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American football player (born 1953)

American football player
Steve Foley
refer to captionFoley playing for the Broncos in 1977 AFC Championship Game
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Position:Safety / Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1953-11-11) November 11, 1953 (age 71)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Jesuit (New Orleans)
College:Tulane
NFL draft:1975 / round: 8 / pick: 199
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:150
Interceptions:44
INT yards:622
Touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Stephen James Foley (born November 11, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire 11-year NFL career (1976–1986) with the Denver Broncos after one year (1975) with the Jacksonville Express of the World Football League.

As a member of the Orange Crush Defense, Foley played in the Super Bowl twice. He was a starter in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys and played in Super Bowl XXI (his final game) against the New York Giants. The Broncos lost both of these games.

Foley scored two touchdowns in his career, both of which came in 1984. He returned a fumble 22 yards on October 15 against the Green Bay Packers and an interception 40 yards on December 15 against the Seattle Seahawks. These scores were key contributions to Broncos' victories. As of 2017, his 44 career interceptions remains a franchise record.

Foley began his career as a quarterback, playing high school football at Jesuit High School of New Orleans and collegiately at Tulane University, before successfully converting to defensive back.

Foley's daughter, Natalie, was a gymnast at Stanford University from 2003 to 2006.

Foley's grandson plays soccer for the club Real Colorado and scored a banger with his left foot at the USYS U13 National Championship game on July 21, 2023.

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Tulane Green Wave starting quarterbacks
  • Lyle Richeson
  • Lester Lautenschlaeger (1924–1925)
  • Johnny Menville (1927–1928)
  • Dick Baumbach
  • Red Dawson (1931)
  • Barney Mintz
  • Dick Page
  • Bobby Kellogg (1939)
  • Jim Ely (1940)
  • Bobby Glass (1941)
  • Lou Thomas (1942)
  • Dub Jones (1943)
  • Bennie Ellender (1944, 1947)
  • Ernest Crouch (1945)
  • Jim Keeton (1946)
  • Joe Ernst (1948–1950)
  • Fred Dempsey (1951)
  • Peter Clement (1952–1953)
  • Fred Wilcox (1954)
  • Gene Newton (1955–1956)
  • Carleton Sweeney (1957)
  • Richie Petitbon (1958)
  • Phil Nugent (1959–1960)
  • Jack Domingue (1961)
  • Ted Miller (1962)
  • Al Burguieres (1963)
  • David East (1964)
  • Bobby Duhon (1965–1967)
  • Wayne Francingues (1968)
  • Rusty Lachaussee (1969)
  • Mike Walker (1970–1971)
  • Steve Foley (1972–1974)
  • Terry Looney (1974)
  • Buddy Gilbert (1975)
  • Roch Hontas (1976–1979)
  • Nickie Hall (1980)
  • Mike McKay (1981–1982)
  • Bubby Brister (1983)
  • Jon English (1983)
  • Wade Elmore (1983)
  • Mark Massey (1983)
  • Ken Karcher (1984–1985)
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  • Jerome Woods (1991)
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  • Justin McMillan (2018–2019)
  • Keon Howard (2020)
  • Michael Pratt (2020–2023)
  • Kai Horton (2021, 2023)
  • Justin Ibieta (2022)
  • Darian Mensah (2024)
  • Ty Thompson (2024)
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