Guy Benjamin
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| Guy Benjamin | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 27, 1955 |
| Place of birth |  Hollywood, California |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Stanford |
| NFL Draft | 1978 / Round 2 / Pick 97 |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1978-1979 1980 1981-1983 |
Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers |
Guy Emory Benjamin (born June 27, 1955 in Hollywood, California) is a retired American football quarterback who played six seasons in the in the National Football League.
Benjamin played high school football at James Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California and enrolled at Stanford University in 1974. Initially, he shared starting duties with Mike Cordova, but he took over as full-time starter in 1976. In 1977, under coach Bill Walsh, Benjamin led Stanford to a 24-14 victory over LSU in the 1977 Sun Bowl.
Benjamin was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played two seasons behind Bob Griese and Don Strock, then spent one season as Archie Manning's backup with the New Orleans Saints. He was reunited with Bill Walsh when he joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1981, where he earned a Super Bowl ring as Joe Montana's backup in Super Bowl XVI.
After leaving football, Benjamin served as director of Athletes United for Peace, an organization founded by Olympic athletes after the United States' boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Benjamin founded the Sports in Society Institute at New College of California and directed the school's degree completion program for former student-athletes.[1]
Benjamin lives in Hawaii, where he has coached the Hawaii Hammerheads of the Indoor Professional Football League in its only season, 1999, which they became the league champs and was the first coach of the Hawaiian Islanders of the Arena Football League's minor league, af2. He was also the first head coach of the expansion team the Portland Prowlers. Today, Benjamin is the president of Hawaii Business College.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Athletes United for Peace. Guy Benjamin. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
- ^ Kroichick, Ron. "Former 49ers feel discarded", ScrippsNews, January 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
| Preceded by Mike Cordova |
Stanford Starting Quarterbacks 1976-1977 |
Succeeded by Steve Dils |
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