Rodney Peete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Rodney Peete ' Position(s): Quarterback Jersey #(s): 9, 16 Born: March 16, 1966 (1966-03-16) (age 42) Career information Year(s): 1989–2004 NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 6 / Pick: 141 College: Southern California Professional teams Detroit Lions (1989-1993) Dallas Cowboys (1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995-1998) Washington Redskins (1999) Oakland Raiders (2000-2001) Carolina Panthers (2002-2004) Career stats TD-INT 76-92 Yards 16,338 QB Rating 73.3 Stats at NFL.com Career highlights and awards 1988 First team All-American 1988 Finished 2nd in Heisman voting Rodney Peete (born March 16, 1966 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former American football quarterback from the University of Southern California who played in the National Football League for 16 years.




Contents 1 High School Years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 Entertainment career 5 Personal 6 References 7 External links [edit] High School Years Peete attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona as a freshman, sophomore, and junior, and went to Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas for his senior year. He was a three-year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was named the Arizona High School Player of the Year as a junior. [edit] College career Peete was the first player ever from USC to win the Johnny Unitas Award as the nation's best senior quarterback. (He has since been joined by Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart). In that senior year, he also finished second to Barry Sanders in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. His USC teams would win both head-to-head matchups in the UCLA-USC rivalry against Troy Aikman's UCLA teams. The 1988 UCLA-USC game was notable in that Peete was stricken with measles the week before the game and had been to the hospital. He led USC to the 1988 and 1989 Rose Bowl games. Peete was also a star third baseman on USC's baseball team. He was named to the all-Pac-10 team. He was also drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays out of high school, and the Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers while in college.[1] Professional career Peete did not achieve stardom in his professional career in the National Football League (NFL), but he did play well enough to sustain his place in the league for 16 seasons, primarily as a back-up. His career was also riddled with injuries. He was drafted with the 141st pick of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He was scheduled to start the opener, which would have made him the first rookie quarterback to start for the Lions since 1968, when Greg Landry started. He sprained his knee in an exhibition game against the Rams and missed the first few games of his first season. He would split time throughout his career in Detroit with Bob Gagliano, Erik Kramer, and former Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware. After spending time with Dallas, Washington, Philadelphia, and

Oakland, his career appeared to be over until he became the starter for the Panthers in 2002. Peete led the Panthers to a record of 8-7 as starter from 2002 to the beginning of 2003 before retiring at the end of the 2004 season. Peete has the most NFL career passing yards among QBs that came from USC, although that record is likely to be soon eclipsed by Carson Palmer who is only a few hundred yards behind. [edit] Entertainment career After his retirement from the NFL, Peete became one of the hosts the Fox Sports Net sports talk show The Best Damn Sports Show Period alongside John Salley, Chris Rose and Rob Dibble. He is now a co-host of "Meet the Peetes" on Oprah's channel (156) on XM Radio, which airs from 1 pm - 2 pm EST. [edit] Personal Peete has been married to actress Holly Robinson since 1995. The couple has four children: Daughter Ryan & Son Rodney Jr. (twins born October 19, 1997), Son Robinson (August 11, 2002), and Son Roman (February 25, 2005). One of their twins, Rodney Jr. (RJ), was diagnosed with autism at age 3.[2] Junior Thurman, younger brother of Dennis Thurman of the Dallas Cowboys, and linebacker Keith Davis both attended Santa Monica High School with Holly Robinson-Peete and they were both teammates at USC with Rodney Peete in 1986 before Holly married Rodney. [edit] References ^ Pro Line Profiles football card, 1992 ^ Kaplan, Erin Aubry - Holly's Heart. When her eldest son was diagnosed with autism, Holly Robinson Peete’s storybook life was nearly shattered. The HARDWORKING actress even considered walking away from her 12-year marriage. Writer Erin Aubry Kaplan uncovers the strength that made her stay. Essense, February 2007 [edit] External links official web site Preceded by Chris Weinke Carolina Panthers Starting Quarterbacks 2002-2003 Succeeded by Jake Delhomme Preceded by Randall Cunningham Philadelphia Eagles Starting Quarterbacks 1995-1996 Succeeded by Ty Detmer Preceded by Sean Salisbury USC Trojans Starting Quarterbacks 1986-1988 Succeeded by Todd Marinovich [show]v • d • eJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners 1987: D. McPherson | 1988: R. Peete | 1989: T. Rice | 1990: C. Erickson | 1991: C. Weldon | 1992: G. Torretta | 1993: C. Ward | 1994: J. Barker | 1995: T. Frazier | 1996: D. Wuerffel | 1997: P. Manning | 1998: C. McNown | 1999: C. Redman | 2000: C. Weinke | 2001: D. Carr | 2002: C. Palmer | 2003: E. Manning | 2004: J. White | 2005: M. Leinart | 2006: B. Quinn | 2007: M. Ryan | 2008: G. Harrell [show]v • d • eDetroit Lions starting quarterbacks Enke • Layne • Dublinski • Rote • Ninowski • Plum • Morrall • Sweetan • Munson • Landry • Reed • Danielson • Komlo • Hipple • Ferguson • Long • Hilger • Gagliano • Peete • Ware • Kramer • Krieg • Mitchell • Majkowski • Batch • Reich • Frerotte • Detmer • McMahon • Harrington • Garcia • Kitna • Orlovsky • Culpepper [show]v • d • eDallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks LeBaron • Meredith • Morton • Staubach • White • Pelluer • Hogeboom • Walsh • Aikman • Laufenberg • Garrett • Kosar • Peete • Wilson • Cunningham • Beuerlein • Carter • Wright • Stoerner • Leaf • Hutchinson • Testaverde • Henson • Bledsoe • Romo • Johnson [show]v • d • ePhiladelphia Eagles Founded in 1933 • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franchise Franchise • History • Seasons • Players Stadiums Baker Bowl • Philadelphia Municipal Stadium • Connie Mack Stadium • Franklin Field • Veterans Stadium • Lincoln Financial Field Culture Fight Song • Swoop • 700 Level • Curse of Billy Penn Lore Eagles-Giants rivalry • The Miracle at the Meadowlands • Fog Bowl • Bounty Bowl series • The Body Bag Game • 4th and 26 • The Steagles • Pennsylvania Keystoners • Frankford Yellow Jackets Head Coaches Wray • Bell • Neale • McMillin • Millner • Trimble • Devore • Shaw • Skorich • Kuharich • Williams • Khayat • McCormack • Vermeil • Campbell • Bruney • Ryan • Kotite • Rhodes • Reid Starting Quarterbacks O'Brien • Thompson • Zimmerman • Burk • Thomason • Van Brocklin • Jurgensen • Hill • Snead • Liske • Arrington • Reaves • Gabriel • Boryla • Jaworski • Cunningham • Brister • O'Brien • Peete • Detmer • Hoying • Detmer • Pederson • McNabb • McMahon • Garcia • Feeley Retired Numbers 15, 40, 44, 60, 70, 92, 99 Division Championships (11) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1980, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Super Bowl Appearances (2) XV • XXXIX League Championships (3) 1948, 1949, 1960 Seasons 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 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 Current League Affiliations League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division [show]v • d • ePhiladelphia Eagles starting quarterbacks Burk • Thomason • Van Brocklin • Jurgensen • Hill • Concannon • Snead • Liske • Gabriel • Boryla • Jaworski • Cavanaugh • Cunningham • J. McMahon • Kemp • Brister • O'Brien • Peete • T. Detmer • Hoying • K. Detmer • Pederson • McNabb • Feeley • M. McMahon • Garcia [show]v • d • eCarolina Panthers starting quarterbacks Reich • Collins • Beuerlein • Weinke • Lytle • Peete • Fasani • Delhomme • Carr • Testaverde • Moore Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Peete" Categories: 1966 births | Living people | African American players of American football | American football quarterbacks | Detroit Lions players | Detroit Lions quarterbacks | Dallas Cowboys players | Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks | Philadelphia Eagles players | Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks | Washington Redskins players | Washington Redskins quarterbacks | Oakland Raiders players | Oakland Raiders quarterbacks | Carolina Panthers players | Carolina Panthers quarterbacks | USC Trojans football players | University of Southern California alumni | Sahuaro High School alumni | American radio personalities | Parents of people on the autistic spectrum