sck Yds
1970 NOR 1 0 0-0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1971 DEN 9 5 2-3 84 178 47.2 1,120 6.3 47 5 13 46.6 3 6 2.0 6 0 13 105
1972 DEN 9 5 1-4 65 137 47.4 1,050 7.7 55 3 9 53.5 6 15 2.5 8 2 26 184
1973 DEN 5 0 0-0 10 27 37.0 194 7.2 76 2 2 56.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1974 DEN 7 2 1-1 41 74 55.4 580 7.8 43 5 7 64.0 5 -2 -0.4 1 0 9 55
1975 DEN 11 7 3-4 128 233 54.9 1,562 6.7 66 9 14 63.6 6 38 6.3 17 0 23 187
1976 DEN 12 12 7-5 128 270 47.4 1,931 7.2 71 11 13 64.9 13 51 3.9 15 0 39 261
Career 54 31 14-17 456 921 49.5 6,437 7.0 76 35 58 58.9 33 108 3.3 17 2 110 792

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