Clint Stoerner

Clinton Jacob Stoerner (born December 29, 1977) is an American football quarterback. He is currently a free agent.

High school years
Stoerner attended Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, and was an excellent student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, as a junior, he started as a wide receiver and as a punter. As a wide receiver, he made 50 receptions for 670 yards (13.40 yards per reception avg.) and as a punter, he was named as an All-District selection. As a senior, Stoerner started as a quarterback and was an All-District selection and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. In baseball, he was an All-District selection. Stoerner graduated in 1996.

College career
After being recruited by a number of colleges and universities, Stoerner chose to play football for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. It was there that he was mentored by Razorback and National Football League legend Joe Ferguson. Stoerner would set single game records for pass attempts (52 against Alabama in 1999), pass attempts in a season (357 in 1997), career pass attempts (1,023), career pass completions (528), passing yards in a game (387 against LSU in 1997), passing yards in a season (2,629 in 1998), touchdown passes in a season (26 in 1998), career touchdown passes (57) and consecutive passes without an interception (134).

Stoerner is widely known for fumbling the ball in a crucial SEC game at Tennessee. The undefeated #10 Ranked Arkansas Razorbacks were leading top-ranked Tennessee 24-22 with 1:43 to play, the Razorbacks needed only to make a first down so they could run out the clock. On a second down naked bootleg play, Stoerner stumbled on the rollout and dropped the ball; Tennessee's Billy Ratliff recovered. Several plays later, Travis Henry scored Tennessee's winning touchdown with 28 seconds left and preserved their national championship season with 28-24 victory. Arkansas finished the season with a record of 9-3.

Stoerner is also widely known around the state of Arkansas for his passes to Anthony Lucas. "Stoerner to Lucas" to this day is a call that is widely known and loved around the state.

Stoerner did, however, gain a measure of redemption the following year in Fayetteville. Down 24-21 late in the 4th quarter, Stoerner completed a pass over the middle to wide receiver Anthony Lucas in the end zone, Arkansas' defense held, and the Stoerner-led Razorbacks upset a Top 5 ranked Tennessee team 28-24. Stoerner led Arkansas to a Cotton Bowl Classic victory over the Texas Longhorns on January 1, 2000, 27-6. Arkansas finished the season with a record of 8-4.

National Football League
Stoerner was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. He played in five NFL seasons; four with the Cowboys, where he was the starter for two games in 2001. He was on the roster for one season with the Miami Dolphins, but did not see the field. He also played two seasons in NFL Europe, for the Scottish Claymores in 2001 and the Amsterdam Admirals in 2004.

Arena Football League
After finding limited success in the NFL, Stoerner moved to the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Desperados for the season where he was their starting quarterback. He broke nearly every AFL rookie passing record and was named the league's rookie of the year. After being released by the Desperados, Stoerner signed with the Nashville Kats and split starting quarterback duties with Leon Murray. He returned to the Kats in 2007, but was released after two games. He was then signed by the Philadelphia Soul to back up Juston Wood after starting Quarterback Tony Graziani was injured with a separated shoulder four games into the season.

All American Football League
Stoerner was signed to Team Arkansas in the All American Football League. However, he was released from his contract (along with every other AAFL player) when the league postponed its debut season.

Personal life
Stoerner is active in charity work in Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee focusing primarily on charities providing help to children with Down Syndrome. He also devotes time every year helping children develop their football skills at several camps including the Clint Stoerner Football Camp held every summer in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Little Rock, Arkansas. He has one brother, Hank Stoerner.

Stoerner has most recently opened an Insurance agency in Central Arkansas called the Stoerner and Havas Insurance Agency. He is an independent insurance agent, focusing his efforts on property and casualty insurance. He is a member of the Professional Insurance Agents Association (PIA).