Turk Schonert

Infobox NFL PlayerCoach


Name=Turk Schonert
|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1957|1|15
Birthplace= Torrance, California
DateofDeath=
Position=QB
College=Stanford
DraftedYear=1980
DraftedRound=9 / Pick 242
Stats=y
DatabaseFootball=SCHONTUR01
years=1981-1985
1986
1987-1989
teams=Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals
coach=Offensive Coordinator
coachingteams=Buffalo Bills
coachingyears=1998-2000, 2006-present

Turk Leroy Schonert (born January 15, 1957 in Torrance, California) is the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.cite web|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=5809|title=Schonert Has Changes For Bills Offense|last=Brown|first=Chris|accessdate=2008-01-16|date=January 16 2008]

Schonert is a former 6'1", 195-lb. quarterback who played ten NFL seasons from 1980-1989 and was used primarily as a backup for the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. While with the Bengals, Schonert was on the sidelines as a backup quarterback in Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XXIII, but did not play in either game. He played high school football at Servite High School in Anaheim , CA , and college football for Stanford University. Turk Schonert grew up in Garden Grove, Ca and played quarterback in youth football on a 12 year old championship team called the "Coyotes" in the Junior All Americam Football League in west Garden Grove. The year was 1969 and that team was undeafeted.

Schonert was the quarterbacks coach for the Bills until January 2008, when the previous offensive coordinator, Steve Fairchild, left to become head coach at Colorado State University.cite web|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=5784|title='Significant Change’ Likely With New Coordinator|last=Brown|first=Chris|accessdate=2008-01-16|date=January 4 2008]

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