Brian McClure
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Brian McClure is a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 for the Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green Falcons
The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...


Playing career

McClure played for the Falcons from 1982 to 1985, where he set numerous offensive records. His 900 completions and 10,280 yards passing are both school records. He also threw 63 touchdowns which was the school record until Omar Jacobs
Omar Jacobs
Omar T. Jacobs is an American football quarterback, who is currently a member of the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...

 threw 71 from 2003-2005. In 1985, he led the Falcons
to an undefeated regular season, but lost to Fresno State in the California Raisin Bowl.http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/bgu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/records-history07.

McClure was drafted in the 12th round of the 1986 NFL Draft
1986 NFL Draft
The 1986 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1986...

 by the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

. He played in one NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 game as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike
1987 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League. A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players...

. He threw for 3 interceptions and no touchdowns in a win against the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Honors

  • MAC
    Mid-American Conference
    The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

     Freshman of the Year 1982
  • MAC Offensive Player of the Year 1983,1984,1985
  • MAC Most Valuable Player 1984,1985
  • Sammy Baugh Trophy
    Sammy Baugh Trophy
    The Sammy Baugh Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top college passer. The award is named in honor of former Texas Christian University and Washington Redskins quarterback "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh. The trophy has been given out by the Touchdown Club of Columbus since 1959...

     1985
  • Inducted in the Bowling Green Hall of Fame in 1991
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