John Reaves

About John Reaves

Thomas Johnson "John" Reaves (born March 2, 1950 in Anniston, Alabama) is a former professional American football player. A first-round drafted quarterback from the University of Florida, Reaves played in 11 NFL seasons from 1972-1981 and 1987 for 5 different teams. Also he was the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL during its 3-year existence.

His record as the NCAA's all-time leader in passing yards was achieved after an incident at the end of the 1971 season, when the Florida Gators defense lied down on the field in the fourth quarter. This controversial act allowed Miami to score a TD with enough time for Florida to get the ball back for Reaves to set the record. The event is commonly referred to as the "Florida Flop."

1959: D. Norman  | 1960: H. Stephens  | 1961: R. Miller  | 1962: D. Trull  | 1963: D. Trull  | 1964: J. Rhome  | 1965: S. Sloan  | 1966: B. Griese  | 1967: T. Hanratty  | 1968: C. Hixson  | 1969: M. Phipps  | 1970: P. Sullivan  | 1971: J. Reaves  | 1972: D. Strock  | 1973: J. Freitas  | 1974: G. Sheide  | 1975: G. Swick  | 1976: T. Kramer  | 1977: G. Benjamin  | 1978: S. Dils  | 1979: M. Wilson  | 1980: M. Herrmann  | 1981: J. McMahon  | 1982: J. Elway  | 1983: S. Young  | 1984: R. Bosco  | 1985: B. McClure 1986: V. Testaverde  | 1987: D. McPherson  | 1988: S. Walsh  | 1989: J. George  | 1990: D. Klingler  | 1991: T. Detmer  | 1992: E. Grbac  | 1993: T. Dilfer  | 1994: K. Collins  | 1995: D. Wuerffel  | 1996: S. Sarkisian  | 1997: R. Leaf  | 1998: D. Culpepper  | 1999: C. Pennington  | 2000: C. Weinke  | 2001: D. Carr  | 2002: K. Kingsbury  | 2003: B. Symons  | 2004: S. LeFors  | 2005: B. Quinn  | 2006: C. Brennan  | 2007: G. Harrell