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Brian Sipe : biography

August 8, 1949 –

Brian Winfield Sipe (born August 8, 1949) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985.

Sipe was a college football star at San Diego State University, where he studied architecture. He also competed in the 1961 Little League World Series for El Cajon, California and prepped at Grossmont High School.

Although mostly sidelined for the first several years of his NFL career, Sipe was eventually recognized as one of the better quarterbacks in the Browns’ history, winning the league’s MVP Award in 1980. He is now the quarterback coach for the San Diego State Aztecs football program.

Career stats

Year Team GP Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate
1974 Cleveland Browns 10 108 59 54.6 603 1 7 47.0
1975 Cleveland Browns 7 88 45 51.1 427 1 3 54.4
1976 Cleveland Browns 14 312 178 57.1 2113 17 14 77.3
1977 Cleveland Browns 9 195 112 57.4 1233 9 14 61.8
1978 Cleveland Browns 16 399 222 55.6 2906 21 15 80.7
1979 Cleveland Browns 16 535 286 53.5 3793 28 26 73.4
1980 Cleveland Browns 16 554 337 60.8 4132 30 14 91.4
1981 Cleveland Browns 16 567 313 55.2 3876 17 25 68.2
1982 Cleveland Browns 6 185 101 54.6 1064 4 8 60.7
1983 Cleveland Browns 15 496 291 58.7 3566 26 23 79.1
NFL Career Totals 125 3439 1944 56.5 23713 154 149 74.8
1984 New Jersey Generals 16 324 192 59.3 2540 17 15 82.3
1985 Jacksonville Bulls 89 55 61.8 685 4 2 91.5
USFL Career Totals 413 247 56.5 3225 21 17 84.3

Key to Abbreviations GP= Games Played Att= Passes attempted Com= Passes Completed Pct= Completion percentage Yds= Yards TD= Touchdowns Int= Interceptions Rate= Passer rating

Post playing career

Sipe now resides in San Diego, California, and coached high school football at Santa Fe Christian School in Solana Beach, California, where he helped the Eagles to four CIF titles and a combined record of 75-21-1. Sipe was hired on January 18, 2009 as quarterback coach for his Alma Mater, San Diego State. In 2010, the Aztecs beat United States Naval Academy in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Playing career

National Football League

Drafted in the 13th round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, Sipe spent the first two years of his career as a member of the team’s reserve squad, seeing no action on the field.

In 1974, Sipe started four games after helping the Browns come back from a 12-point deficit against the Denver Broncos on October 27. However, after winning just one of the four contests (a 21-14 victory against the New England Patriots on November 11), he was replaced by Mike Phipps.