Steve Sogge

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Steve Sogge
Position Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1947-04-20) April 20, 1947 (age 76)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College
  • USC (1966–1968)
High school Gardena
Career highlights and awards

Steven Sogge (born April 20, 1947) is a former American football and baseball player.

Sogge played at the quarterback position for Gardena High School. He passed for 2,361 yards as a senior and was selected as a Parade All-American. In 2021, USA Today rated him as one of the ten greatest quarterbacks in California high school football history. [1]

Sogge played at the quarterback position for the USC Trojans football team from 1966 to 1968. [2] He was the starting quarterback of the 1967 USC Trojans football team that won the national championship and the 1968 team that was ranked No. 2 in the final Coaches Poll. [3] [4] He was also selected by the AP, UPI, and Pac-8 coaches as the first-team quarterback on the 1968 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team. [5] [6] [7]

Sogge also played baseball as a catcher for USC. In January 1969, he signed a minor-league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [8] He played in the minor league for the Albuquerque Dodgers (1969), Spokane Indians (1970), and Tucson Toros (1971). [2] [9]

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