(1950-11-27) November 27, 1950 (age 73) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:
Owen J. Roberts (Bucktown, Pennsylvania)
College:
Virginia Tech (1969–1972)
NFL draft:
1973 / Round: 5 / Pick: 111
Career history
As a player:
Miami Dolphins (1973–1987)
Cleveland Browns (1988)
Indianapolis Colts (1989)
As a coach:
Miami Hooters (1993) Head coach
Massachusetts Marauders (1994) Head coach
Rhein Fire (1995) Offensive coordinator
Baltimore Ravens (1996–1998) Quarterbacks coach
Florida International (2002–2006) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (VIII)
Dolphins Walk of Fame (2012)
Sammy Baugh Trophy (1972)
Third-team All-American (1972)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:
45–42
Passing yards:
5,349
Passer rating:
79.4
Head coaching record
Regular season:
AFL: 13–11 (.542)
Postseason:
AFL: 1–2 (.333)
Career:
AFL: 14–13 (.519)
NCAA: 15–41 (.268)
Player stats at PFR
Donald Joseph Strock (born November 27, 1950) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins (1973–1987), Cleveland Browns (1988), and Indianapolis Colts (1989).
Strock played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1973 NFL draft. After his playing career, he became a coach, serving as the head coach at Florida International University from 2002 to 2006, compiling a record of 15–41.
Donald Joseph Strock (born November 27, 1950) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National...
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239 wins all with the Dolphins. Other standouts include Earl Morrall, DonStrock, David Woodley, Jay Fiedler, and Chad Pennington. The Miami Dolphins entered...
to the Washington Redskins. The offense was led by David Woodley and DonStrock, who shared duties at quarterback following Griese's retirement after...
one point split time with backup DonStrock so evenly that the quarterback tandem was often referred to as "WoodStrock". Woodley started for the Dolphins...
(1966–1967) Bob Griese (1967–1980) George Mira (1971) Earl Morrall (1972–1975) DonStrock (1975–1976, 1978–1981, 1983) David Woodley (1980–1983) Dan Marino (1983–1999)...
11–4–1 record. Their offense was led by quarterbacks David Woodley and DonStrock. Woodley had a rather mediocre year, throwing for only 2,470 yards (6...
(1966–1967) Bob Griese (1967–1980) George Mira (1971) Earl Morrall (1972–1975) DonStrock (1975–1976, 1978–1981, 1983) David Woodley (1980–1983) Dan Marino (1983–1999)...
Stafford (1966) Al Kincaid (1967–1969) Bob German (1969) Gil Schwabe (1970) DonStrock (1971–1972) Rick Popp (1973) Eddie Joyce (1973) Bruce Arians (1974) Phil...
Stafford (1966) Al Kincaid (1967–1969) Bob German (1969) Gil Schwabe (1970) DonStrock (1971–1972) Rick Popp (1973) Eddie Joyce (1973) Bruce Arians (1974) Phil...
International University, under head coach and former Dolphins teammate DonStrock. Nathan was inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame in 2006, along...
Stafford (1966) Al Kincaid (1967–1969) Bob German (1969) Gil Schwabe (1970) DonStrock (1971–1972) Rick Popp (1973) Eddie Joyce (1973) Bruce Arians (1974) Phil...
playoffs. In 1980, Griese found himself on the bench due to the emergence of DonStrock and rookie David Woodley. However, Griese came off the bench for several...
Marino, Don Shula, Dwight Stephenson, Paul Warfield Class of 2012: Tim Bowens, A. J. Duhe, Manny Fernandez, Nat Moore, Earl Morrall, DonStrock Class of...
aggressive passing offense under head coach Charlie Coffey; quarterback DonStrock set virtually every passing record in the Hokies' book and would hold...
expect to be available for the team to draft, so he never spoke to head coach Don Shula or anyone else from the Dolphins before the coach called after the...
schoolyard hook and lateral play to success. On the play, Quarterback DonStrock threw a pass over the middle to WR Duriel Harris, who lateraled to HB...
Stafford (1966) Al Kincaid (1967–1969) Bob German (1969) Gil Schwabe (1970) DonStrock (1971–1972) Rick Popp (1973) Eddie Joyce (1973) Bruce Arians (1974) Phil...
to a knee injury. The Dolphins got off to a 5–2 start behind back-up DonStrock. Upon Griese's return, the Dolphins earned a berth to the playoffs as...
at the Astrodome Marino sat for the final two games of the season as DonStrock quarterbacked the Dolphins to wins over the Falcons and New York Jets...
next drive, Oilers defensive lineman Richard Byrd recovered quarterback DonStrock's fumble to set up Pinkett's 16-yard touchdown run. Bahr later made two...
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