Jim Crocicchia

Completions-Attempts	111-238
Passing yards	1,601
TD-INT	26-9
Passer rating	80.53
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

TD–INT	1-0
Passing yards	89
Passer rating	82.4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jim Crocicchia
No. 2, 7, 9
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	February 19, 1964 (age 61); Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Waterbury (CT) Holy Cross
College	Penn
NFL draft	1987: undrafted
Career history
	New York Giants (1987); New York Knights (1988);
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT
TD–INT	1-0
Passing yards	89
Passer rating	82.4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Completions-Attempts
Completions-Attempts	111-238
Passing yards	1,601
TD-INT	26-9
Passer rating	80.53
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Last updated October 17, 2025

James Francis Crocicchia (born February 19, 1964) is an American former professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was a replacement player with the New York Giants in 1987. In 1988, Crocicchia played for the New York Knights of the Arena Football League (AFL).

College career

Crocicchia played for the University of Pennsylvania, leading the Quakers to three straight Ivy League championships in 1984–86.^[1]

Professional career

New York Giants

After going unselected in the 1987 NFL draft, Crocicchia was signed by the New York Giants during the 1987 NFL strike.^[1] He started for New York in Giants Stadium on Monday night, October 5, 1987, against the San Francisco 49ers, making him the first ex-Penn quarterback to play in an NFL game since Pard Pearce in the 1920s. However, Crocicchia was not effective, completing only six of fifteen passes for 89 yards and a touchdown; he was replaced with Mike Busch in the second half.^[2] The 49ers won, 41–21, and Crocicchia was cut the next day.

New York Knights

In 1988, Crocicchia played for the New York Knights of the Arena Football League.^[3] As the Knights starting quarterback, Crocicchia went 111-for-238 for 1,601 yards, with 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. (Crocicchia's favourite receiver, with 40 receptions, was Edwin Lovelady, who had played with him on the Giants.) The Knights went just 2-10 under Crocicchia, however, and when the Knights folded at the end of the season, it spelled the end of the quarterback's professional career as well.

References

1 2 Reid, Ron (October 7, 1987). "A Giant Leap For An Ex-penn Qb". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
↑ "San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants - October 5th, 1987". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
↑ Wallace, William N. (April 27, 1988). "Strike-Time Passer Tries Indoor Game". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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[giants-1] 1 2 Reid, Ron (October 7, 1987). "A Giant Leap For An Ex-penn Qb". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2013.

[2] "San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants - October 5th, 1987". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

[3] Wallace, William N. (April 27, 1988). "Strike-Time Passer Tries Indoor Game". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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