- Randy Fasani
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1978|9|18|mf=y
Birthplace=Granite Bay ,California
DateofDeath=
Position=Quarterback
number=12
College=Stanford
DraftedYear=2002
DraftedRound=5 / Pick 137
DatabaseFootball=FASANRAN01
PFR=FasaRa00
years=2002
teams=Carolina Panthers
ProBowls=Randy Fasani (born
September 18 ,1978 inGranite Bay ,California ) is a former professionalAmerican football quarterback .High school career
Fasani started his football days at
Del Oro High School inLoomis, California . He finished hishigh school career with 5,299 passing yards and 53 touchdowns, while rushing for 654 yards and 16 TDs. Fasani was lauded by many as the top QB in the nation, including "Parade" and "USA Today ". He was named to severalAll-America teams.College career
Fasani played
college football atStanford University , where he was the starting quarterback his last two years. After redshirting as atrue freshman , he played as a goal-line quarterback andtight end the next season. During the 1999 season, he played insidelinebacker as well as quarterback, and made honorable mention on the Academic All-Pac-10 team. He started eight games his junior year, and finished the season with 1,400 passing yards, eleven touchdowns, and six interceptions. He also rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. He finished his college career with an honorable mention on the All-Pac 10 team, passing for 1,479 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions.NFL career
Fasani was selected in the fifth round of the
2002 NFL Draft by theCarolina Panthers . He played in four games, going 15-44, 171 yards, 0 TDs and 4 INTs, while rushing for 95 yards. He later signed with theBuffalo Bills andNew York Jets , but did not play in any regular season games.After football
In 2006, Fasani was hired by the
Visalia, California police department, after graduating from College of the Sequoiaspolice academy with high marks.As of late October in 2006, Fasani was attempting to get a fresh start in the NFL, trying out for the
Detroit Lions .cite web
last =Yasinskas
first =Pat
title =Inside the Panthers: Fasani works out for Detroit
work =The Charlotte Observer
date =October 27, 2006
url =http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2006/10/fasani_works_ou.html
accessdate =2007-03-01 ]References
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