Date of birth: | December 4, 1948 |
Place of birth: | Santa Monica, California |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Wide receiver |
College: | Stanford |
NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 17 / Pick 418 |
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1971-1976 1977 |
New England Patriots Green Bay Packers |
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Randel Edward "Randy" Vataha, (born December 4, 1948 in Santa Monica, California), was a wide receiver who played seven seasons in the NFL.
College career[]
Vataha, a wide receiver, was one of Jim Plunkett's favorite receiving targets at Stanford. In 1970, Vataha caught a 96-yard touchdown pass from Plunkett, the longest touchdown catch in Stanford history until it was surpassed by a 98-yard pass from Joe Borchard to Troy Walters in 1999.[1] He scored the last touchdown in Stanford's upset of Ohio State in the 1971 Rose Bowl and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
NFL career[]
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 17th round of the 1971 NFL Draft (418th overall), but was signed as a free agent by the New England Patriots, where he was reunited with Plunkett. In his first NFL season, Vataha was named to UPI's AFC all-rookie team. He played six seasons with the Patriots before ending his career with the Green Bay Packers in 1977.
After football[]
After retiring from football, Vataha was a founding member of the United States Football League in 1983, owning 50% of the Boston Breakers. Vataha is now the president of Game Plan LLC, a company that specializes in the buying and selling of professional sports teams.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Stanford Football History Individual Records" (PDF). Stanford Football Media Guide. 2006. p. 140. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2006_Football_Media_Gd_138-153.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ↑ "Randy Vataha - Official New England Patriots Biography". New England Patriots website. http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=11400. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
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