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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1952-07-29)July 29, 1952 (age 72) Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Elmont Memorial (NY) | ||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974: 3rd round, 70th pick | ||||||||
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Gary Angelo Marangi (born July 29, 1952) is an American former professionalfootballquarterback for theBuffalo Bills and theBoston College Eagles.
Marangi played football at Boston College from 1971 to 1973. He completed 235 of 447 passes for 2,739 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions. Although Boston College was 20–13 during Marangi's tenure, including a 9–2 sophomore season, the Eagles never made it to a bowl game.
Marangi was selected by the Bills in the third round (70th pick overall) of the1974 NFL draft. He was the backup quarterback in 1974, behindJoe Ferguson. He appeared in 3 games, completing 9 of 18 passes for 140 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The first pass that Marangi ever threw in the NFL was a touchdown toJD Hill in a game against the Miami Dolphins, in 1974. In 1975, he appeared in 5 games, completing 13 of 33 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. In 1976, Joe Ferguson was leading all quarterbacks in most statistical categories going into the 7th game against theNew England Patriots, Ferguson sustained a back injury and was sidelined for the season. Marangi replaced him and finished the season completing only 82 of 232 passes (35.3%) for 998 yards, 7 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.[1] His 35.3 completion percentage is the worst all-time completion in a season (minimum 200 attempts).[2] Marangi himself spent most of his time in Buffalo battling shoulder injuries, a factor in his consistently poor performance and early retirement.[3]
Marangi is currently a Dean ofPatchogue-Medford High School inMedford, New York.,[4] where he is currently the head football coach. Prior to that he was the quarterbacks coach atConnetquot High School also the offensive coordinator atSachem High School East.[5] In 2013, he was named theNew York Jets Tri-State Area Coach of the Week after a 31-7 victory over Floyd.[6]