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Gary Porter
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Tomball (Tomball, Texas)
College:Oklahoma State (1992–1993)
Northwestern Oklahoma State (1994–1996)
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:1997
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • Gold Cup champion (2000)
  • OIC Offensive Player of the Year (1996)
  • First-team All-OIC (1996)
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:65 / 105
Passing yards:792
TD–INT:13–6
Passer rating:92.24
Rushing TDs:1
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Gary Porter is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Early life

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Porter played high school football at Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas.[1] He completed 104 of 196 passes for 1,558 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior year.[1] As a senior in 1991, he completed 60% of his passes for 1,400 yards but missed two games due to injury.[1]

College career

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Porter first played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys of Oklahoma State University. He played in ten games, starting seven after taking the job from Andy Loveland, as a true freshman in 1992, recording 96 completions on 188 passing attempts (51.1%) for 1,280 yards, seven touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.[2][3] Porter and two teammates also served a one-game suspension that season for a hotel incident.[4] On December 1, 1992, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was sentenced to one year of probation.[3] Porter started the first three games of the 1993 season before being benched for Tone' Jones.[3] He returned as starter after Jones suffered an injury.[3] Overall, Porter played in five games, starting four, in 1993, completing 37 of 69 passes (53.6%) for 478 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.[2][3] On October 29, 1993, he was suspended indefintely for missing classes and a team meeting.[3]

Porter then transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State University to play for the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. He had to sit out the 1994 season due to academic reasons.[5] He completed 56 of 132 passes for 906 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions in 1995.[6] He only played in two complete games, with parts of five others, that season due to shoulder injuries.[6] As a senior in 1996, Porter was named first-team All-Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (OIC) and shared OIC Offensive Player of the Year honors with Southeastern Oklahoma State quarterback Jeff Moser.[7]

Professional career

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Porter went undrafted in the 1997 NFL draft. He then played in 12 games for the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League during the 1997 season, completing 65 of 105 passes (61.9%) for 792 yards, 13 touchdowns, and six interceptions while also scoring one rushing touchdown.[8][9]

Porter played for the Peoria Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2000.[10] He missed four weeks after tearing his pelvic tendon off the bone during the first game of the season.[10] He finished the season throwing for 1,532 yards and 38 touchdowns as the Pirates finished the regular season with a 14–0 record.[10] They then won all three of their playoff games, including a victory in the 2000 Gold Cup over the Bismarck Blaze to become IFL champions.[10]

Coaching career

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Porter was the linebackers coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State in 1999.[11]

The Pirates moved to the af2 in 2001 and Porter became the team's new head coach.[10] They finished the 2001 season with a 7–9 record.[10]

He was the head coach of the af2's Mohegan Wolves during the team's first season in 2002.[12] The Wolves went 3–13 that year.[13]

Personal life

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Porter later became a high school teacher, football coach, and track coach in Texas.[10][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paul, Johnny (January 1, 1992). "Tomball quarterback picks Oklahoma State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. C7. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Gary Porter". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Bentley, Mac (October 30, 1993). "Cowboy QB Porter Suspended Indefinitely". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jones: MU-OSU game 'crucial'". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 17, 1992. pp. 3B. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Evans, Murray (August 28, 1994). "QB Problem A Year Off For Rangers". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Evans, Murray (August 27, 1996). "Healthy Porter Key for Rangers". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Northwestern has 10 named to All-Conference team". Okmulgee Daily Times. Associated Press. November 21, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "Gary Porter". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  9. ^ "Gary Porter". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Eminian, Dave (August 11, 2013). "Where Are They Now? Gary Porter". Journal Star. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Team Profiles". Tulsa World. August 22, 1999. pp. B5. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  12. ^ Mike Vergane (January 21, 2002). "A new beginning for Porter, Wolves". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Stoute takes over Wolves". The Day. November 14, 2002. pp. C1. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  14. ^ Aasland, Felicity (October 14, 2015). "Coach impacts students' lives". Wylie East High School. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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