- Guy Benjamin
Infobox NFLretired
|caption=
width=
position=Quarterback
number=10
birthdate=birth date and age|1955|6|27Los Angeles, California
deathdate=
debutyear=1978
finalyear=1983
draftyear=1978
draftround=2
draftpick=97
college=Stanford
teams=
*Miami Dolphins (1978-1979)
*New Orleans Saints (1980)
*San Francisco 49ers (1981-1983)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=3-3
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=439
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=73.1
nfl=BEN145348
highlights=
*Sammy Baugh Trophy (1977)
* 1xSuper Bowl champion (XVI)Guy Emory Benjamin (born
June 27 ,1955 inHollywood, California ) is a retiredAmerican football quarterback who played six seasons in the in theNational Football League .College career
Benjamin played
high school football at James Monroe High School inSepulveda, California and enrolled atStanford University in 1974. Initially, he shared starting duties withMike Cordova , but he took over as full-time starter in 1976. In 1977, under coach Bill Walsh, Benjamin led Stanford to a 24-14 victory over LSU in the 1977Sun Bowl . That season, Benjamin won theSammy Baugh Trophy , awarded to the top passer in college football.NFL career
Benjamin was drafted by the
Miami Dolphins in the second round of the1978 NFL Draft . He played two seasons behindBob Griese andDon Strock , then spent one season asArchie Manning 's backup with theNew Orleans Saints . He was reunited with Bill Walsh when he joined theSan Francisco 49ers in 1981, where he earned aSuper Bowl ring asJoe Montana 's backup inSuper Bowl XVI .After football
After leaving football, Benjamin served as director of [http://athletesunitedforpeace.org Athletes United for Peace] , an organization founded by Olympic athletes after the United States'
boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Benjamin founded the Sports in Society Institute atNew College of California and directed the school's degree completion program for former student-athletes.cite press release| title =Guy Benjamin| publisher =Athletes United for Peace| url=http://www.athletesunitedforpeace.org/benjamin.html| accessdate = 2007-02-05 ]Benjamin lives in
Hawaii , where he has coached theHawaii Hammerheads of theIndoor Professional Football League to the league championship in 1999, the team's only season. Benjamin then became the firsthead coach of the IPFL'sPortland Prowlers before returning to Hawaii, where he coached theHawaiian Islanders of theArena Football League 'sminor league ,af2 .Today, Benjamin is a director at [http://www.hawaiimedic.com/ Hawaii Medical Institute] .cite news| last =Kroichick| first =Ron| title =Former 49ers feel discarded| publisher =ScrippsNews| date =January 22, 2007| url =http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/18761| accessdate =2007-02-05 ]
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