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James William Plunkett (born December 5, 1947) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He achieved his greatest success during his final eight seasons with the Raiders franchise , whom he led to two Super Bowl wins.
As the Patriots' primary quarterback in the AFL, Babe Parilli led them to the 1963 championship The Patriots drafted Jim Plunkett first overall in 1971, but traded him after five seasons Steve Grogan set the season record for quarterback rushing touchdowns in 1976, which stood for 35 years Drew Bledsoe helped transform the Patriots into playoff contenders during the 1990s Considered the ...
Jim Plunkett (11) / Dan Pastorini (5) 1981: Marc Wilson (9) / Jim Plunkett (7) Los Angeles Raiders 1982–1994 1982: Jim Plunkett (9) 1983: Jim Plunkett (13) / Marc ...
The 1971 NFL draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner.
Super Bowl XV was the climax of Jim Plunkett's revival as an NFL starting quarterback. The 1970 Heisman Trophy winner was selected with the first pick of the 1971 NFL draft by the New England Patriots and was later named the 1971 NFL Rookie of the Year .
With eighteen passing and three rushing touchdowns added to his 2,715 passing yards on the year (which broke his own conference record), Rose Bowl MVP Jim Plunkett was awarded the Heisman Trophy. The 1970 college season had been the "Year of the Quarterback," and Plunkett beat out Notre Dame's Joe Theismann and Archie Manning of Ole Miss to win ...
The 1971 Rose Bowl was It was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1.The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, 27–17.
During the 1975 season, QB Plunkett was injured and the team ended the season 3–11. [48] [49] Following the 1975 season, Plunkett was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, [50] and eventually would win two Super Bowls with the Oakland Raiders. [51] The draft picks acquired in the Plunkett trade were used to select defensive backs Mike Haynes and ...