Zander Diamont

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Zander Diamont
No. 12
Position Quarterback
Major Telecommunications
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-16) February 16, 1995 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Venice High School (Los Angeles, California)

Alexander Diamont [1] (born February 16, 1995) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers.

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Early life

Diamont attended and played football at Venice High School in Los Angeles. [2]

College career

2014 season

After starting quarterback Nate Sudfeld suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the game against Iowa, [3] [4] Diamont was named the new starter over fellow backup Chris Covington [5] and started in the last six games of the season, passing for one touchdown and four interceptions. He rushed for an additional two touchdowns, including a game-winning score with 27 seconds remaining against rival Purdue. [2] A photograph of Diamont celebrating the win over Purdue by smoking a cigar while holding the Old Oaken Bucket in the locker room went viral, earning Diamont comparisons to former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel [6] and public congratulations from actor Adam Sandler, whose film Anger Management also included Diamont's father Don Diamont in a small acting role. [7]

2015 season

Diamont played in two games in 2015, again in relief of Sudfeld, who missed time with an ankle injury. [8] He rushed for two touchdowns, including a 79-yard rushing touchdown against Ohio State, the longest rush by a quarterback in Hoosiers history. Sudfeld returned to the starting lineup in time for the Pinstripe Bowl against Duke. [2]

2016 season

Diamont passed for one touchdown and one interception in eight games, rushing for an additional four touchdowns. [2]

At the conclusion of the 2016 regular season, Diamont announced that he would retire from football after Indiana's upcoming bowl game, citing concerns about brain injuries in football [9] [10] and admitting that he had sustained a high number of concussions in his career. [11]

He would start in the Foster Farms Bowl against Utah, his last football game. [2]

Personal life

Diamont is Jewish. [12] After graduating from Indiana University Bloomington, Diamont claimed that one of his football coaches, who knew of Diamont's Jewish ancestry, referred to Adolf Hitler as a "great leader" in a conversation about leadership that included Diamont. Diamont did not specify which coach made the remark; head coach Kevin Wilson was dismissed from the program after Diamont's final season amid allegations of mistreatment of players. [13] [14]

Diamont is the son of soap opera actor Don Diamont and the stepson of actress Cindy Ambuehl. [1] [15] His brother Luca played quarterback for the Duke Blue Devils. [16]

Diamont returned to Los Angeles after graduating from Indiana and became a real estate agent selling luxury properties. [16] [17] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the real estate market, he moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he co-founded a real estate development company specializing in luxury tiny homes. [18]

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