Oliver Luck is originally from Cleveland.
He played high school football for St.
Ignatius High School where he established himself as a deadly duel-threat quarterback.
He played well enough to earn a scholar to play for West Virginia University.
He became the starting quarterback during his sophomore year.
That year he would throw for over 1,000 yards, rush for over 400, and accounted for 13 touchdowns; 8 passing and 5 rushing.
And he would only get better.
The next year Oliver smashed the school's passing touch down record with 19.
Among his many accomplishments was making it to a bowl game during his senior year versus the power house Florida Gators.
Although he lost in a landslide, he would leave West Virginia with many of the school's passing records.
That year he set the bar with 2,500 yards and 216 completions.
To this day, Oliver still holds a few of the school records, a testament to amazing ability.
Amazingly he accomplished all of that while excelling in the classroom.
Oliver was a two-time Academic All-American and has been inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame.
By the time he left college, he would graduate magna cum laude and with a chest full of various academic accolades.
His football career totals over three years were: 43 touchdowns, 911 pass attempts with 466 of them being completions, and 5,765 yards through the air.
Oliver would continue his career professionally in the NFL.
In the 1982 NFL draft he was the 44th player to be drafted when the Houston Oilers pick him up near the end of the second round.
Over all, he was the third quarterback selected that year in the draft.
His rookie season in the league, Oliver did not touch the field at all, but the next year he would be promoted to the starting quarterback.
That was rough year for him and the Oilers who would only win 2 games.
He did throw 8 touchdowns, although that was overshadowed with his 13 interceptions.
With the arrival of big name, Canadian quarterback Warren Moon the following season, Oliver would return to the bench as the backup QB.
A job he would hold for the next 3 seasons.
In 1986, he would retire form the NFL, but not from football.
Over the next several years Oliver successfully held various management and executive level positions related to football.
He even spent some time overseas running the World League of American Football.
Overall, his career is one where he enjoyed success at almost every level, from a player in high school to an executive of professional football.
If you watch Andrew Luck's performances, you will find that he shares many similarities with his father.
For instance, Andrew has been praised for being an accurate quarterback; however he is very athletic and can pick up yards with his feet if needed just like his father.
The interesting thing is that Oliver never really coach Andrew at all.
One can argue that that many of Andrew's talents were passed down from his father Oliver.
He played high school football for St.
Ignatius High School where he established himself as a deadly duel-threat quarterback.
He played well enough to earn a scholar to play for West Virginia University.
He became the starting quarterback during his sophomore year.
That year he would throw for over 1,000 yards, rush for over 400, and accounted for 13 touchdowns; 8 passing and 5 rushing.
And he would only get better.
The next year Oliver smashed the school's passing touch down record with 19.
Among his many accomplishments was making it to a bowl game during his senior year versus the power house Florida Gators.
Although he lost in a landslide, he would leave West Virginia with many of the school's passing records.
That year he set the bar with 2,500 yards and 216 completions.
To this day, Oliver still holds a few of the school records, a testament to amazing ability.
Amazingly he accomplished all of that while excelling in the classroom.
Oliver was a two-time Academic All-American and has been inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame.
By the time he left college, he would graduate magna cum laude and with a chest full of various academic accolades.
His football career totals over three years were: 43 touchdowns, 911 pass attempts with 466 of them being completions, and 5,765 yards through the air.
Oliver would continue his career professionally in the NFL.
In the 1982 NFL draft he was the 44th player to be drafted when the Houston Oilers pick him up near the end of the second round.
Over all, he was the third quarterback selected that year in the draft.
His rookie season in the league, Oliver did not touch the field at all, but the next year he would be promoted to the starting quarterback.
That was rough year for him and the Oilers who would only win 2 games.
He did throw 8 touchdowns, although that was overshadowed with his 13 interceptions.
With the arrival of big name, Canadian quarterback Warren Moon the following season, Oliver would return to the bench as the backup QB.
A job he would hold for the next 3 seasons.
In 1986, he would retire form the NFL, but not from football.
Over the next several years Oliver successfully held various management and executive level positions related to football.
He even spent some time overseas running the World League of American Football.
Overall, his career is one where he enjoyed success at almost every level, from a player in high school to an executive of professional football.
If you watch Andrew Luck's performances, you will find that he shares many similarities with his father.
For instance, Andrew has been praised for being an accurate quarterback; however he is very athletic and can pick up yards with his feet if needed just like his father.
The interesting thing is that Oliver never really coach Andrew at all.
One can argue that that many of Andrew's talents were passed down from his father Oliver.
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