- Sonny Cumbie
Sonny Cumbie (born
August 8 ,1981 inAbilene, Texas ) is anArena Football League quarterback for theLos Angeles Avengers .High school years
Cumbie attended Snyder High School in
Snyder, Texas , and was a three-sportletterman in football,basketball , andbaseball . In football, as a senior, he won first team All-District honors, Honorable Mention All-South Plains honors, and was named the DistrictM.V.P. In basketball, he won All-District honors and All-Big Country honors. In baseball, he was named the District MVP as a senior. Sonny Cumbie graduated from Snyder High School in 2000.College career
Cumbie played
college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Cumbie served as a back upquarterback until his senior year when he led the nation in passing yards with 4,742, the sixth most all-time inNCAA Division I history. [cite web|url=http://www.laavengers.com/team/about/profile.php?intProfileID=19&strProfileType=Players|title=LAAvengers.com - Profiles: Sonny Cumbie|accessdate=2008-07-18]Holiday Bowl
Cumbie lead #23 ranked Texas Tech to a win in the 2004 Holiday Bowl over then #4 California Golden Bears. Cumbie went 39-60 (65%) and a career high 520 yards and three touchdowns. [cite web|url=http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/123104aab.html|title=No. 4 Cal Upset By Texas Tech In Holiday Bowl, 45-31|accessdate=2008-07-18] His performance in that game earned him MVP honors.
Professional career
Cumbie was signed as a
free agent by theIndianapolis Colts after college, but later released. And as of the 2006 season he briefly signed with theBaltimore Ravens , but was released. Today Cumbie is the starting quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League. Cumbie, who started 12 games last season as arookie , returns as the Avengers starting quarterback in 2007. He agreed to a two-year contract on Oct. 19, 2005, which will keep him in Los Angeles through the2007 AFL season . Playing in a total of 13 games in 2006, Cumbie completed 268-of-450 for 3,241 yards and 59 touchdowns in 2006. He also scored three touchdowns on the ground. In 2007 Cumbie led the Avengers to the playoffs while throwing for 83 touchdown passes and 4,370 yards.In the AFL offseason, Cumbie resides in
Lubbock, Texas where he serves as acolor commentator on the Texas Tech Sports Network for football games.References
External links
* [http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=244691&DB_OEM_ID=3500 Arena Football League profile]
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