Gino Torretta Gino Louis Torretta ( born August 10 , 1970 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons . He played college football for the University of Miami , won the Heisman Trophy in 1992 , and was a member of the Miami Hurricanes ' national championship teams of 1989 and 1991 . A seventh - round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft , he was a member of several NFL teams , but never became a regular starter as a pro . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010 . Early years . Torretta was born in Pinole , California . He graduated from Pinole Valley High School , where he was a standout high school football quarterback for the Pinole Spartans . College career . Torretta accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami , where he played for the Miami Hurricanes football team from 1989 to 1992 . 1989 and 1990 seasons . As a quarterback for the Hurricanes , Torretta spent his first two seasons mostly on the bench behind then starting quarterback Craig Erickson , with his only significant playing time coming with three starts in 1989 after Erickson injured his throwing hand . During that span , however , the then - unknown Torretta lit up San Diego State for 485 yards , setting a school record for most passing yards in a game that was only broken on September 29 , 2012 by Stephen Morris . 1991 season . In his first year as a starter , Torretta garnered further attention by stealing the show in a nationally - televised 1991 game versus the Houston Cougars and their Heisman - frontrunning quarterback , David Klingler . As Miami ' s defense cut down Houston ' s run - and - shoot offense , Torretta put on the performance that many expected out of Klingler en route to a 40 – 10 victory ; Klingler ' s lone touchdown pass in the game came with three seconds left in the fourth quarter against Miami ' s third - string defense , long after the game was decided . Torretta went on to lead Miami to a fourth - quarter comeback win on the road versus # 1 Florida State and ultimately to an undefeated season and a co - national championship . 1992 season . Torretta passed for more than 3 , 000 yards his senior year in 1992 on his way to winning the Heisman and the Davey O ' Brien Award that season . He also won the Walter Camp Award , the Maxwell Award , the Johnny Unitas Trophy and the Chic Harley Award . One of the key games of the season came against West Virginia when he threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns in the 35 – 23 victory . His career as quarterback at Miami was hugely successful , with Torretta leading the team to 26 wins and only one loss . In the 1993 Sugar Bowl , Torretta ' s Hurricanes were dominated by the Alabama Crimson Tide ' s defense . Alabama won the game , 34 – 13 , and the national championship . NFL career . 1993 – 1994 . Despite his collegiate - level success , Torretta was not a top NFL draft pick , and his NFL career was fairly unremarkable . He was not selected until the Minnesota Vikings took him in the seventh round in the 1993 NFL draft and then did not play him at all that year . In 1994 , Torretta was on the Vikings ' roster , and then was picked up by the Detroit Lions . As was the case in 1993 , he failed to play at all in 1994 , serving the entire season in a backup role with the Lions . 1995 – 1997 . In 1995 , Torretta moved to NFL Europe and was also on the roster for the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions but again was relegated to backup roles . He was cut by the 49ers in 1996 and subsequently picked up by the Seattle Seahawks . His only chance to play in an NFL game came in the 1996 season finale when he came off the bench for the Seahawks against the Oakland Raiders . He immediately threw a 32 - yard touchdown pass to Joey Galloway that put Seattle ahead , leading the team to victory . In 1997 , Torretta was on the roster for Seattle and later the Indianapolis Colts but again did not play . After that season , he retired from the NFL . Financial and broadcasting careers . Torretta followed his NFL career with a position at Wachovia Securities as a Senior Financial Advisor . He is Chairman / CEO of Touchdown Radio , broadcasting an NCAA game of the week on national radio . He is also a NCAA football expert on Sirius / XM channel 91 - - college sports nation . Torretta is Vice President for GAMCO Asset Management , working with Institutional clients nationwide and working out of the firm ' s Palm Beach office .