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| Anderson,
Gary |
Cribbs,
Joe |
James,
Craig |
Mills,
Sam |
Sanders,
Ricky |
| Banaszak,
John |
Dupree,
Marcus |
Johnson,
Trumaine |
Minnifield,
Frank |
Sipe,
Brian |
| Barbaro,
Gary |
Eatman,
Irv |
Jordan,
Buford |
Norwood,
Scott |
Spencer,
Tim |
| Bentley,
Ray |
Evans,
Vince |
Kelly,
Jim |
Oates,
Bart |
Stoudt,
Cliff |
| Bradley,
Luther |
Fitzkee,
Scott |
Lacy,
Ken |
Pinney,
Ray |
Townsell,
JoJo |
| Bryant,
Kelvin |
Flutie,
Doug |
Landeta,
Sean |
Plummer,
Gary |
Truvillion,
Eric |
| Carter,
Anthony |
Fusina,
Chuck |
Landry,
Greg |
Ramsey,
Tom |
Walker,
Herschel |
| Clark,
Gary |
Greenwood,
David |
Lathrop,
Kit |
Reaves,
John |
White,
Reggie |
| Collier,
Reggie |
Hebert,
Bobby |
Mazzetti,
Tim |
Ross,
Dan |
White,
Stan |
| Corker,
John |
Hohensee,
Mike |
Miller,
Cleo |
Rozier,
Mike |
Young,
Steve |
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Chosen
in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the
Pittsburgh Steelers, Cliff Stoudt got something of a bum
rap during his time in Pittsburgh. A product of
Youngstown State University, Stoudt was the back-up to
Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, but partly due
to Bradshaw's heroics in Super Bowls, Stoudt was held to
a higher standard - one that just about any quarterback
would fail to meet.
Bradshaw's injury during the 1983 season placed Stoudt
at #1 on the team's depth chart at quarterback, and
despite leading the team to a 10-6-0 record and a
playoff appearance in at the helm, to fans he simply was
the guy after Bradshaw... and they let him know it under
no uncertain terms. Once the 1983 season (and his
Steeler contract) had come to a close, Stoudt opted for
a fresh start with the USFL and the Birmingham
Stallions. But the league's schedule maker had
conspired against him - the Stallions 1984 season opener
would be on the road, in Pittsburgh, against the
expansion Maulers. Stoudt and the Stallions won
the game, but he would be barraged with hecklers and
snowballs in what turned out to be the only sell-out
game the Maulers would ever have. Fans bought
tickets just to razz Stoudt.The
rest of Stoudt's 1984 campaign wasn't nearly as
contentious, and his 3,121 passing yards and 26
touchdowns (against only 7 interceptions) helped the
Stallions to a 14-4-0 record and a USFL playoff
berth. The following year was even better on most
accounts, throwing for 3,358 yards and 34 touchdowns,
leading the Stallions just one game shy of the 1985 USFL
Championship Game.
The collapse of the USFL meant the end of Stoudt's days
as a starter, but not the end of his career
entirely. He signed with the NFL's St. Louis
Cardinals for 1986, staying with the Cards for three
years before wrapping up his career in 1989 with the
Miami Dolphins. Today, Stoudt calls Pickerington,
Ohio home, where he works with the KW Chambers Company
and Huntleigh Securities.
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