【Move to another page】
Quote
https://ift.tt/2MQH1VZ
List of left-handed quarterbacks
WuTang94: ←Created page with 'This is a list of notable '''left-handed quarterbacks''' who have played professionally or for a major...'
This is a list of notable '''[[Handedness#Left-handedness_and_sports|left-handed]] [[quarterback|quarterbacks]]''' who have played professionally or for a major college program. In [[gridiron football]], quarterbacks have been predominantly [[right-handed]] with a few notable exceptions. While left-dominant people make up 10% of the general population, only 0.85% of NFL pass-throwers were left-handed in 2017.<ref name = FiveThirty8></ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|^
|Inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|*
|Denotes player who is still active in the NFL
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Year of Birth
! Year of Death
! Professional Career
! Teams/programs played for
! Induction into Hall of Fame
! Notes
! References
|-
| [[Frankie Albert]]
| 1920
| 2002
| 1942—1953
| [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] (college)<br/>[[San Francisco 49ers]] (AAFC/NFL)<br/>[[Calgary Stampeders]] (CFL)
| None
|
*Inducted into [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
| <ref name = HoF>[https://ift.tt/2PbdGah Left-handed QBs | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site]</ref>
|-
| style= background:#ffb;"|[[Ken Stabler]]
| 1945
| 2015
| 1968—1984
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (college)<br/>[[Oakland Raiders]] (AFL/NFL)<br/>[[Houston Oilers]] (NFL)<br/>[[New Orleans Saints]] (NFL)
| 2016
|
*[[Super Bowl XI]] champion
*4× [[Pro Bowl]]
*1974 [[NFL Most Valuable Player]]
*2× First team [[All-Pro]]
*Posthumously inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Bobby Douglass]]
| 1947
|
| 1969—1978
| [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] (college)<br/>[[Chicago Bears]] (NFL)<br/>[[San Diego Chargers]] (NFL)<br/>[[New Orleans Saints]] (NFL)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Jim Zorn]]
| 1953
|
| 1975—1987
| [[Cal_Poly_Pomona_Broncos|Cal Poly]] (college)<br/>[[Dallas Cowboys]] (NFL)<br/>[[Seattle Seahawks]] (NFL)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Winnepeg Blue Bombers]] (CFL)<br/>[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Boomer Esiason]]
| 1961
|
| 1984—1997
| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] (college)<br/>[[Cincinnati Bengals]] (NFL)<br/>[[New York Jets]] (NFL)<br/>[[Arizona Cardinals]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| style= background:#ffb;"| [[Steve Young]]
| 1961
|
| 1984—1999
| [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] (college)<br/>[[Los Angeles Express]] (USFL)<br/>[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (NFL)<br/>[[San Francisco 49ers]] (NFL)
| 2005
|
*First left-handed QB inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*3× Super Bowl winner ([[Super Bowl XXIII|XXIII]], [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]], [[Super Bowl XXIX|XXIX]])
*[[Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XXIX|XXIX]])
*2× [[NFL Most Valuable Player]]
*7× [[Pro Bowl]]
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Scott Mitchell (quarterback)|Scott Mitchell]]
| 1968
|
| 1990—2001
| [[Utah Utes football|Utah]] (college)<br/>[[Miami Dolphins]] (NFL)<br/>[[Orlando Thunder]] (WLAF)<br/>[[Detroit Lions]] (NFL)<br/>[[Baltimore Ravens]] (NFL)<br/>[[Cincinnati Bengals]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Mark Brunell]]
| 1970
|
| 1993—2011
| [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] (college)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] (NFL)<br/>[[Washington Redskins]] (NFL)<br/>[[New Orleans Saints]] (NFL)<br/>[[New York Jets]] (NFL)
| None
|
*[[1992 Rose Bowl]] champion
*[[Super Bowl XLIV]] Champion
*3× [[Pro Bowl]]
*[[Jacksonville_Jaguars#Pride_of_the_Jaguars|Pride of the Jaguars]]
*Played against [[Chris Simms]], another left-handed QB, in the [[2005-06 NFL playoffs]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Michael Vick]]
| 1980
|
| 2001—2015
| [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] (college)<br/>[[Atlanta Falcons]] (NFL)<br/>[[Philadelphia Eagles]] (NFL)<br />[[New York Jets]] (NFL)<br />[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (NFL)
| None
|
*[[2001 NFL Draft|2001]] first overall pick
*4× [[Pro Bowl]]
*2010 [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]]
*Most career rushing yards by an NFL Quarterback
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Chris Simms]]
| 1980
|
| 2003—2010
| [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] (college)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Tennessee Titans]] (NFL)<br/>[[Denver Broncos]] (NFL)
| None
|
*Son of quarterback [[Phil Simms]]
*Played against [[Mark Brunell]], another left-handed QB, in the [[2005-06 NFL playoffs]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Jared Lorenzen]]
| 1981
|
| 2004—2014
| [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] (college)<br/>[[New York Giants]] (NFL)<br/>[[Indianapolis Colts]] (NFL)<br/>[[Kentucky Horsemen]] (AF2)<br/>[[Northern Kentucky River Monsters]] (UIFL/CIFL)<br/>[[Owensboro Rage]] (CIFL)
| None
|
*[[Super Bowl XLII]] champion
*Nicknamed the "Hefty Lefty"
| <ref>[https://ift.tt/2OGwdKG Jared Lorenzen Stats | Pro Football Reference]</ref>
|-
| [[Matt Leinart]]
| 1981
|
| 2006—2013
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (college)<br/>[[Arizona Cardinals]] (NFL)<br/>[[Houston Texans]] (NFL)<br/>[[Oakland Raiders]] (NFL)</br>[[Buffalo Bills]] (NFL)
| None
|
*2004 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
*2005 [[Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award]] winner
*Inducted into [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 /><ref>[https://ift.tt/2hHjKuA Matt Leinart Stats | Pro Football Reference]</ref>
|-
| [[Tim Tebow]]
| 1987
|
| 2010—2015
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (college)<br/>[[Denver Broncos]] (NFL)<br/>[[New York Jets]] (NFL)<br/>[[New England Patriots]] (NFL)</br>[[Philadelphia Eagles]] (NFL)
| None
|
*2× [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[2006 BCS National Championship Game|2006]], [[2008 BCS National Championship Game|2008]])
*2007 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
*2× First team [[College Football All-America Team|All American]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 /><ref>[https://ift.tt/2fr6f15 Tim Tebow Stats | Pro Football Reference]</ref>
|-
|[[Kellen Moore]]
|-
|[[Tua Tagovailoa]]
|}
==See also==
*[[Left-handed specialist]]
*[[List of southpaw stance boxers]]
==References==
==External Links==
*[https://ift.tt/1Mw8Lsf The Complete List of Every Left Handed Quarterback to Ever Play in the NFL]
[[Category:Handedness and footedness in sports]]
[[Category:Gridiron football quarterbacks]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|^
|Inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|*
|Denotes player who is still active in the NFL
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Year of Birth
! Year of Death
! Professional Career
! Teams/programs played for
! Induction into Hall of Fame
! Notes
! References
|-
| [[Frankie Albert]]
| 1920
| 2002
| 1942—1953
| [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] (college)<br/>[[San Francisco 49ers]] (AAFC/NFL)<br/>[[Calgary Stampeders]] (CFL)
| None
|
*Inducted into [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
| <ref name = HoF>[https://ift.tt/2PbdGah Left-handed QBs | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site]</ref>
|-
| style= background:#ffb;"|[[Ken Stabler]]
| 1945
| 2015
| 1968—1984
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (college)<br/>[[Oakland Raiders]] (AFL/NFL)<br/>[[Houston Oilers]] (NFL)<br/>[[New Orleans Saints]] (NFL)
| 2016
|
*[[Super Bowl XI]] champion
*4× [[Pro Bowl]]
*1974 [[NFL Most Valuable Player]]
*2× First team [[All-Pro]]
*Posthumously inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Bobby Douglass]]
| 1947
|
| 1969—1978
| [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] (college)<br/>[[Chicago Bears]] (NFL)<br/>[[San Diego Chargers]] (NFL)<br/>[[New Orleans Saints]] (NFL)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Jim Zorn]]
| 1953
|
| 1975—1987
| [[Cal_Poly_Pomona_Broncos|Cal Poly]] (college)<br/>[[Dallas Cowboys]] (NFL)<br/>[[Seattle Seahawks]] (NFL)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Winnepeg Blue Bombers]] (CFL)<br/>[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Boomer Esiason]]
| 1961
|
| 1984—1997
| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] (college)<br/>[[Cincinnati Bengals]] (NFL)<br/>[[New York Jets]] (NFL)<br/>[[Arizona Cardinals]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| style= background:#ffb;"| [[Steve Young]]
| 1961
|
| 1984—1999
| [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] (college)<br/>[[Los Angeles Express]] (USFL)<br/>[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (NFL)<br/>[[San Francisco 49ers]] (NFL)
| 2005
|
*First left-handed QB inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*3× Super Bowl winner ([[Super Bowl XXIII|XXIII]], [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]], [[Super Bowl XXIX|XXIX]])
*[[Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XXIX|XXIX]])
*2× [[NFL Most Valuable Player]]
*7× [[Pro Bowl]]
| <ref name = HoF />
|-
| [[Scott Mitchell (quarterback)|Scott Mitchell]]
| 1968
|
| 1990—2001
| [[Utah Utes football|Utah]] (college)<br/>[[Miami Dolphins]] (NFL)<br/>[[Orlando Thunder]] (WLAF)<br/>[[Detroit Lions]] (NFL)<br/>[[Baltimore Ravens]] (NFL)<br/>[[Cincinnati Bengals]] (NFL)
| None
|
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Mark Brunell]]
| 1970
|
| 1993—2011
| [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] (college)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] (NFL)<br/>[[Washington Redskins]] (NFL)<br/>[[New Orleans Saints]] (NFL)<br/>[[New York Jets]] (NFL)
| None
|
*[[1992 Rose Bowl]] champion
*[[Super Bowl XLIV]] Champion
*3× [[Pro Bowl]]
*[[Jacksonville_Jaguars#Pride_of_the_Jaguars|Pride of the Jaguars]]
*Played against [[Chris Simms]], another left-handed QB, in the [[2005-06 NFL playoffs]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Michael Vick]]
| 1980
|
| 2001—2015
| [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] (college)<br/>[[Atlanta Falcons]] (NFL)<br/>[[Philadelphia Eagles]] (NFL)<br />[[New York Jets]] (NFL)<br />[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (NFL)
| None
|
*[[2001 NFL Draft|2001]] first overall pick
*4× [[Pro Bowl]]
*2010 [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]]
*Most career rushing yards by an NFL Quarterback
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Chris Simms]]
| 1980
|
| 2003—2010
| [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] (college)<br/>[[Green Bay Packers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (NFL)<br/>[[Tennessee Titans]] (NFL)<br/>[[Denver Broncos]] (NFL)
| None
|
*Son of quarterback [[Phil Simms]]
*Played against [[Mark Brunell]], another left-handed QB, in the [[2005-06 NFL playoffs]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 />
|-
| [[Jared Lorenzen]]
| 1981
|
| 2004—2014
| [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] (college)<br/>[[New York Giants]] (NFL)<br/>[[Indianapolis Colts]] (NFL)<br/>[[Kentucky Horsemen]] (AF2)<br/>[[Northern Kentucky River Monsters]] (UIFL/CIFL)<br/>[[Owensboro Rage]] (CIFL)
| None
|
*[[Super Bowl XLII]] champion
*Nicknamed the "Hefty Lefty"
| <ref>[https://ift.tt/2OGwdKG Jared Lorenzen Stats | Pro Football Reference]</ref>
|-
| [[Matt Leinart]]
| 1981
|
| 2006—2013
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (college)<br/>[[Arizona Cardinals]] (NFL)<br/>[[Houston Texans]] (NFL)<br/>[[Oakland Raiders]] (NFL)</br>[[Buffalo Bills]] (NFL)
| None
|
*2004 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
*2005 [[Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award]] winner
*Inducted into [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 /><ref>[https://ift.tt/2hHjKuA Matt Leinart Stats | Pro Football Reference]</ref>
|-
| [[Tim Tebow]]
| 1987
|
| 2010—2015
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (college)<br/>[[Denver Broncos]] (NFL)<br/>[[New York Jets]] (NFL)<br/>[[New England Patriots]] (NFL)</br>[[Philadelphia Eagles]] (NFL)
| None
|
*2× [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[2006 BCS National Championship Game|2006]], [[2008 BCS National Championship Game|2008]])
*2007 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
*2× First team [[College Football All-America Team|All American]]
| <ref name = FiveThirty8 /><ref>[https://ift.tt/2fr6f15 Tim Tebow Stats | Pro Football Reference]</ref>
|-
|[[Kellen Moore]]
|-
|[[Tua Tagovailoa]]
|}
==See also==
*[[Left-handed specialist]]
*[[List of southpaw stance boxers]]
==References==
==External Links==
*[https://ift.tt/1Mw8Lsf The Complete List of Every Left Handed Quarterback to Ever Play in the NFL]
[[Category:Handedness and footedness in sports]]
[[Category:Gridiron football quarterbacks]]
August 16, 2018 at 07:09AM
