Tony Adams (American football)
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| Position(s): Quarterback |
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| Born: March 9, 1950 San Antonio, Texas |
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| Year(s): 1974–1987 | |
| NFL Draft: 1973 / Round: 14 / Pick: 343 | |
| College: Utah State | |
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| TD-INT | 12-27 (NFL only) |
| Yards | 2,733 (NFL only) |
| QB Rating | 55.5 (NFL only) |
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Anthony Lee Adams (born March 9, 1950) is a fomer American football player. Adams served as starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs after Len Dawson retired.
He also played for the Southern California Sun in the World Football League in 1974, where he had his best pro season, completing 276 of 510 passes for 3905 yards and 23 TDs and 18 interceptions. He also played 20 games over two seasons (1979-1980) for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, his best year being 1979, when he hit 241 of 394 passes for 2692 yards and 13 TDs and 18 interceptions. He finished his career as a strike replacement player with the Minnesota Vikings in 1987.
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Categories: Quarterback, pre-1980 birth stubs | 1950 births | Living people | People from San Antonio, Texas | American football quarterbacks | Utah State Aggies football players | World Football League players | Kansas City Chiefs players | American players of Canadian football | Canadian football quarterbacks | Toronto Argonauts players | Minnesota Vikings players

