Marty Domres

Martin Francis Domres (/ˈdɒmrɛs/ DOM-rehs;[1] born April 17, 1947) is a former American collegiate and professional football player. From Columbia University, he was drafted in the first round of the Common Draft as a quarterback by the American Football League's San Diego Chargers. Rarely seeing action behind John Hadl during his three years with the Chargers, Domres requested a trade and was acquired by the Baltimore Colts for John Andrews and a 1973 first-round pick (25th overall–Johnny Rodgers) on August 7, 1972.[2][3] He replaced Johnny Unitas as the starting quarterback beginning in Week 6 of the 1972 campaign after John Sandusky succeeded Don McCafferty as head coach and was ordered by general manager Joe Thomas to bench the veterans in favor of the younger players.[4][5] Domres played in nine professional football seasons from 1969 to 1977 for four teams.

Marty Domres
No. 14, 10
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1947-04-17) April 17, 1947
Ithaca, New York
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Christian Brothers Academy
(DeWitt, New York)
College:Columbia
NFL Draft:1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:809
Pass Completions:399
Percentage:49.3%
Passing yards:4,904
TD-INT:27-50
Rating:53.8
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

See also

Reference
  1. Marty Domres interview with Stan "The Fan" Charles and Brett Hollander, Inside PressBox, Sunday, December 6, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2020
  2. "Colts Get Domres in Chargers' Trade," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, August 7, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2020
  3. 1972 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, February 1 (Rounds 1–7) & 2 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved October 28, 2020
  4. Wallace, William N. "About Pro Football: Colts Endorse Their Ex-Coach," The New York Times, Wednesday, October 18, 1972.. Retrieved October 28, 2020
  5. Anderson, Dave. "Jets Pleased With Colts’ Plan Of Benching Unitas for Domres," The New York Times, Monday, October 23, 1972.. Retrieved October 28, 2020


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