Neil Lomax

Quick Facts

Full Name	Neil Lomax
Occupation	American Football Quarterback
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1959(1959-02-17)
Age	65
Birthplace	Portland
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Aquarius

Neil Lomax Biography

Neil Lomax is one of the most popular and richest American football quarterback who was born on February 17, 1959 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Neil Vincent Lomax, born February 17, 1959, is an American football quarterback who spent his entire career with the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals.

Lomax was the starting quarterback for every game in 1984. He threw for 4,614 yards and 28 touchdowns and had 16 interceptions with a 61.6% completion rate, all career records. His passing yards rank 20th in all-time history for a single season. He was also named to the Pro Bowl in that year. The Cardinals ended up finishing 9-7. However, due to the record against the New York Giants (and Dallas Cowboys), St. Louis was unable to make the playoffs. Lomax was again the starter in every game in 1985. However, the team finished 5-11. He threw for 18 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 3,214 yards, and a 56.3% completion rate. Lomax was the starting quarterback for 14 of 1986’s games, while Cliff Stoudt took over the two other. The former went 4-9-1 to beat the latter’s 0-2 record. On a 57.0% completion rate, he threw for 2,583 yards and had 13 touchdowns as well as 12 interceptions. Lomax’s final season as a Cardinal was also his penultimate. Lomax started 12 games with Shawn Halloran, who started two games and went 1-1) as well as Sammy Garza, who started one game but lost it. Lomax finished 6-6 and threw for 3,387 yards and a 59.4% completion rate. That year, he was selected to the Pro Bowl. Lomax was the Cardinals’ last year in 1988. He started 14 games, while Cliff Stoudt played two. Lomax went 7-7 and threw for 20 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, for 3,395 yards, and a 57.6 percent completion percentage.

Lomax is the president of ProMax Event Management and an avid golfer. For the 2005 OSAA Football season, Lomax served as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Tigard High School Tigers in Tigard, Oregon. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2008 he began working with the Roosevelt Rough Riders, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under head coach Christian Swain. Lomax was then hired as the quarterbacks coach for Tualatin High School in Tualatin Oregon. On March 21, 2018, Lomax was announced as the new head football coach at Fort Vancouver high school in Vancouver, Washington.

Lomax was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals as the fifth pick in the second round 1981 NFL Draft. Despite his college achievements, Lomax had a nine-year career with some very poor Cardinals teams. He displayed brilliance in two Pro Bowl years (1984-1987), but sometimes played poorly enough to be benched.

Neil Lomax Net Worth

Neil Lomax is one of the richest American Football Quarterback from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Neil Lomax 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lomax was a standout college football player at Portland State University. He went from being a fifth-string quarterback on partial scholarship to an emergency starter to NCAA legend. Neil Lomax had 90 NCAA records by the end of his college career. This included a game in which he threw seven touchdown passes in one quarter. In 1979, he also played against Northern Colorado. He was 44/77 and threw for 499 yards. This game is currently ranked 4th at Portland State in yards thrown in one game, as of 2012. In 1981, he graduated from Portland State with a Bachelor’s of Science in Communications.

Lomax played in 14 games in his 1981 debut season, starting seven and being replaced by Jim Hart (15 years old). He went 4-3 with ten touchdowns and ten interceptions. Lomax also passed for 1,575 yards with a 50.4 completion rate. Lomax was the starting quarterback in every game of the 1982 strike-shortened season. He passed for 1,367 yards, six touchdowns, and a 53.2 percent completion rate. Lomax was the Cardinals’ playoff quarterback against the Green Bay Packers. He threw 32-of-51 passes for 385 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinals lost 41-16. This was his only playoff appearance.

Lomax was forced to retire before the 1990 season (after missing all of 1989) due to a severely arthritic hip. In 1991, he underwent hip replacement surgery. Lomax finished with a career record of 47-52-2, 136 touchdowns, and over 22,000 yards passing, with those categories (along with completions and attempts) being second most as a Cardinal, after Hart.

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Facts & Trivia

Neil Ranked on the list of most popular American football quarterback. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Neil Lomax celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

Why did Neil Lomax retire?

Lomax was forced to retire before the 1990 season (after missing all of 1989) due to a severely arthritic hip. In 1991, he underwent hip replacement surgery.

Is Neil Lomax in the Hall of Fame?

Lomax was named the state of Oregon Athlete of the Year in 1979 and 1980. He went on to a distinguished career in the NFL with the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals. In 1993, Lomax was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame , followed by the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

What college did Neil Lomax go to?

Education

How old is Neil Lomax?

63 years (February 17, 1959)

Who were Rams quarterbacks?

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