Neil Lomax
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| Neil Lomax | |
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| Date of birth | February 17, 1959 |
| Place of birth |  Portland, Oregon |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Portland State |
| NFL Draft | 1981 / Round 2/ Pick 33 |
| Pro Bowls | 2 |
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| 1981-1988 | St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals |
| College Hall of Fame | |
Neil Lomax (born February 17, 1959 in Portland, Oregon) is a former American Football quarterback. Lomax was a standout college player at Portland State University, going from fifth-string freshman quarterback on partial scholarship to emergency starter to NCAA legend. By the end of his college career, Neil Lomax held 90 NCAA records, including one game where he threw for seven touchdown passes in a single quarter.
He was drafted fifth by the-then St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft. Despite his college heroics, he had an up-and-down 9-year career for some very mediocre Cardinals teams, displaying brilliance in his two Pro Bowl years (1984 and 1987), but also occasionally playing poorly enough to be benched.
He was forced to retire before the 1990 season due to a nagging leg problem that was later diagnosed as a severely arthritic hip. In 1991, he underwent hip replacement surgery.
Today, Neil Lomax, a devout Christian, is an avid golfer, a father of four, and the president of ProMax Event Management. For the 2005 OSAA Football season, Lomax served as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Tigard High School Tigers in Tigard. His second son Jack plays quarterback for Lake Oswego High School. Another son, Nick, is a quarterback at Boise State.
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