Tommie Frazier

For the English footballer, see Tommy Fraser. For those with a similar name, see Thomas Fraser (disambiguation).

Tommie Frazier
refer to caption
Frazier playing with Nebraska in 1993
No. 15
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1974-07-16) July 16, 1974 (age 50)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Manatee (Bradenton)
College:Nebraska (1992–1995)
Undrafted:1996
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Baylor (1999)
    Graduate assistant
  • Baylor (2000–2002)
    Running backs assistant coach
  • Doane (2005–2006)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame

Tommie James Frazier Jr. (born July 16, 1974) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He earned consensus All-American honors in 1995.

Frazier led his team to consecutive national championships in 1994 and 1995, and is one of six quarterbacks to have done so since the 1950s: Oklahoma's Steve Davis, Nebraska's Jerry Tagge, USC's Matt Leinart, Alabama's A. J. McCarron and Georgia's Stetson Bennett being the others.[1][2][3][4] He was named Most Valuable Player of three consecutive national championship games, the only player ever to accomplish that feat. The 1995 Nebraska football team is considered to have been one of the most dominant in the history of American college football[5][6] and, in a 2006 ESPN.com poll, was voted the best college football team of all time.

Frazier was selected by Sports Illustrated in 1999 as a back-up quarterback in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team." He was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on this 85 man roster, along with Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler and Aaron Taylor. In 2013, Frazier was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Frazier was not drafted by the NFL due to a blood clot in his left leg, a side effect of Crohn's disease.[7] He played professionally for one season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He became a coach after his playing career.

  1. ^ Scalici, Matt (May 6, 2013). "Report: Former Nebraska star Tommie Frazier elected to College Football Hall of Fame". AL.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "OU QB legend Jimmy Harris dies at 76". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 10, 2011. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Burns, Gabriel (January 10, 2023). "Stetson Bennett, Georgia's GOAT quarterback, ends career with greatest performance". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Skurski, Jay (June 24, 2024). "'I hate losing more than I like winning': How AJ McCarron's Alabama roots fuel him". Buffalo News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Best college football teams of all time". ESPN.com. September 7, 2002. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Readers' List: Best college football teams of all time". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. ^ York, Randy (August 15, 2008). "Mom Talked Frazier Out of Leaving Lincoln Early – Legendary Nebraska Quarterback Understands the Rigors of Two-a-Days". Huskers.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2008.