Randall Cunningham

Randall Cunningham is a former NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464 Cunningham was born on March 27, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California. He attended UNLV and was drafted in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He is currently the pastor of the Las Vegas church he founded in 2004. In December of 2009 he was hired as offensive coordinator for Silverado High School varsity football team.http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/14/silverado-hires-cunningham-offensive-coordinator/

Randall Cunningham began his career with the Eagles in 1985. He was the backup to veteran Ron Jaworski. Cunningham appeared in 6 games, completed just 42 percent of his passes but displayed a great scrambling ability. He rushed for 205 yards on just 29 attempts. He was used mainly by coach Buddy Ryan in long yardage situations to try and come up with a big play with his running ability. Jaworski got hurt in the second half of the 1986 season and Cunningham took over as quarterback. He threw for 8 touchdowns, rushed for 540 yards, 5 touchdowns and an 8.2 yard average per run.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464

Randall Cunningham became the starting quarterback in 1987. He threw for 2,786 yards and 23 touchdowns in 12 games. He also ran for 505 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cunningham lead the Eagles to the playoffs in 1988, where they lost in the "Fog Bowl" against the Chicago Bears, despite throwing for 407 yards. For the season, Randall Cunningham 3,808 yards and 24 touchdowns, ran for 624 yards and6 touchdowns.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464 He was selected to his first Pro Bowl following the season.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/probowl.htm

Cunningham was solid again in 1989 when he threw for 3,400 yards and 21 touchdowns. A highlight in the season was a 91 yard punt he had against the New York Giants. Randall Cunningham's best season as an Eagle was in 1990. He was named All Pro, Player of the Year and selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl. For the season he threw for 3,466 yards, 30 touchdowns and rushed for 942 yards. The Eagles failed to succeed in the playoffs despite Cunningham's excellent season.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464

Randall Cunningham battled injury problems two of the next three seasons. He played in just one quarter of one game in 1991 and four games in 1993. He was named Comeback Player of the Year in 1992 when he threw for 2,775 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 549 yards. His last year as an Eagles full time starter was in 1994. He threw for 16 touchdowns and 3,229 yards and he no longer had the running ability like in years past due to nagging injuries.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464 He was the backup quarterback to Rodney Peete for the 1995 season and decided to retire from football at season's end.

Randall Cunningham came out of retirement in 1997 and signed with the Minnesota Vikings. In 1998, Randall Cunningham had his best passing year of his career. He threw for 3,704 yards with 34 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464 The Vikings lead the league in points scored and finished with a 15-1 record. They lost in the NFC Championship game. In 1999, Cunningham struggled and was benched in favor of Jeff George, and was released prior to the start of the 2000 season.

Cunningham signed with the Dallas Cowboys for the 2000 season. He played in 6 games for the Cowboys and threw for 849 yards and 6 touchdowns. His last season was as a backup with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001. He appeared in 6 games, threw for 573 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cunningham retired following the season with 29,979 yards passing, 207 touchdown passes, 4,928 yards rushing and 35 rushing touchdowns.http://www.nfl.com/players/randallcunningham/profile?id=CUN664464