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| Positions | Quarterback,punter | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1918-07-11)July 11, 1918 Sayre, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 6, 2008(2008-06-06) (aged 89) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Sayre High School (Sayre, OK) | ||||||||||||||
| College | SMU | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1941: 10th round, 83rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Raymond Lucian Mallouf[a] (July 11, 1918 – June 6, 2008)[2] was an American professionalfootballquarterback andpunter who played professionally in theNational Football League (NFL). He played four seasons for theChicago Cardinals, interrupted by World War II, and one season with theNew York Giants.
Mallouf playedcollege football for theSMU Mustangs, where he was nicknamed the "slingingSyrian".[3] He was drafted in the 10th round of the1941 NFL draft by theChicago Cardinals.[4]
After playing for the Cardinals in 1941, Mallouf missed the 1942 through 1945 seasons due to his service in theUnited States Navy during World War II. After the war, he resumed his career with the Cardinals in the 1946 season. Mallouf was a member of the1947 Chicago Cardinals, winners of the1947 NFL Championship Game over thePhiladelphia Eagles. The following season, he was the Cardinals' starting quarterback in the1948 NFL Championship Game due to a wrist injury toPaul Christman against the Bears in the regular season finale. The championship game, played in blizzard conditions, saw the Cardinals lose, 7–0, in a rematch with the Eagles. He went 3-for-7 for 38 yards, which actually made him the leading passer in the whole game (his teammateCharley Trippi andCharley Eikenberg each threw four incompletions, one of which resulted in an interception). Mallouf also punted eight times. An attempted handoff by Mallouf toElmer Angsman resulted in a fumble recovered by the Eagles (Frank Kilroy) that led to the only score of the game in the fourth quarter.[5][6] Mallouf was thelast Cardinal to start a playoff game untilJim Hart in 1974 and the last to start a championship game untilKurt Warner inSuper Bowl XLIII in 2009. In September 1949, the Cardinals traded Mallouf to theNew York Giants for a player to be named later.[7] He completed his NFL career that season, with the Giants. After being released by he Giants in January 1950,[8] Mallouf was selected by theGreen Bay Packers late in the1950 NFL draft[9]—allowed under draft rules at the time—but never played for the Packers.
Mallouf was the first quarterback in NFL history to achieve a perfectpasser rating of 158.3, which he achieved on October 17, 1948,[b] when he led the Cardinals to a 63–35 victory over the Giants.[10][11] He completed 14 of 18 passes, totaling 252 yards, along with four touchdowns and no interceptions.[12]
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