Brock Xavier Huard is a former American football

American football

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 quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 in the NFL

National Football League

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. Brock's brother, Damon

Damon Huard

Damon Paul Huard is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Washington....

, also played quarterback at the University of Washington

University of Washington

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 and later played in the National Football League. His younger brother, Luke Huard, is currently quarterbacks coach for Illinois State University.
Huard graduated from Puyallup High School

Puyallup High School

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 in Puyallup, Washington

Puyallup, Washington

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 in 1995. Huard enjoyed a prodigious football career in high school. He was the Gatorade National Player of the Year

Gatorade Player of the Year awards

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, All-State and Class AAA State Player-of-the-Year playing under father, Puyallup Head Football Coach Mike Huard.