Steve Alatorre

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Steve Alatorre
Born: (1959-09-03) September 3, 1959 (age 65)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) QB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
College Tennessee
High school Cypress HS
Career history
As player
1982 Saskatchewan Roughriders*
1982 Montreal Concordes
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only

Steven Michael Alatorre (born September 3, 1959) is a former Canadian football quarterback who played for the Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early years

Alatorre attended and played high school football at Cypress High School. [1]

College career

Alatorre played college football at Cypress College from 1977 to 1979 before transferring to Tennessee, where he was the starting quarterback during part of the 1980 season and the 1981 season. [1] [2] [3] [4] During his two years at Tennessee, he completed 139 of 273 passes for 1,918 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions under head coach Johnny Majors. [5] [6] [3] [7] He led the Volunteers to a 28–21 win over Wisconsin in the 1981 Garden State Bowl, completing 24 of 42 passes for 315 yards and a touchdown, and winning the game's MVP honors. [8] Alatorre's efforts in the 1981 season helped lead Tennessee to an 8–4 finish, which marked the most wins for the program since 1973. [9] [10]

Professional career

Alatorre played three regular season games for the Concordes. On 22 attempts, Alatorre passed for 114 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. [2] [11] Alatorre signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 1982 and was traded to the Montreal Concordes before the start of the regular season. [12] [13] Due to an injury to Ken Johnson, Alatorre started the first game of the 1982 season. However, he was replaced by Luc Tousignant to begin the second half. [14]

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