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German gridiron football player (born 1956) American football player

Jeff Knapple

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Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1956-08-27) August 27, 1956 (age 68)
Würzburg, Germany

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fairview
(Boulder, Colorado)

College:

UCLA
Colorado
Northern Colorado

Undrafted:

1979

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Big Eight (1977)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jeffrey Scott Knapple (born August 27, 1956) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, Colorado Buffaloes, and Northern Colorado Bears. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders and in the USFL for the Denver Gold and New Jersey Generals.

Knapple was married to Tammera Wells in the 1970s. After Jeff's divorce from Tammera. Jeff married actress Jill Whelan in 2017.

References

"Jeff Knapple Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Wallace, William N. (29 May 1983). "Generals Gambling On Erratic Knapple" – via NYTimes.com.
Rivas, Aby (18 January 2020). "'The Love Boat' Jill Whelan Met Her Third Husband through Her High School Prom Date". Amo Mama. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

v t e Colorado Buffaloes starting quarterbacks
Olin Chilson (1925) Byron White (1935–1937) Sam Winningham (1948–1949) Boyd Dowler (1956–1958) Howard Cook (1958) Gale Weidner (1959–1961) Larry Ethridge (1962) Frank Cesarek (1962–1963) Bernie McCall (1964–1966) Dan Kelly (1966) Bobby Anderson (1967–1969) Jim Bratten (1969–1970) Paul Arendt (1969–1970) Ken Johnson (1971–1972) Clyde Crutchmer (1973–1974) David Williams (1973–1975) Jeff Austin (1976) Jeff Knapple (1976–1977) Bill Solomon (1978–1979) Charles Davis (1979–1980) Scott Kingdom (1980) Randy Essington (1980–1982) Steve Vogel (1981–1984) Derek Marshall (1983) Craig Keenan (1984) Mark Hatcher (1985–1987) Sal Aunese (1987–1988) Marc Walters (1988) Darian Hagan (1989–1991) Charles Johnson (1990) Kordell Stewart (1992–1994) Koy Detmer (1992, 1995–1996) John Hessler (1995, 1997) Mike Moschetti (1998–1999) Zac Colvin (2000) Craig Ochs (2000–2001) Bobby Pesavento (2000–2001) Robert Hodge (2002) Erik Greenberg (2003) Joel Klatt (2003–2005) James Cox (2004) Bernard Jackson (2006) Cody Hawkins (2007–2010) Tyler Hansen (2008–2011) Nick Hirschman (2012) Jordan Webb (2012) Connor Wood (2012–2013) Sefo Liufau (2013–2016) Jordan Gehrke (2014) Cade Aspay (2015) Steven Montez (2016–2019) Sam Noyer (2020) Brendon Lewis (2021–2022) J. T. Shrout (2022) Owen McCown (2022) Maddox Kopp (2022) Shedeur Sanders (2023–2024) Ryan Staub (2023)

Colorado Buffaloes starting quarterbacks

Olin Chilson (1925)
Byron White (1935–1937)
Sam Winningham (1948–1949)
Boyd Dowler (1956–1958)
Howard Cook (1958)
Gale Weidner (1959–1961)
Larry Ethridge (1962)
Frank Cesarek (1962–1963)
Bernie McCall (1964–1966)
Dan Kelly (1966)
Bobby Anderson (1967–1969)
Jim Bratten (1969–1970)
Paul Arendt (1969–1970)
Ken Johnson (1971–1972)
Clyde Crutchmer (1973–1974)
David Williams (1973–1975)
Jeff Austin (1976)
Jeff Knapple (1976–1977)
Bill Solomon (1978–1979)
Charles Davis (1979–1980)
Scott Kingdom (1980)
Randy Essington (1980–1982)
Steve Vogel (1981–1984)
Derek Marshall (1983)
Craig Keenan (1984)
Mark Hatcher (1985–1987)
Sal Aunese (1987–1988)
Marc Walters (1988)
Darian Hagan (1989–1991)
Charles Johnson (1990)
Kordell Stewart (1992–1994)
Koy Detmer (1992, 1995–1996)
John Hessler (1995, 1997)
Mike Moschetti (1998–1999)
Zac Colvin (2000)
Craig Ochs (2000–2001)
Bobby Pesavento (2000–2001)
Robert Hodge (2002)
Erik Greenberg (2003)
Joel Klatt (2003–2005)
James Cox (2004)
Bernard Jackson (2006)
Cody Hawkins (2007–2010)
Tyler Hansen (2008–2011)
Nick Hirschman (2012)
Jordan Webb (2012)
Connor Wood (2012–2013)
Sefo Liufau (2013–2016)
Jordan Gehrke (2014)
Cade Aspay (2015)
Steven Montez (2016–2019)
Sam Noyer (2020)
Brendon Lewis (2021–2022)
J. T. Shrout (2022)
Owen McCown (2022)
Maddox Kopp (2022)
Shedeur Sanders (2023–2024)
Ryan Staub (2023)

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