John Reaves
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born | March 2, 1950 Anniston, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | August 1, 2017 (aged 67) Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Robinson (Tampa) | ||||||||||
| College | Florida | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1972: 1st round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Thomas Johnson "John" Reaves (March 2, 1950 – August 1, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and three seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Reaves played college football for the Florida Gators football, and earned first-team All-American honors.
He was a first-round pick in the 1972 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Oilers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, and the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL.