Tony Sacca

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Tony Sacca
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1970-04-17) April 17, 1970 (age 54)
Delran Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Delran
College: Penn State
NFL draft: 1992  / Round: 2 / Pick: 46
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD INT:0-2
Passing yards:29
Yards per average:2.64

Anthony John Sacca (born April 17, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1988 to 1991 and was selected in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft. [1] He also played two seasons for the Barcelona Dragons in Spain.

Sacca grew up in Delran Township, New Jersey, and played high school football at Delran High School. [2]

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References

  1. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. Bodani, Frank. "Former PSU QB stricken: Tony Sacca is hospitalized in New Jersey with a severe case of pneumonia. Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine , York Daily Record , February 10, 2007, accessed April 13, 2007. "Tony Sacca was regarded as one of the nation's top high school quarterbacks coming out of Delran High, earning a spot on three All-America teams."