Tony Adams (American football)

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Tony Adams
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Position(s):
Quarterback
Jersey #(s):
Born: March 9, 1950 (1950-03-09) (age 58)
San Antonio, Texas
Career Information
Year(s): 19741987
NFL Draft: 1973 / Round: 14 / Pick: 343
College: Utah State
Professional Teams
Career Stats
TD-INT     12-27 (NFL only)
Yards     2,733 (NFL only)
QB Rating     55.5 (NFL only)
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
  • No notable achievements

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.