Pat Haden

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Pat Haden
Date of birth	January 23, 1953
Place of birth	Westbury, New York
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	USC
NFL Draft	1976 / Round 1/ Pick 8
Pro Bowls	1
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1976-1981	Los Angeles Rams

Pat Haden (born January 23, 1953 in Westbury, New York) is a current broadcaster and former professional American football player. He played quarterback for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1981. His most recent broadcast was the 2007 Orange Bowl on Fox Sports.

Contents 1 Professional career 2 College career 3 High School career 4 Personal 5 External links 6 See also

[edit] Professional career

He was named the Rams' 1976 Rookie of the Year and made it to the Pro Bowl in 1977 where we has voted NFC Player of the year by the Washington, D.C. Touchdown Club.

[edit] College career

At University of Southern California he made it to three Rose Bowl appearances, and two national championships. In the final game of his college career, the 1975 Rose Bowl, he was named co-MVP. Haden also was a recipient of the Today's Top V Award in 1975, which honored five senior student-athletes. He was put into the GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 1988. He was inducted in to the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1995.

[edit] High School career

He was inducted in to the National High School Hall of Fame in 1995. Haden played high school football at powerhouse Bishop Amat in La Puente, California.

[edit] Personal

He was a Rhodes Scholar and is also an attorney. Currently, he is a partner for a capital firm in Los Angeles: Riordan, Lewis & Haden, along with former mayor, Richard Riordan. Haden also serves as a commentator for NBC Sports' coverage of Notre Dame college football, and held similar duties for their Arena Football coverage from 2003 through 2006. His position as the Notre Dame color commentator is ironic in that he helped architect one of Notre Dame's greatest losses (and, conversely, archrival USC's greatest wins) as the USC quarterback in 1974 and he is also a member of the USC Board of Trustees.

[edit] External links

• Pat Haden Profile at USC Legends
• Pat Haden Profile at Rosebowl Legends

[edit] See also

Preceded by James Harris	Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams Starting Quarterbacks 1976-1979	Succeeded by Vince Ferragamo
Preceded by David A. Blandino Paul D. Collins David D. Gallagher Gary Hall, Sr. Dave Wottle	NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1975 John R. Baiorunos Pat Haden Randy L. Hall Jarrett T. Hubbard Tony Waldrop	Succeeded by Marvin L. Cobb Archie Griffin Bruce A. Hamming P. Timothy Moore John M. Sciarra
Preceded by Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat Head Summitt Lynn Swann Robert R. Thomas Bill Walton	Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2000 Dianne Baker Junior Bridgeman Pat Haden Lisa Rosenblum John Dickson Stufflebeem John Trembley	Succeeded by Alpha V. Alexander Archie Griffin Steve Largent Steve Raible Lee Roy Selmon Wally Walker
Preceded by Mike Rae	USC Trojans Starting Quarterbacks 1973-1974	Succeeded by Vince Evans