John Sacca (born December 12, 1971) is a former

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in the

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who played for the

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. He played

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for the

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and

Eastern Kentucky Colonels The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Confere ...

. He also played in the World League of American Football for the Amsterdam Admirals. Raised in Delran Township, New Jersey, Sacca played prep football at

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. His brother

Tony Sacca Anthony John Sacca (born April 17, 1970) is a former quarterback who played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1988 to 1991 and who played briefly in the NFL for the Phoenix Cardinals. He was drafted in the second round of the 199 ...

also was a quarterback at Penn State.

References

1971 births Living people American football quarterbacks Connecticut Coyotes players Amsterdam Admirals players Penn State Nittany Lions football players Eastern Kentucky Colonels football players Delran High School alumni People from Delran Township, New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey Sportspeople from Burlington County, New Jersey {{quarterback-1970s-stub