Tony Eason

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Eason
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 8, 1959(1959-10-08)
Age	65
Birthplace	Blythe
Country	United States
Birth City	Blythe
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tony Eason Biography

Tony Eason is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on October 8, 1959 in Blythe, Blythe, United States. Charles Carroll “Tony” Eason IV (born October 8, 1959) is a former quarterback. He played college football for the University of Illinois (1980–1982) and professional football for the New England Patriots (1983–1989) and New York Jets (1989–1990).

As a senior in 1982, Eason accumulated a school record 3,671 passing yards and led the Illini to a 7–4 regular season record and its first appearance in a bowl games since the 1964 Rose Bowl. He also broke five NCAA passing records in 1982 and tied four more. The NCAA records set by Eason in 1982 included most total yards per game in a career (299.5), most passing yards per game in a career (300.4), most completions per game in a career (23.9), and most total yards in first two seasons (6,589). Eason finished second in the voting behind Michigan’s Anthony Carter for the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten.

Eason was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 1983 NFL Draft. He was one of six quarterbacks picked in the first round of the 1983 Draft along with John Elway (1st pick), Todd Blackledge (7th pick), Jim Kelly (14th pick), Ken O’Brien (24th pick), and Dan Marino (27th pick).

In the 1983 East-West Shrine Game, Eason led the East team to 26–25 win over a West team led by John Elway. Eason completed 21 of 34 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

Eason’s final game for Illinois was the 1982 Liberty Bowl, which also marked the last head coaching appearance of Bear Bryant for Alabama. Although Illinois lost the game, 21–15, Eason registered a record 433 passing yards in the game. Eason also threw four of the Illini’s seven interceptions in the game.

Tony Eason Net Worth

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

Eason grew up in Walnut Grove, California, and attended Delta High School in Clarksburg, California, a school with only 250 students at the time. His brother is former professional NFL player Bo Eason. Despite an impressive high school football career, Eason’s only scholarship offer from a Division I school came from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Eason’s grades prevented him from enrolling at University of the Pacific, and he opted to attend American River Junior College in Sacramento, California. Eason spent two years playing football at American River in 1978 and 1979.

Eason transferred to the University of Illinois and sat out the 1980 season. He was 6 feet, 4 inches tall, and weighed 205 pounds when he took over as the starting quarterback for the Fighting Illini in 1981. His first start for Illinois matched Eason against Pitt’s quarterback Dan Marino; the Illini lost, 26–6, but Eason made an impressive debut as he completed 23 of 37 passes for 207 yards (slightly better than the 204 yards passing by Marino in the game). In his first season with the Illini, Eason led the Illini to a 7-4 record, but the team was ineligible to play in a bowl game due to sanctions imposed by the Big Ten Conference. Eason completed 248 of 406 passes (61.1%) for 3,360 yards and 20 touchdowns. The Illini ranked third in the nation in passing in 1981, as Eason led the Big Ten in passing efficiency and total offense and set nine conference records, including records for total offense, completions, passing yardage, and passing touchdowns. He also edged out Art Schlichter as the quarterback on the Associated Press’ All Big-Ten football team.

Eason appeared in 72 games (49 as a starter) for the Patriots between 1983 and

1989. His best years were from 1984 to 1986 when he was the Patriots’ starting quarterback. In 1984, he completed 259 out of 431 passes (60.1%) for 3,228 yards and a passer rating of 93.4—third best in the NFL. In 1986, he completed 276 of 448 passes (61.6%) for 3,328 yards and a passer rating of 89.2—fourth best in the NFL. Eason also set an undesirable record in 1984 by being sacked 59 times for a loss of 409 yards; his 59 sacks were the most in NFL history at the time and currently stands as the ninth highest single season total. Eason also led the NFL in interception percentage in the 1984 season with only 1.9% of his passes being intercepted.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tony Eason Dating?

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In 2002, Eason was coaching basketball in the Sacramento area.

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Eason celebrates birthday on October 8 of every year.

The Patriots made their first appearance in a Super Bowl in franchise history that year, meeting the Chicago Bears with Jim McMahon and Walter Payton. The Bears’ famed 46 defense defeated Eason and the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, and Eason became the first starting quarterback in Super Bowl history not to complete a pass, going 0-for-6, and was sacked 3 times. Eason was replaced with Steve Grogan, but the Patriots still lost the game, by a final score of 46–10, which was the largest winning margin of any Super Bowl up to that time.

Is Washington QB Eason related to Tony Eason?

Tony Eason is sometimes confused with another player by the same name, a former wide receiver, Tony Eason, who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team during the 1985 and 1986 seasons and is the father of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Jacob Eason.

Is Tony Eason related to Jacob Eason?

Jacob Eason is not related to Tony Eason , the former NFL quarterback, in any way. Here is where things become slightly humerous. Jacob’s father is also named Tony, and he also played college football. The ex-Patriots quarterback played his college football at Illinois in the early 1980s before he reached the NFL.

Where did Tony Eason go to college?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

What happened Tony Eason?

Eason played eight seasons in the NFL, most of them with the Patriots, before ending his career with the Jets. He has the dubious distinction of being the only starting quarterback in Super Bowl history to fail to complete a single pass in the big game.

Who is Jacob Eason's dad?

Tony Eason