Alan Pastrana Charles Alan Pastrana ( born November 20 , 1944 ) is a former American football quarterback . He played college football for the University of Maryland from 1965 to 1968 . In 1966 , he set the Atlantic Coast Conference record for single - season passing touchdown s with 17 . At Maryland , Pastrana also played on the lacrosse team and was named a first - team All - American defenseman in 1966 . The Denver Broncos of the National Football League selected Pastrana in the 11th round of the 1969 NFL Draft . He played for Denver for two seasons , including three games as the starting quarterback . After his playing career , Pastrana coached football and lacrosse at Anne Arundel Community College , where he taught as an associate professor , and coached football at the Severn School . Early life . Pastrana was born on November 20 , 1944 , in Annapolis , Maryland , to a family of Puerto Rican descent . He attended Annapolis High School , where he served as the captain of the football , lacrosse , and wrestling teams . After he graduated from Annapolis High in 1964 , Pastrana attended the college preparatory Severn School . College career . Pastrana enrolled at the University of Maryland , where he earned three letters on the football team in 1965 , 1966 , and 1968 , and two on the lacrosse team in 1966 and 1967 . He played lacrosse as a defenseman under head coach John Howard . After the 1966 season , the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association named him a first - team All - American . In 1965 , he played football on defense as a linebacker . The following season , Lou Saban took over as head coach from Tom Nugent , and held open quarterback try - outs , which included everyone who had played the position in high school . Early in the season , Saban dismissed several players " not good enough to play for Maryland " , including former starting quarterback Phil Petry , and the job went to Pastrana . Saban employed a pro - style offense . After losses to Penn State and , Pastrana led the underdog Maryland team to a surprising three - game winning streak over , West Virginia , and , which improbably placed the Terrapins atop the Atlantic Coast Conference and into the bowl game picture . Maryland , however , lost its final four games of the season to finish 4 – 6 and 3 – 3 in the ACC . In the penultimate game against , Pastrana broke the ACC record with his 13th and 14th touchdown passes of the season . Florida State routed Maryland in the season finale , 45 – 21 , where Pastrana ' s passing accounted for all three Terrapin scores in a failed second - half comeback bid . He finished the year with 102 completions on 195 attempts for 1 , 499 yards and 17 touchdowns . After the season , Saban left to become head coach for the Denver Broncos and he was replaced by former Maryland All - American guard Bob Ward . In April 1967 , Pastrana suffered a serious injury when he tore his medial collateral ligament and cartilage in his knee during a spring football practice . The injury required surgery , and he was lost for the 1967 season . Pastrana returned for his final year of eligibility in 1968 , but had " only a mediocre season " , although he " kept the team spirits high with his never - say - die attitude . " Maryland finished with a 2 – 8 record . Pastrana recorded 81 completions on 172 attempts for 1 , 053 yards and six touchdowns . During his collegiate career , Pastrana set the school record for season efficiency rating at 131 . 29 in 1966 , which was broken by Bob Avellini in 1974 . Pastrana also set school records with 23 career passing touchdowns and 17 single - season passing touchdowns , both of which were later broken by Boomer Esiason . Professional career . Denver Broncos . The Denver Broncos selected Pastrana in the eleventh round of the 1969 NFL Draft with the 270th overall pick . In 1969 , he saw action in two games and did not attempt a pass , but did have one reception for 15 yards . The following season , he played in five games , including three as starter in relief of Steve Tensi , who had suffered a shoulder injury . Against the San Diego Chargers , Pastrana drove the team to the opposing 35 - yard line and within field goal range , but he was knocked unconscious and could not call a crucial timeout . As the offensive captain , he was the only person authorized to do so under the rules at the time , and the clock expired to result in a 17 – 17 stalemate . The rules regarding timeouts were changed after the season . In 1970 , Pastrana completed 29 of 75 pass attempts for 420 yards and one touchdown , rushed 14 times for 89 yards and one touchdown , threw nine interception s , and was sacked eight times . Five of his interceptions came against the Kansas City Chiefs . Pastrana suffered a severe concussion that effectively ended his career near the end of the 1970 season and also heavily altered his personality . In the 1971 offseason , head coach Lou Saban held try - outs with seven quarterbacks . By the end of August , Pastrana made the cut to the final three , alongside Don Horn and Steve Ramsey , and was the only quarterback remaining on the team from the prior season . Pastrana , however , was cut in early September . After the NFL . Pastrana became an assistant football coach at Anne Arundel Community College in 1973 . From 1980 to 1989 , he served as the head coach and directed a multiple - I and pro - set offense until the school discontinued the program . He also served as a co - head coach of the Anne Arundel Community College men ' s lacrosse team alongside former Maryland coach Bud Beardmore . In 1993 , the Severn School hired Pastrana as its football coach , but he resigned after just three games amid complaints from parents and players over his laid - back coaching style . Some were concerned that Pastrana visited with friends in the stands during the halftime of two losses . In 2001 , Pastrana was an associate professor of health and education at Anne Arundel Community College , where he was still teaching as of 2006 . Pastrana has been inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame . Personal life . Pastrana and his wife have an adult daughter . He is the uncle of stuntman and motorsport s competitor Travis Pastrana . Another nephew , Greg Powell , played football at Maryland as a walk - on in 2005 and 2006 . His nephew , Darren Pastrana , entered the United States Naval Academy in 2008 , where he played on the lacrosse team . His niece , Kim Pastrana , played women ' s lacrosse at Duke University from 2005 to 2007 .