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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 11, 1941 Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | July 10, 2000 (aged 58) Lodi, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lodi | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Utah State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 1 / pick: 7 | ||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1964 / round: 16 / pick: 126 | ||||||||||||||
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William Alan Munson (August 11, 1941 – July 10, 2000) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1979. He also played college football for Utah State where he set multiple passing records as a senior in 1963.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 1964 NFL draft, Munson was the Rams' starting quarterback in 1964 and 1965 and a backup to Roman Gabriel in 1966 and 1967. In 1968, Munson was traded to the Detroit Lions where he remained for eight seasons (1968–1975), competing all the while for the starting quarterback position with Greg Landry. Munson concluded his career as a backup quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks (1976), San Diego Chargers (1977), and Buffalo Bills (1978–1979).
In 16 NFL seasons, Munson appeared in 107 games, 66 of them as a starting quarterback. His teams compiled a 27–34–5 record in the 66 games he started. Munson completed 1,070 of 1,982 passes for 12,896 yards, 84 touchdowns, and 80 interceptions. He also accumulated 548 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on 130 carries.