Dan Pastorini Dante Anthony " Dan " Pastorini ( born May 26 , 1949 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers , Oakland Raiders , Los Angeles Rams , and the Philadelphia Eagles and was also a winning NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driver . NFL career . Pastorini was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the first round ( third overall ) of the 1971 NFL Draft out of Santa Clara University . The draft was dubbed " The Year of the Quarterback " with Pastorini taken third behind Jim Plunkett ( first ) and Archie Manning ( second ) . Pastorini was known as a tough quarterback throughout his career . From 1971 through 1979 , Pastorini missed only five regular season games , playing through broken ribs and even a punctured lung at times . He was the first player to wear the now ubiquitous " flak jacket " under his uniform to protect broken ribs . He did not play behind what would be considered a quality offensive line until 1977 , when the Oilers hired Joe Bugel as offensive line coach and brought in players like Greg Sampson and , later Leon Gray . By 1978 , the Oilers had a running game with the drafting of future Hall - of - Famer Earl Campbell . Pastorini was also named to the 1975 AFC Pro Bowl Team . Pastorini ' s best season came in 1978 when he threw for a career high 2 , 473 yards and 16 touchdowns . In the 1978 playoffs , Pastorini fared very well , helping lead the Oilers to wins over the Miami Dolphins and AFC East division champion New England Patriots . Pastorini ' s last game as a Houston Oiler was the 1979 AFC championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , a game which many Oilers fans contended was decided when , in their opinion , the officials blew a call on a Mike Renfro TD reception . Instant replay rules were not in effect at the time , so the play could not be reviewed as it would be in the present day . The best replay angles NBC could provide of the play show Renfro clearly catching the ball and getting both feet in the endzone with no juggling . It was not clear to the referees but was clear to some viewers of the game that Renfro had complete control of the ball when he hit the ground . His feet according to the replays were both in bounds when he had possession of the ball . The play was a major turning point in the momentum of the game , which resulted in a Steeler victory . Later in 1980 , Oilers owner , Bud Adams , traded Pastorini to the Oakland Raiders , in exchange for an aging Ken Stabler , who was 3 years Pastorini ' s senior . Five weeks into the 1980 season with Oakland , after posting a 2 - 2 record , Pastorini broke his leg against the Kansas City Chiefs . The fans , who had been unhappy with his performance and wanted to see backup Jim Plunkett , cheered when they realized he was hurt . Plunkett , a Heisman Trophy winner out of Stanford , and former starting quarterback for the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers , had been with the Raiders as a backup quarterback since 1978 . He took over and led the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in January 1981 . Life outside of football . Pastorini raced hydroplane s , drag - raced cars , judged wet T - shirt contest s , and starred in a 1974 B - movie called " Weed : The Florida Connection " and then co - starred in a 1979 Lee Majors movie called " Killer Fish " . He also played a role in the TV series " Voyagers " as a gladiator . He married glamor model June Wilkinson , who appeared in Playboy Magazine . She is British and 9 years older . They had one child , a daughter , and later divorced . Pastorini drove a Top Fuel Dragster as part of the NHRA Full Throttle ( Winston ) Drag Racing Series in the mid - 1980s . He collected several national event victories . His first came in Atlanta at the NHRA Southern Nationals in 1986 . He also participated in the 2009 Lamborghini Race located at Sebring International Raceway . Personal life . In January 2012 , on The Jim Rome Radio Show , Pastorini recalled a story how then - Raider owner Al Davis completely blew him off in the locker room after a game . " He sneered at me " said Pastorini . Pastorini then went on to say that , " when he ( Davis ) passed away , I wasn ' t sad to see him go . " Pastorini currently lives and works in Houston , TX . His autobiography , " Taking Flak : My life in the fast lane " , was released in November 2011 . Motorsports career results . Rolex Sports Car Series . Grand Touring . ( ) Bold – Pole Position . ( Overall Finish / Class Finish ) .