Tom Ramsey
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Tom Ramsey is a former professional American football
quarterback
, who played four seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots
. Earlier he played for the Los Angeles Express and the Oakland Invaders
of the USFL.
Ramsey graduated from Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif., in 1979. When Ramsey was quarterback for Kennedy, the quarterback at rival high school Granada Hills was John Elway
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/06/sports/sp-ucla6.
At UCLA, he played an outstanding Rose Bowl game
in 1983 and was awarded the game MVP along with Don Rogers. In 2007, Ramsey was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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...
, who played four seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. Earlier he played for the Los Angeles Express and the Oakland Invaders
Oakland Invaders
Oakland Invaders was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League from 1983 through 1985.-In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles:...
of the USFL.
Ramsey graduated from Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif., in 1979. When Ramsey was quarterback for Kennedy, the quarterback at rival high school Granada Hills was John Elway
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/06/sports/sp-ucla6.
At UCLA, he played an outstanding Rose Bowl game
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
in 1983 and was awarded the game MVP along with Don Rogers. In 2007, Ramsey was inducted into the Hall of Fame.