John Sciarra

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John Sciarra
Date of birth: March 2, 1954 (1954-03-02) (age 54)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California
Career information
Position(s): Safety
College: UCLA
Organizations
 As player:
1978-1983 Philadelphia Eagles
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Michael Sciarra (born March 2, 1954 in Los Angeles, California), is a former professional American football safety in the NFL position for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1978-1983. While with the Eagles, he played for legendary coach Dick Vermeil. The Eagles were a successful team at that time and won the NFC Championship in 1980 and played in the Super Bowl. He also played quarterback for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was CFL Rookie of the Year in 1976.

He was an All-America quarterback at UCLA. He starred in the 1976 Rose Bowl in which UCLA upset favored Ohio State, which was unbeaten ranked number one in the nation, by a score of 23-10. Sciarra was named Most Valuable Player in the game.

John Sciarra Jr., his son, also played football at UCLA, but at the end of the 2003 season, the younger Sciarra transferred to Wagner College.

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