Gary Keithley

TD–INT:	1–5
Yards:	369
QB rating:	35.7
Punts:	66
Punting yards:	2478
Average punt:	37.5

Gary Keithley
No. 12
Position:	Quarterback, Punter
Personal information
Born:	January 11, 1951 (age 71); Alvin, Texas
Career information
College:	UTEP; Texas
NFL Draft:	1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45
Career history
	St. Louis Cardinals (1973–1975); BC Lions (1977–1978);
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:
TD–INT:	1–5
Yards:	369
QB rating:	35.7
Punts:	66
Punting yards:	2478
Average punt:	37.5
	Player stats at NFL.com

Gary Keithley (born January 11, 1951) is a former professional American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League. Playing for the St. Louis Cardinals primarily as a backup to Jim Hart, he had a 0.0 passer rating in each of his first two career starts in 1973, the only quarterback in NFL history to do this in back-to-back games. Despite the dubious statistic, Keithley won in his first start against the Atlanta Falcons, a 32–10 victory in which he completed just two of ten passes for nine yards and an interception that was returned for a touchdown.^[1]^[2] The following year, Keithley lost his backup role to Dennis Shaw, who played for Cardinals head coach Don Coryell in college, while his punting duties were reassigned to rookie punter .^[3] He then spent the off-season with the Seattle Seahawks before the 1976 NFL season but didn’t make the roster.^[4]

He was the backup quarterback of the BC Lions in 1977 and 1978.

References[]

^ Cunningham, George (December 10, 1973). "Falcons Die Again in December, 32-10". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Falcons' Wild-Card Hopes Jolted in Upset to Cards". Tallahassee Democrat. AP. December 10, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ingram, Bob (September 24, 1974). "Lonely Sidelines". El Paso Herald-Post. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Thiel, Doug. "Gary Keithley was there!". Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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[1] Cunningham, George (December 10, 1973). "Falcons Die Again in December, 32-10". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Falcons' Wild-Card Hopes Jolted in Upset to Cards". Tallahassee Democrat. AP. December 10, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Ingram, Bob (September 24, 1974). "Lonely Sidelines". El Paso Herald-Post. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Thiel, Doug. "Gary Keithley was there!". Retrieved September 9, 2021.

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