LEFTY FB PASSERs

by Huskerfan22 - 160 cards (Last updated on Oct 25, 2023)

Basic Premise: They threw a pass in a football game with their left hand.

This list is intended to be grouped by
Section 1) Left-Handed throwing Pro quarterbacks by collegiate debut year - Pro Experience* = training / practice squad participation only
Section 2) Non-quarterbacks who have thrown left-handed in professional football games ranked by passing yardage
Section 3) College and/or High School Quarterbacks
Section 4) Righties trying to throw lefty professionally
Section 5) 2fers - Two Lefties one card
Section 6) College Lefty stuff
Section 7) Other Lefty Football Fun
Section 8) Recently added with a "New as of"

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1997 Upper Deck Legends #177 Jim Zorn Front

11. 1997 Upper Deck Legends #177 Jim Zorn

College: Cerritos College 1971-1972; Cal Poly Pomona 1973–1974
Pro: Seattle Seahawks 1976–1984; Green Bay Packers 1985; Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1986; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987

Notable: First Quarterback in Seahawks Franchise History

Regular Season NFL games: 140
Passing: 1,669 of 3,149 for 21,115 yards
TD–INT: 111 – 141
QBR: 67.28

1981 Red Rooster Calgary Stampeders #NNO Bruce Threadgill Front

12. 1981 Red Rooster Calgary Stampeders #NNO Bruce Threadgill

College: Mississippi State 1974-1977

Pro: San Francisco 49ers 1978; New York Giants 1979*; Calgary Stampeders 1979–1982; Houston Gamblers 1984–1985

Regular Season NFL games: 14 (briefly in 1 game as quarterback)
Passing: 0 of 2
TD–INT: 0 – 2

Notable: December 17th, 1978 - Starter Steve DeBerg and backup Scott Bull both got hurt, so the 49ers turned to defensive back Bruce Threadgill, who had played quarterback at Mississippi State. Threadgill had a broken hand, but the team was desperate. He had to be taken into the locker room so the trainers could cut the cast off his hand to allow him to take the snaps. Cast-free, he threw two passes; both were intercepted.

13. 1984 Topps #57 Paul McDonald

College: USC 1976-1979
Pro: Cleveland Browns 1980-1985; Seattle Seahawks 1986*; Dallas Cowboys 1986-1987

Notable: Finished his college career with a 22-1-1 record, holding the NCAA mark for the lowest interception percentage in a career at 2.3% (13 interceptions in 561 attempts) and the Pac-10 record of 143 straight passes without an interception.

Regular Season NFL games: 85
Passing: 411 of 767 for 5,269 yards
TD–INT: 24–37
QBR: 65.69

14. 1989 Score #3 Boomer Esiason

College: Maryland 1979-1983
Pro: Cincinnati Bengals 1984–1992; New York Jets 1993–1995; Arizona Cardinals 1996; Cincinnati Bengals 1997

Notable: NFL Most Valuable Player 1988; NFL Man of the Year 1995

Regular Season NFL games: 187
Passing: 2,969 of 5,205 for 37,920 yards
TD–INT: 247 - 184
QBR: 81.06

15. 1993 Fleer #240 Steve Young

College: BYU 1980–1983
Pro: Los Angeles Express 1984–1985; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1985–1986; San Francisco 49ers 1987–1999

Notable: 2001 Pro Football Hall of Fame

Regular Season NFL games: 169
Passing: 2,667 of 4,149 for 33,124 yards
TD–INT: 232–107
QBR: 96.81

1989 Collegiate Collection Alabama Coke 580 #145 Mike Shula Front

16. 1989 Collegiate Collection Alabama Coke 580 #145 Mike Shula

College: Alabama 1983 - 1986
Pro: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987

Notable: finished college career at 24–11–1 and has had a long coaching career in college and NFL

Regular Season NFL games played: 0

1992 Pro Line Portraits #319 Jeff Carlson Front

17. 1992 Pro Line Portraits #319 Jeff Carlson

College: Weber State 1984-1988
Pro: Los Angeles Rams 1989; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990–1991; New York Giants 1992; New England Patriots 1992; Denver Broncos 1994

Notable: At Weber State in Ogden, Utah, set the majority of passing records and was inducted into their Athletics Hall Of Fame.

Regular Season NFL games: 7
Passing: 49 of 114 for 646 yards
TD–INT: 2 - 9
QBR: 34.47

18. 1994 Pacific #414 Erik Wilhelm

College: Oregon State 1985-1988
Pro: Cincinnati Bengals 1989–1991)
; Phoenix Cardinals 1992; Cincinnati Bengals 1993; Cincinnati Bengals 1995; New York Jets 1995; Cincinnati Bengals 1996–1997; Portland Prowlers 2000; Los Angeles Avengers 2001

NFL Games: 22
Passing: 912 yards
TD–INT: 5-6

1992 Wild Card WLAF #67 Scott Mitchell Front

19. 1992 Wild Card WLAF #67 Scott Mitchell

College: Utah 1987-1989
Pro: Miami Dolphins 1990–1993; Orlando Thunder 1992; Detroit Lions 1994–1998; Baltimore Ravens 1999; Cincinnati Bengals 2000–2001

NFL Games: 99
Passing: 15,692 yards
TD–INT: 95 - 81

1992 Wild Card WLAF #21 Mike Johnson Front

20. 1992 Wild Card WLAF #21 Mike Johnson

College: Arizona State 1985-1986; Mesa CC 1987; Akron 1988-1989
Pro: Cardinals 1990*; San Antonio Riders 1991–1992; British Columbia Lions 1992–1993; Orlando Predators 1994; Shreveport Pirates 1994–1995