T. J. Rubley

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Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

November 29, 1968

Place of birth:

Davenport, Iowa

Career information

College:

Tulsa

NFL draft:

1992 / Round: 9 / Pick: 228

Career history

Career highlights and awards

World League Offensive MVP (1997)
All-World League (1997)

Career NFL statistics

Pass attempts:	195
Pass completions:	112
Percentage:	57.4
Passing yards:	1,377
TD–INT:	8–7
Passer rating:	78.1
Player stats at NFL.com

Career CFL statistics

Pass attempts:	257
Pass completions:	148
Percentage:	57.6
Passing yards:	1,504
TD–INT:	4–12

Theron Joseph Rubley (born November 29, 1968), is a former American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the 1990s. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and Denver Broncos of the NFL, the Rhein Fire of the WLAF, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. Rubley played collegiately at the University of Tulsa.

Early years

Rubley was a first-team all-state selection for Davenport West High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he completed 253 of 490 passes (51.6 percent) for 4,009 yards and 32 touchdowns in three seasons from 1984 to 1986.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Rubley was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round (228th pick overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft. He spent his rookie season as the team's inactive third quarterback.

Rubley saw action in two NFL seasons in 1993 and 1995. He started 7 games for the Rams during the 1993 season. With limited playing time and being waived numerous times by NFL teams, Rubley found success with the Rhein Fire of the WLAF and played briefly with Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.

Perhaps his most infamous moment in the NFL came as a Green Bay Packer in a 1995 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Both starting quarterback Brett Favre and back-up quarterback Ty Detmer got injured in the game, but the Packers and Vikings were tied 24-24 with less than a minute to go and the Packers with the ball on the Minnesota 38-yard line. On 3rd and 1, coach Mike Holmgren called for a quarterback sneak. However, Rubley, the only remaining quarterback for the Packers, audibled and called a roll-out. He passed the ball and it was quickly intercepted, giving Minnesota the ball and eventually, the win.

Post-football career

Rubley served as a consultant for the film The Replacements, specifically coaching Keanu Reeves in his role as the starting quarterback for the fictional Washington Sentinels.^[3]

References

↑ Winderman, Ira (September 9, 1987). "Tulsa`s New Offense Earns Passing Grade Under Freshman QB". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
↑ "Davenport West Falcons Football Quarterbacks from 1966–2010" (PDF). Davenport West High School. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
↑ "Film Notes: The Replacements". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2012.

External links

Pro-Football-Reference.com

Tulsa Golden Hurricane starting quarterbacks

Jim Finks (1946–1948)
Jerry Rhome (1963–1964)
Billy Guy Anderson (1965)
Greg Barton (1966–1967)
Mike Stripling (1967–1968)
Rick Arrington (1969)
John Dobbs (1969–1970)
Drew Pearson (1970)
Todd Starks (1971–1972)
Joe McCulley (1973)
Jeb Blount (1973–1975)
Ron Hickerson (1976)
David Rader (1976–1978)
Bill Blankenship (1977, 1979)
Kenny Jackson (1979–1981)
Skip Ast (1982)
Steve Gage (1983–1986)
Richie Stephenson (1984)
T. J. Rubley (1987–1991)
Gus Frerotte (1990, 1992–1993)
Mark Matheson (1992)
Troy DeGar (1994–1996)
Tad Jones (1994)
John Fitzgerald (1994, 1996–1998)
Michael Wall (1997–1999)
Robert Stephenson (1998)
Josh Blankenship (1999–2001)
Tyler Gooch (2001–2002)
James Kilian (2002–2004)
Paul Smith (2005–2007)
David Johnson (2008)
G. J. Kinne (2009–2011)
Cody Green (2012–2013)
Dane Evans (2013–2015)

Los Angeles Rams 1992 NFL Draft selections

Sean Gilbert Steve Israel Marc Boutte Todd Kinchen Shawn Harper Chris Crooms Joe Campbell Darryl Ashmore Ricky Jones T. J. Rubley Tim Lester Brian Townsend Brian Thomas Kelvin Harris

Draft years 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams starting quarterbacks

Bob Snyder (1937)
Parker Hall (1939–1942)
Jack Jacobs (1942)
Albie Reisz (1944)
Bob Waterfield (1945–1952)
Jim Hardy (1948)
Norm Van Brocklin (1950–1957)
Bill Wade (1954, 1956, 1958–1960)
Frank Ryan (1959–1961)
Buddy Humphrey (1960)
Zeke Bratkowski (1961–1963)
Roman Gabriel (1962–1972)
Ron Miller (1962)
Terry Baker (1963)
Bill Munson (1964–1965)
Pete Beathard (1972)
John Hadl (1973–1974)
James Harris (1974–1976)
Ron Jaworski (1975–1976)
Pat Haden (1976–1981)
Joe Namath (1977)
Vince Ferragamo (1979–1980, 1982–1984)
Jeff Rutledge (1979)
Dan Pastorini (1981)
Bert Jones (1982)
Jeff Kemp (1984–1985)
Dieter Brock (1985)
Steve Bartkowski (1986)
Steve Dils (1986–1987)
Jim Everett (1986–1993)
T. J. Rubley (1993)
Chris Miller (1994–1995)
Chris Chandler (1994, 2004)
Mark Rypien (1995)
Tony Banks (1996–1998)
Steve Walsh (1996)
Steve Bono (1998)
Kurt Warner (1999–2003)
Trent Green (2000, 2008)
Marc Bulger (2002–2009)
Jamie Martin (2002, 2005)
Scott Covington (2002)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2005)
Gus Frerotte (2007)
Brock Berlin (2007)
Kyle Boller (2009)
Keith Null (2009)
Sam Bradford (2010–2013)
A. J. Feeley (2010)
Kellen Clemens (2011, 2013)
Shaun Hill (2014)
Austin Davis (2014)
Nick Foles (2015)
Case Keenum (2015–present)

Rhein Fire starting quarterbacks

Gino Torretta (1995)
Andy Kelly (1995–1996)
Terry Dean (1996)
T. J. Rubley (1997)
Josh LaRocca (1997)
Mike Quinn (1998)
Jim Arellanes (1998–1999)
Mike Cherry (1999)
Danny Wuerffel (2000)
Giovanni Carmazzi (2001)
Phil Stambaugh (2001)
Tee Martin (2002)
Nick Rolovich (2003)
Chad Hutchinson (2004)
Greg Zolman (2004)
Andy Hall (2005)
Scott McBrien (2005)
Drew Henson (2006)
Timmy Chang (2006)
Cody Pickett (2007)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterbacks

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