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Washington State Cougars. In 10 games during the 1957 season, he completed 104 of 188 passes for 1,391 passing yards and 13 touchdowns, and he also compiled 1,444 yards of total offense.
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He played college football for Washington State Cougars football team from 1956 to 1958. He ranked second behind John Brodie among National Collegiate Athletic Association major college players with 1,240 passing yards in 1956. He led the National Collegiate Athletic Association major colleges that year in total offense and ranked second in passing yards.
He also led the Pacific Coast Conference in 1957 in pass completions (104), pass completion percentage (553%), and passing touchdowns (13).
Newman was unanimously selected as a first-team player on the Associated Press" 1957 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team Newman was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers but did not make the team
He signed with the Oakland Raiders in September 1960. He was inducted into the Washington State Hall of Fame in 2011.
