List of left-handed quarterbacks
This is a list of notable left-handed quarterbacks who have played professionally or for a major college program. In gridiron football, quarterbacks have been predominantly right-handed with a few notable exceptions.

List of left-handed quarterbacks

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Table Section Text: This is a list of notable left-handed quarterbacks who have played professionally or for a major college program. In gridiron football, quarterbacks have been predominantly right-handed with a few notable exceptions.

Name	Year of Birth	Year of Death	Professional Career	Teams/programs played for	Notes	References

Frankie Albert	1920	2002	1942—1953	Stanford (college) San Francisco 49ers (AAFC/NFL) Calgary Stampeders (CFL)	Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame 2× Second team All American 3× Second team All-AAFC Led AAFC in touchdown passes for two years Pro Bowl (1950)

Terry Baker	1941	1963—1967	Oregon State (college) Los Angeles Rams (NFL) Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)	Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame 1962 Heisman Trophy winner 1962 Maxwell Award winner Consensus All American (1962) Oregon Sports Hall of Fame

Ken Stabler	1945	2015	1968—1984	Alabama (college) Oakland Raiders (AFL/NFL) Houston Oilers (NFL) New Orleans Saints (NFL)	Super Bowl XI champion 4× Pro Bowl 1974 NFL Most Valuable Player 2× First team All-Pro Posthumously inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame (2016)

Bobby Douglass	1947	1969—1978	Kansas (college) Chicago Bears (NFL) San Diego Chargers (NFL) New Orleans Saints (NFL) Green Bay Packers (NFL)	One time holder of numerous NFL QB rushing records

David Humm	1952	2018	1975—1984	Nebraska (college) Oakland Raiders (NFL) Buffalo Bills (NFL) Baltimore Colts (NFL) Los Angeles Rams (NFL)	Second team All-Big Eight (1972) First team All-Big Eight (1974) Second team All American (1974) 2× Super Bowl Champion (XI, XVIII)

Jim Zorn	1953	1975—1987	Cal Poly (college) Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Green Bay Packers (NFL) Winnepeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)	First team All-Pro (1978) Seahawks Ring of Honor

Paul McDonald	1958	1980—1987	USC (college) Cleveland Browns (NFL) Seattle Seahawks (NFL) Dallas Cowboys (NFL)	Second team All-Pac-10 (1978) First team All-Pac-10 (1979) Second team All American (1979) NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient (2005)

Boomer Esiason	1961	1984—1997	Maryland (college) Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) New York Jets (NFL) Arizona Cardinals (NFL)	4× Pro Bowl First team All-Pro (1988) NFL Most Valuable Player (1988)

Steve Young	1961	1984—1999	BYU (college) Los Angeles Express (USFL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) San Francisco 49ers (NFL)	First left-handed QB inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) 3× Super Bowl winner (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) Super Bowl MVP (XXIX) 2× NFL Most Valuable Player 7× Pro Bowl

Scott Mitchell	1968	1990—2001	Utah (college) Miami Dolphins (NFL) Orlando Thunder (WLAF) Detroit Lions (NFL) Baltimore Ravens (NFL) Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)	One time holder of numerous Detroit Lions passing records

Todd Marinovich	1969	1990—93, 1999—2001	USC (college) Los Angeles Raiders (NFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) BC Lions (CFL) Los Angeles Avengers (Arena Football)	USA Today All-USA high school football team (1987) Nicknamed "Robo-QB" AFL all-rookie team (2001)

Mark Brunell	1970	1993—2011	Washington (college) Green Bay Packers (NFL) Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) Washington Redskins (NFL) New Orleans Saints (NFL) New York Jets (NFL)	1993 Rose Bowl champion Super Bowl XLIV Champion 3× Pro Bowl Pride of the Jaguars Played against Chris Simms, another left-handed QB, in the 2005-06 NFL playoffs

Doug Nussmeier	1970	1994—2000	Idaho (college) New Orleans Saints (NFL) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) BC Lions (CFL)	Walter Payton Award winner (1993) Still holds numerous Idaho passing records Only one of five quarterbacks in NCAA history to pass for over 10,000 yards and rush for over 1,000

Cade McNown	1977	1999—2002	UCLA (college) Chicago Bears (NFL) Miami Dolphins (NFL) San Francisco 49ers (NFL)	1998 Consensus All-American 1998 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner

Michael Vick	1980	2001—2015	Virginia Tech (college) Atlanta Falcons (NFL) Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) New York Jets (NFL) Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)	Highest rated passer in college football (1999) 2001 first overall pick 4× Pro Bowl 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Most career rushing yards by an NFL Quarterback

Chris Simms	1980	2003—2010	Texas (college) Green Bay Packers (NFL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) Tennessee Titans (NFL) Denver Broncos (NFL)	Son of quarterback Phil Simms Played against Mark Brunell, another left-handed QB, in the 2005-06 NFL playoffs

Jared Lorenzen	1981	2004—2014	Kentucky (college) New York Giants (NFL) Indianapolis Colts (NFL) Kentucky Horsemen (AF2) Northern Kentucky River Monsters (UIFL/CIFL) Owensboro Rage (CIFL)	Second Team All-SEC (2002) Most pass attempts and yards in Kentucky Wildcats football history Super Bowl XLII champion Nicknamed the "Hefty Lefty"

Matt Leinart	1981	2006—2013	USC (college) Arizona Cardinals (NFL) Houston Texans (NFL) Oakland Raiders (NFL) Buffalo Bills (NFL)	2004 Heisman Trophy winner 2005 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Tim Tebow	1987	2010—2015	Florida (college) Denver Broncos (NFL) New York Jets (NFL) New England Patriots (NFL) Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)	2× BCS national champion (2006, 2008) 2007 Heisman Trophy winner 2× First team All American

Kellen Moore	1988	2012—2017	Boise State (college) Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Detroit Lions (NFL)	Most wins by a quarterback in NCAA Division I FBS history (50) 2× First-team All American Last known left-handed quarterback in the NFL as of 2019

Tua Tagovailoa	1998	Alabama (college)	2018 College Football Playoff National Championship winner 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship offensive MVP 2018 Maxwell Award winner 2018 Walter Camp Award winner

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