Neil Lomax
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Neil Vincent Lomax is a former American football
quarterback
.
, going from fifth-string freshman quarterback on partial scholarship to emergency starter to NCAA
legend. By the end of his college career, Neil Lomax held 90 NCAA records, including one game where he threw for seven touchdown
passes in a single quarter.
in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft
. Despite his college heroics, he had an up-and-down 9-year career for some very mediocre Cardinals teams, displaying brilliance in his two Pro Bowl years (1984 and 1987), but also occasionally playing poorly enough to be benched.
He threw for 4614 yards in 1984, good for twelfth place all time for most passing yards in a season.
He was forced to retire before the 1990 season due to a nagging leg problem that was later diagnosed as a severely arthritic
hip. In 1991, he underwent hip replacement surgery.
er. For the 2005 OSAA Football season, Lomax served as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Tigard High School
Tigers in Tigard, Oregon
. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
in 1993 and into the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1996.
. They have four children: the oldest, Nick, was a quarterback at Boise State
and is now attending Oregon State University; his daughter Ali plays basketball for the women's basketball team at Westmont College
, his second son, Jack, was a quarterback at Lake Oswego High School
and is now a sophomore quarterback at Oregon State
; and his youngest son Mitch played for Lake Oswego Little League
's Oregon state championship baseball team.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
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...
.
College career
Lomax was a standout college player at Portland State UniversityPortland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
, going from fifth-string freshman quarterback on partial scholarship to emergency starter to NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
legend. By the end of his college career, Neil Lomax held 90 NCAA records, including one game where he threw for seven touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
passes in a single quarter.
Pro career
He was drafted fifth by the-then St. Louis CardinalsArizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft
1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981...
. Despite his college heroics, he had an up-and-down 9-year career for some very mediocre Cardinals teams, displaying brilliance in his two Pro Bowl years (1984 and 1987), but also occasionally playing poorly enough to be benched.
He threw for 4614 yards in 1984, good for twelfth place all time for most passing yards in a season.
He was forced to retire before the 1990 season due to a nagging leg problem that was later diagnosed as a severely arthritic
Arthritis
Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints....
hip. In 1991, he underwent hip replacement surgery.
After football
Lomax is the president of ProMax Event Management and an avid golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. For the 2005 OSAA Football season, Lomax served as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Tigard High School
Tigard High School
Tigard High School is a public high school located in Tigard, Oregon, United States.-Academics:Tigard High School has offered the International Baccalaureate curriculum since January 1987....
Tigers in Tigard, Oregon
Tigard, Oregon
Tigard is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state's 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall...
in 1993 and into the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1996.
Personal
Lomax and his wife Laurie live in Lake Oswego, OregonLake Oswego, Oregon
Lake Oswego is a city located primarily in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Small portions of the city are also located in neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located south of Portland surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in...
. They have four children: the oldest, Nick, was a quarterback at Boise State
Boise State Broncos football
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and is now attending Oregon State University; his daughter Ali plays basketball for the women's basketball team at Westmont College
Westmont College
Westmont offers 26 majors, including: alternative major, art, biology, chemistry, communication studies, computer science, economics and business, education program, engineering physics, English, history, European studies, kinesiology, liberal studies, mathematics, modern languages , music,...
, his second son, Jack, was a quarterback at Lake Oswego High School
Lake Oswego High School
Lake Oswego High School is a public high school in Lake Oswego, Oregon. LOHS is accredited through the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.-History:...
and is now a sophomore quarterback at Oregon State
Oregon State Beavers football
The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The head coach is Mike Riley, with Danny Langsdorf as the offensive...
; and his youngest son Mitch played for Lake Oswego Little League
2007 Little League World Series
-Pool play:The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 26 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage, while teams marked in red were eliminated.Ties are broken based on records...
's Oregon state championship baseball team.