Brian Sipe

Brian Sipe
	Sipe c. 1979
No. 17
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	August 8, 1949 (age 75); San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Grossmont (CA)
College:	San Diego State
NFL draft:	1972 / round: 13 / pick: 330
Career history
	Cleveland Browns (1974–1983); New Jersey Generals (1984); Jacksonville Bulls (1985);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Most Valuable Player (1980); UPI AFC Offensive Player of the Year (1980); First-team All-Pro (1980); Second-team All-Pro (1979); Pro Bowl (1980); NFL passing touchdowns leader (1979); Cleveland Browns Legends; First-team All-PCAA (1971);
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	3,439
Passing completions:	1,944
Completion percentage:	56.5%
TD–INT:	154–149
Passing yards:	23,713
Passer rating:	74.8
	Player stats at PFR

Brian Winfield Sipe (born August 8, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1983. He then played in the United States Football League (USFL) for two seasons.

Sipe was born and raised in California. He competed in the 1961 Little League World Series for El Cajon, California, and attended Grossmont High School. Although mostly sidelined for the first several years of his NFL career, Sipe was eventually recognized as one of the better quarterbacks in Browns history, winning the league's Most Valuable Player Award in 1980. He was a college football star under head coach Don Coryell at San Diego State University, where he studied architecture and became the team's quarterbacks coach in 2009, remaining in that role for five years, through 2014.^[1]