As a left-handed sports fan I have always had an affinity for left-handed athletes. When I was a kid playing baseball I pitched so I always paid special attention to dudes who threw left handed off of the mound. The same thing went on in football. I love watching the guys who rolled out and tossed spirals with the same hand that I did.
Today, because we’re elbow deep in the NFL season, I decided to look at the top 5 left-handed QBs in NFL history.
This is the best top 5 list that I could put together from the lists and info available on this wonderful thing we call the internet and it shakes down like this.
5. Michael Vick. Yup, he’s here already. That’s how few good left-handed quarterbacks there have been in the NFL. Vick does have the skill to perhaps climb this list and the way that he has matured since he came back to the NFL shows that there’s a chance that it good certainly happen.
4. Mark Brunell. He’s here too! Brunell is still hanging on in the NFL with the New York Jets but saw his best days in a Jaguars uniform. He was a 3 time Pro Bowler in his prime. Currently his career totals show 182 TDs, almost 32,000 yards passing and 176 games played. Not a bad career for a guy who played his college ball at Washington.
3. Boomer Esiason. Boomer is not only one of the best left-handed QBs of all time. He also has one of the best football names of all time. The Bengals great was a 4 time Pro Bowl QB and the NFL MVP in 1998 when he took Cincy to the Super Bowl against the 49ers. Boomer through for almost 38,000 yards, 247 touchdowns and played in 187 games.
2. Kenny Stabler. Stabler played for the Raiders for most of his left-handed career. Stabler also has an NFL MVP and Super Bowl ring to remember his career by. His 194 TDs isn’t a bad number at all and close to 28,000 yards is pretty good for the man.
1. Steve Young. Yes, that Steve Young! For 15 years Steve Young played in the NFL and was pretty darn good. He’s got 232 touchdown passes to him name as well as 43 rushing TDs, over 33,000 yards and had a QB rating of 96.8. Young will remain the left-handed quarterback that all other’s will be measured against for a long time.
Honorable mention goes to Denver rookie Tim Tebow… because he gets named on everything these days.
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