- Jason Palumbis
Jason Palumbis (born
1969-07-15 ) is a formerAmerican football quarterback .Football career
Palumbis was a highly-recruited quarterback from
Lakeridge High School inLake Oswego, Oregon who playedcollege football atStanford University . The 6' 3", 200 lb. Palumbis was Stanford's primary starting quarterback from 1988 to 1990. In 1990, he set Stanford's single-season completion percentage record (.686 on 234 completions out of 341 attempts), a record that still stands.cite web| title =Stanford Football History Individual Records
work =Stanford Football Media Guide
date =2006
url =http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2006_Football_Media_Gd_138-153.pdf
pages =p. 139
accessdate = 2007-03-07 ] After a slow start in the 1991 season, Palumbis lost the starting role toSteve Stenstrom .1990 Big Game
Palumbis was Stanford's quarterback during one of Stanford's most dramatic comeback victories: the 93rd Big Game, played on
November 17 ,1990 . In the game, which many Stanford fans consider to be the revenge for "The Play " eight years earlier, Stanford trailed 25-18 late in the game. With 12 seconds left, Palumbis threw a 19 yard touchdown pass toEd McCaffrey to make the score 25-24. Stanford failed to convert thetwo-point conversion , and the Cal fans rushed the field, thinking the game to be all but over. Cal was penalized 15 yards for delay of the game while the field had to be cleared, and Stanford's Dan Byers recovered the ensuingonside kick . As Palumbis tried to get Stanford in field goal range, his pass to McCaffrey fell short, but a Cal defender was called for roughing Palumbis. Stanford kicker John Hopkins connected on a 39-yard field goal as time expired, giving Stanford the 27-25 victory.cite news
last=Peters|first=Keith| work =Palo Alto Weekly| |date=November 19, 1997| title=Big Game Flashback|url =http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/cover/1997_Nov_19.COVSIDE4.html| accessdate =2007-03-05]After football
Palumbis played briefly for the
San Antonio Force in theArena Football League before retiring from football. He lives inLake Oswego, Oregon .External links
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Jason_Palumbis-1212/ AFL stats]
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