Gary Hogeboom

Gary Keith Hogeboom (born August 21, 1958) is an American former football player, real estate developer, and television personality.

He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, and Washington Redskins.

Hogeboom played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas.

He was a contestant on the CBS reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala.

Hogeboom attended Northview High School, where he practiced football and basketball.

He accepted a football scholarship from Central Michigan University.

As a junior in 1978, he became the starter at quarterback in a triple-option wishbone offense, registering 1,095 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, 329 rushing yards and 5 rushing touchdowns, while contributing to a 9–2 record.

The next year, he posted 1,404 passing yards, 9 passing touchdowns, 417 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns, leading his team to the school's first Mid-American Conference title with a 10–0–1 record.

He finished his career with 3,088 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns, 957 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.

He had a 19–2–1 records in his 2 seasons as a starter.

In total he won 24 games in 28 starts.

At the time, he was the school's All-time leader in touchdown passes (19), total offense yards (4,045 yards), pass completions (208), career passing yards (3,088) and was ranked third in passing yards for a season (1,404).

Hogeboom was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

As a rookie, he earned a roster spot following the retirement of Roger Staubach.

He was the third-string quarterback in his first 2 seasons.

In 1982, he passed Glenn Carano on the depth chart for the backup quarterback role behind Danny White.

In the 1982 NFC title game against the Washington Redskins, he replaced a concussed White at the start of the second half and helped the team get back in the contest with 2 consecutive scoring drives, until making two critical interceptions, one returned by Darryl Grant for a touchdown that sealed the 31–17 loss.

He completed 14 out of 29 attempts for 162 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

He began to garner attention and opened some eyes from Cowboys coaches and players alike with this performance.

The players also felt that White had betrayed them because of his public support for the NFL team owners during the 1982 NFL players strike.

Furthermore, White was seen as quiet and standoffish, unlike the more vocal and personable Hogeboom.

The team gave Hogeboom more playing time in the pre-season, where he completed 42 out of 74 attempts for 475 yards, 4 touchdowns, 3 interceptions and a 77.1 quarterback rating.

Prior to the 1983 season, the Cowboy players and fans began to lobby for Hogeboom to be the starting quarterback.

White had led the team to three straight NFC Championship game appearances after taking over for Hall of Famer Roger Staubach, but couldn't win a Super Bowl.

White responded to the criticism by having his best statistical season ever in 1983 and leading the Cowboys to a 12–2 record going into a home matchup against the Redskins.

However, the Cowboys were beaten at home by a score of 31–10, and the Redskins would go on to finish the season at 14–2, and reach their second straight Super Bowl.

The Cowboys, meanwhile, would lose soundly 42–17 the next week to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, and then lose 24–17 in the wildcard playoff game at home against the Los Angeles Rams.

The rumblings for White to be benched got stronger and Hogeboom also began demanding to be traded.

In the 1984 pre-season, Hogeboom completed 18 out of 32 attempts for 255 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, compared to White's 46 out of 83 attempts for 609 yards, 3 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

On August 28, he was named the starter during a press conference where head coach Tom Landry began by announcing that offensive tackle Phil Pozderac would be the starter, only to catch the error and mispronounce the last name by saying "Hogenbloom".

Hogeboom started out well, completing 33 passes (club record) for 343 yards and one touchdown in a season opening win on Monday night on national TV against the Los Angeles Rams.

However, in the next game against the New York Giants, linebacker Lawrence Taylor sacked him four times and the Cowboys lost, 28–7.

Despite the Cowboys 5–3 record, White relieved Hogeboom three games in a row, so Landry went back to the more experienced White against the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants.

After a poor performance by both quarterbacks against the Giants, Hogeboom regained the starting position.

The constant change at quarterback didn't help to improve the team's inconsistent play, eventually resulting in a 14–3 loss to the previously winless Buffalo Bills.

White would go on to start the last 4 games, putting an end to one of the most famous quarterback controversies in NFL history.

Hogeboom produced a 6–4 record in 10 starts, posting 2,366 passing yards, 7 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

In 1989, he was inducted into the Central Michigan Athletics Hall Of Fame.

In 1994, he was inducted into the Mid-American Conference Sports Hall of Fame.

In 2000, he was inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame.