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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1964-02-19)February 19, 1964 (age 61) Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Holy Cross (Waterbury) | ||||||||||
| College | Penn | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||||||||
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James Francis Crocicchia (born February 19, 1964) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePenn Quakers. Crocicchia was an NFLreplacement player with theNew York Giants in 1987. In 1988, Crocicchia played for theNew York Knights of theArena Football League (AFL).
Crocicchia played for theUniversity of Pennsylvania, leading theQuakers to three straightIvy League championships in 1984–86.[1]
After going unselected in the1987 NFL draft, Crocicchia was signed by theNew York Giants during the1987 NFL strike.[1] He started for New York inGiants Stadium on Monday night, October 5, 1987, against theSan Francisco 49ers, making him the first ex-Penn quarterback to play in an NFL game sincePard Pearce in the 1920s. However, Crocicchia was not effective, completing only six of fifteen passes for 89 yards and a touchdown; he was replaced with Mike Busch in the second half.[2] The 49ers won, 41–21, and Crocicchia was cut the next day.
In 1988, Crocicchia played for theNew York Knights of theArena Football League.[3] As the Knights starting quarterback, Crocicchia went 111-for-238 for 1,601 yards, with 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. (Crocicchia's favourite receiver, with 40 receptions, was Edwin Lovelady, who had played with him on the Giants.) The Knights went just 2-10 under Crocicchia, however, and when the Knights folded at the end of the season, it spelled the end of the quarterback's professional career as well.
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