Tom Porras (born March 28, 1958) is an American former
player. He played as a
quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
in the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL) from 1985 to 1994 for four teams. Previously, he played in the
United States Football League
The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...
(USFL) in their three seasons of existence. Later he played in the
Arena Football League
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.
Porras played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
in
Seattle
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under head coach
Don James, transferring in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
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from
Ventura College
Ventura College is a public community college in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a campus with an enrollment of 13,763 students. It is part of the Ventura County Community College District.
History
Ventura College ...
in
southern California
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.
From 2003 to 2007, Porras was a substitute teacher and assistant football and track coach at Saguaro High School
Saguaro High School is a former A+ and Blue Ribbon Schools Program certified high school in the Scottsdale Unified School District in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Saguaro was opened in 1966.
Sports
Saguaro's varsity football progra ...
in Scottsdale, Arizona
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. On April 26, 2007, he was arrested and placed on administrative leave due to suspicion of sex abuse and public sexual indecency with a female student. The case was dismissed on February 27, 2008 after his confession was thrown out due to a Miranda rights
In the United States, the ''Miranda'' warning is a type of notification customarily given by police to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) advising them of their right to silence and, in effect, protection fr ...
violation.
References
External links
CFL stats
1958 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
American players of Canadian football
Canadian football quarterbacks
Chicago Blitz players
Arizona Wranglers players
Albany Firebirds players
Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers players
Calgary Stampeders players
Charlotte Rage players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Las Vegas Sting players
Toronto Argonauts players
Washington Huskies football players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
High school football coaches in Arizona
Sportspeople from Oxnard, California
Players of American football from California
Sportspeople from Ventura County, California
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