George Bork was an American football

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 player in the 1960s. The 6-1, 185 pound Bork rewrote the Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

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 football record book with some help from end Hugh Rohrschneider during his junior and senior years at the DeKalb

DeKalb, Illinois

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 school. In 1962, Bork broke 14 college passing records ranging from yardage gained to best completions percentage. The following year he bettered 10 of his own records, tied one and set nine more for a total of 20. He also set a record of 244 pass completions during the 1963 NIU season. He was the first college quarterback

Quarterback

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 at any level to throw for 3,000 yards in one season. Bork first played football at Arlington High School

Arlington High School (Arlington Heights, Illinois)

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, where he was an all-conference selection. Offered a basketball

Basketball

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 scholarship to Michigan

Michigan Wolverines

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, the athlete turned it down because he wanted to play football.

Bork played in 1964 to 1967 with the Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

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 in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 before signing with the Chicago Owls

Chicago Owls

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 of the Continental Football League

Continental Football League

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 in 1968.