Tom Rozantz

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Tom Rozantz
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) QB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
College William & Mary
High school Fairview High School
Career history
As player
1979 New Orleans Saints*
1980 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1981 Toronto Argonauts
1983 Chicago Blitz
1984 Pittsburgh Maulers
1985 Birmingham Stallions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Comp-Att50–108
Yards737
TD-INT 5–6
Rushing attempts13
Rushing yards69
Rushing touchdowns1

Tom Rozantz is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at William & Mary.

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Early life

Rozantz attended Fairview High School where he was a member of the baseball, basketball, football and wrestling teams. As a senior, he completed 140 of 266 passes for 2338 yards and was named All-County for a second straight season. [1]

College career

Rozantz was a four year starter at quarterback for the William & Mary Indians. As a freshman in 1975, he helped lead the team to an upset win over Richmond. [2] He was named All-Southern Conference in his sophomore season and was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press as a junior and senior. [3]

Professional career

Rozantz was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 1979 but was cut during training camp. [4] He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1980. [5] He was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats midway through the season. [6] He was traded to the Toronto Argonauts shortly before the 1981 season and was released on September 8. [7] [8]

Rozantz was signed by the Chicago Blitz of the newly-formed United States Football League (USFL) in 1983. [9] He was signed by the Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984. [10] Rozantz was a member of the Birmingham Stallions in 1985 and spent the season as the team's third string quarterback.

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