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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-11-16</span>) </span>November 16, 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Bozeman,_Montana" title="Bozeman, Montana">Bozeman, Montana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">191 lb (87 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bullard_High_School_(Fresno,_California)" title="Bullard High School (Fresno, California)">Fresno Bullard</a> <br /> (<a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State</a> (1983–1986)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_draft" title="1987 NFL draft">1987</a> / round: 7 / pick: 180</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link 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class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Coast Athletic Association">PCAA</a> Co-Most Valuable Player (1985, 1986)</li> <li>2× PCAA Offensive Player of the Year (1985, 1986)</li> <li>2× First-team All-PCAA (1985, 1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football#Retired_numbers" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State Bulldogs No. 9</a> retired</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Passing attempts:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">106</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Passing completions:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">47</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Completion percentage:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">44.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">TD</a>–<a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">INT</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">7–6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Passing yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">605</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Passer_rating" title="Passer rating">Passer rating</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">61.2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SweeKe00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kevin Joseph Sweeney</b> (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> who played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State Bulldogs</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sweeney attended <a href="/wiki/Bullard_High_School_(Fresno,_California)" title="Bullard High School (Fresno, California)">Bullard High School</a>, where he was a standout <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>. As a senior, he broke <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haden" title="Pat Haden">Pat Haden</a>'s state record for <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> passes in a season with 35 and received Northern California offensive player of the year honors. </p><p>His older brother Jim was recruiting him for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a>, while his father <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sweeney_(American_football,_born_1929)" title="Jim Sweeney (American football, born 1929)">Jim Sweeney</a> was doing the same for <a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Fresno State University">Fresno State University</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sweeney accepted a scholarship from <a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Fresno State University">Fresno State University</a> to be coached by his father and replace at quarterback the graduated <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Tedford" title="Jeff Tedford">Jeff Tedford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-faffafrst_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faffafrst-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked with <a href="/wiki/Steve_DeBerg" title="Steve DeBerg">Steve DeBerg</a>, whom he credited with helping him most with his throwing motion. </p><p>He was a four-year starter, played in 46 contests and missed only one half of a game in his career, even playing as a senior with a left dislocated shoulder that required surgery at the end of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a sophomore, he passed for 3,259 yards and 20 touchdowns, leading the nation's highest scoring offense (39.1 points per game). The next year, he threw for 2,604 yards and 14 touchdowns, while helping his team finish as the only <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> unbeaten school (11–0–1). He also had a career long 95-yard <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> pass against <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_University" title="Oregon State University">Oregon State University</a>. </p><p>As a senior, he had the lowest interception percentage (2.37) among the top 25 rated passers and set a conference mark with a career-high 4 <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> passes against <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_University" title="New Mexico State University">New Mexico State University</a>. He became the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> most prolific passer after breaking <a href="/wiki/Doug_Flutie" title="Doug Flutie">Doug Flutie</a>'s record for passing yards in a career (10,623 yards).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He shared the NCAA mark for most games of 200 or more passing yards (31), had the conference's career records for touchdowns (66) and completions (781). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_statistics">College statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: College statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1983: 166/334 for 2,359 yards with 16 TD vs 19 INT</li> <li>1984: 227/421 for 3,259 yards with 20 TD vs 13 INT</li> <li>1985: 177/295 for 2,604 yards with 14 TD vs 7 INT</li> <li>1986: 160/284 for 2,363 yards with 15 TD vs 9 INT</li></ul> <p>In 2000, the school retired his number 9 jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, he was inducted into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dallas_Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Dallas Cowboys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sweeney was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> in the seventh round (180th overall) of the <a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_draft" title="1987 NFL draft">1987 NFL draft</a>, after dropping because of his height.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also a type of homecoming, as he was a ballboy at the Cowboys' Thousand Oaks training camp growing up. He couldn't pass <a href="/wiki/Paul_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Paul McDonald (American football)">Paul McDonald</a> on the depth chart and was waived on September 7.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the players went on a strike on the third week of the <a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987 season</a>, those games were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was re-signed to be a part of the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> replacement team, that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first game against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a>, he became the third ever <a href="/wiki/Rookie" title="Rookie">rookie</a> quarterback to <a href="/wiki/Starting_lineup" title="Starting lineup">start</a> for the Cowboys, following <a href="/wiki/Don_Meredith" title="Don Meredith">Don Meredith</a> (1960) and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Roger Staubach</a> (1969).<sup id="cite_ref-ksweeney_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ksweeney-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second game against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, he only played in the first half, giving way to <a href="/wiki/Danny_White" title="Danny White">Danny White</a> and <a href="/wiki/Loren_Snyder" title="Loren Snyder">Loren Snyder</a> in the second half of a 41–22 win. His 77-yard <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> pass to <a href="/wiki/Cornell_Burbage" title="Cornell Burbage">Cornell Burbage</a> against the Eagles was the team's longest completion of the season. When White took over the team for the third replacement game against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, the crowd started chanting "We Want Sweeney, We Want Sweeney" when the team didn't perform well in the eventual 13–7 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a very popular player with the fans during those games; accounting for 291 passing yards, 4 <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> passes, 20.8 yards per completion, one interception, 2 wins and a 109.3 rating in passing efficiency (led all replacement players). He was kept on the roster for the rest of the year. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a>, he was the third-string quarterback behind White and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Pelluer" title="Steve Pelluer">Steve Pelluer</a>. On November 6, he started the second half and passed for three touchdowns against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next game, he was given the opportunity to start against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a>, but lost 43–3 after completing just 10 of 28 passes for 93 yards, with 2 interceptions and 2 fumbles.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a>, with the arrival of new head coach <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">Jimmy Johnson</a> and with the team also intending to draft a <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, he was left unprotected in <a href="/wiki/Plan_B_free_agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Plan B free agency">Plan B free agency</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Francisco_49ers">San Francisco 49ers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: San Francisco 49ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 27, <a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a>, Sweeney signed with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Plan_B_free_agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Plan B free agency">Plan B free agent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released before the start of the season on August 26.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montreal_Machine_(WLAF)"><span id="Montreal_Machine_.28WLAF.29"></span>Montreal Machine (WLAF)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Montreal Machine (WLAF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1991_WLAF_season" title="1991 WLAF season">1991</a>, he signed with the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Machine" title="Montreal Machine">Montreal Machine</a> of the <a href="/wiki/World_League_of_American_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="World League of American Football">World League of American Football</a>, where he was named the starter at quarterback, before being passed on the depth chart by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Proctor_(gridiron_football)" title="Michael Proctor (gridiron football)">Michael Proctor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played in 10 games, making 24 completions out of 69 attempts for 219 yards, one <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> and 3 interceptions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Sweeney_(American_football)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sweeney is a senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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