Cliff Stoudt

Cliff Stoudt
Career information
No. 18
Date of birth	(1955-03-27) March 27, 1955
Place of birth	Oberlin, Ohio
Position(s)	Quarterback
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
College	Youngstown State
High school	Oberlin
NFL draft	1977 / Round: 5 / Pick: 121
Career history
As player
1977–1983	Pittsburgh Steelers
1984–1985	Birmingham Stallions
1986–1988	St. Louis Cardinals/Phoenix Cardinals
1989	Miami Dolphins
1990–1991	Dallas Cowboys *
*Offseason and/or practice roster only
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV) 2× AFC Champion (1978, 1979)
Career stats
Passing yards	4,503
TD–INT	23–43
Pass attempts	684
Pass completions	359
Games played	66
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Clifford Lewis Stoudt (born March 27, 1955) is a former American football quarterback for Youngstown State University and the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Drafted in the fifth round (121st overall) by the Steelers, Stoudt was the backup to Terry Bradshaw from 1977–1982 before taking over as starter during Bradshaw's injury-plagued and final season in 1983.

Stoudt led the Steelers to a 9–2 start, but the team melted down late in the season. Steeler fans, accustomed to Bradshaw's late game heroics, turned viciously on Stoudt. The Steelers managed to win the AFC Central with a 10–6 record and stumbled into the playoffs, but were quickly dispatched by the Los Angeles Raiders.

After the 1983 season, Stoudt left Pittsburgh, signing with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL. During the season opener on March 11, 1984 against the Pittsburgh Maulers at Three Rivers Stadium, Stoudt was heckled and pelted with snowballs by the fans. It would turn out to be the only sellout in the one season history of the Maulers.

After two seasons in the USFL in which he was in the top five in passing with such stars as Jim Kelly, Bobby Hebert, and Chuck Fusina, Stoudt returned to the NFL. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and stayed with them through the 1988 season when they moved to Phoenix. He spent his final NFL season with the Miami Dolphins, appearing in three games and never attempting a pass. He currently lives in Dublin, Ohio. His son, Cole, is a former quarterback at Clemson and currently the quarterbacks coach at Jacksonville State.^[1] Another son, Zack, played quarterback at Ole Miss.^[2]

Preceded by Bob Lane	Birmingham Stallions Starting quarterbacks 1985	Succeeded by none

Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 NFL draft selections

Robin Cole Sidney Thornton Tom Beasley Jim Smith Ted Petersen Laverne Smith Dan Audick Cliff Stoudt Steve Courson Dennis Winston Paul Harris Randy Frisch Phil August Roosevelt Kelly Alvin Cowans Dave LaCrosse Lou West Jimmy Stephens

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII champions

5 Craig Colquitt 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 18 Cliff Stoudt 20 Rocky Bleier 21 Tony Dungy 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ray Oldham 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 40 Randy Reutershan 47 Mel Blount 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 69 Fred Anderson 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Ray Pinney 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 86 Jim Smith 87 Jim Mandich 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV champions

5 Craig Colquitt 9 Matt Bahr 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Greg Hawthorne 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 Anthony Anderson 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 47 Mel Blount 49 Dwayne Woodruff 50 Tom Graves 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 54 Zack Valentine 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 63 Thom Dornbrook 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 72 Gerry Mullins 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 85 Calvin Sweeney 86 Jim Smith 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers starting quarterbacks

Tony Holm (1933)
Warren Heller (1934)
Johnny Gildea (1935–1937)
Ed Matesic (1936)
Max Fiske (1937–1938)
Frank Filchock (1938)
Byron White (1938)
Hugh McCullough (1939)
Billy Patterson (1940)
Boyd Brumbaugh (1941)
Coley McDonough (1941)
Bill Dudley (1942, 1945–1946)
Allie Sherman (1943)
Roy Zimmerman (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
John McCarthy (1944)
Buzz Warren (1945)
Johnny Clement (1947–1948)
Charley Seabright (1947)
Ray Evans (1948)
Joe Gasparella (1948)
Joe Geri (1949–1951)
Jim Finks (1949–1955)
Chuck Ortmann (1951)
Bill Mackrides (1953)
Ted Marchibroda (1956)
Jack Scarbath (1956)
Earl Morrall (1957–1958)
Len Dawson (1957)
Bobby Layne (1958–1962)
Rudy Bukich (1960–1961)
Ed Brown (1962–1964)
Bill Nelsen (1964–1967)
Tommy Wade (1965)
Ron C. Smith (1966)
George Izo (1966)
Kent Nix (1967–1968)
Dick Shiner (1968–1969)
Terry Hanratty (1969–1971, 1973–1974)
Terry Bradshaw (1970–1983)
Joe Gilliam (1973–1974)
Mike Kruczek (1976)
Mark Malone (1981, 1984–1987)
Cliff Stoudt (1983)
David Woodley (1984–1985)
Scott Campbell (1985)
Bubby Brister (1986, 1988–1992)
Steve Bono (1987)
Todd Blackledge (1988–1989)
Neil O'Donnell (1991–1995)
Mike Tomczak (1993–1996, 1999)
Jim Miller (1996)
Kordell Stewart (1997–2002)
Kent Graham (2000)
Tommy Maddox (2002–2004)
Ben Roethlisberger (2004–present)
Charlie Batch (2005–2007, 2010–2012)
Dennis Dixon (2009–2010)
Byron Leftwich (2012)
Michael Vick (2015)
Landry Jones (2015–2016)

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks

Paddy Driscoll (1920–1925)
Arnold Horween (1922–1924)
Hal Erickson (1926–1928)
Roddy Lamb (1927)
Don Hill (1929)
Bunny Belden (1930)
Walt Holmer (1931–1932)
Joe Lillard (1933)
Phil Sarboe (1934–1935)
Pug Vaughan (1936)
Pat Coffee (1937)
Jack Robbins (1938–1939)
Hugh McCullough (1940)
Ray Mallouf (1941)
Bud Schwenk (1942)
Ronnie Cahill (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
Paul Christman (1945–1949)
Ray Mallouf (1948)
Jim Hardy (1949–1951)
Frank Tripucka (1950–1952)
Charley Trippi (1951–1952)
Don Panciera (1952)
Jim Root (1953, 1956)
Steve Romanik (1953–1954)
Ray Nagel (1953)
Lamar McHan (1954–1958)
Ogden Compton (1955)
Mack Reynolds (1958)
King Hill (1959–1960)
John Roach (1959–1960)
George Izo (1960)
Sam Etcheverry (1961–1962)
Ralph Guglielmi (1961)
Charley Johnson (1962–1966, 1968–1969)
Buddy Humphrey (1965)
Terry Nofsinger (1966)
Jim Hart (1967–1981, 1983)
Gary Keithley (1973)
Pete Beathard (1971)
Tim Van Galder (1972)
Gary Cuozzo (1972)
Steve Pisarkiewicz (1978–1979)
Mike Loyd (1980)
Neil Lomax (1981–1988)
Cliff Stoudt (1986, 1988)
Shawn Halloran (1987)
Sammy Garza (1987)
Gary Hogeboom (1989)
Tom Tupa (1989, 1991)
Timm Rosenbach (1989–1990, 1992)
Stan Gelbaugh (1991)
Chris Chandler (1991–1993)
Steve Beuerlein (1993–1994)
Jay Schroeder (1994)
Jim McMahon (1994)
Dave Krieg (1995)
Boomer Esiason (1996)
Kent Graham (1996–1997)
Jake Plummer (1997–2002)
Stoney Case (1997)
Dave Brown (1999–2000)
Jeff Blake (2003)
Josh McCown (2003–2005)
Shaun King (2004)
John Navarre (2004)
Kurt Warner (2005–2009)
Matt Leinart (2006–2007, 2009)
Derek Anderson (2010)
John Skelton (2010–2012)
Max Hall (2010)
Kevin Kolb (2011–2012)
Ryan Lindley (2012, 2014)
Brian Hoyer (2012)
Carson Palmer (2013–present)
Drew Stanton (2014, 2016)

References

↑ "Cole Stoudt hired to coach QB's at JSU". TigerNet. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
↑ "Zack Stoudt Bio". Ole Miss Sports. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

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