Education
He didn"t miss any games, playing in all 33 contests while he attended Utah State.
He didn"t miss any games, playing in all 33 contests while he attended Utah State.
Adams played college football for Utah State from 1970 through 1972 prior to becoming a professional athlete. During his time with the Utah State Aggies, Adams was the starting quarterback. The Aggies" 3-year record during Adams" tenure totaled up to 21 wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie.
The head coach that worked with Adams for all 3 seasons was Chuck Mills.
National Collegiate Athletic Association Statistics
Adams was selected in the 1973 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers in the 14th round with the 343rd pick, but he never actually played for the team that drafted him. Southern California Sun
His first actual professional season began with the Southern California Sun in the WFL in 1974, where he statistically had his best pro season, completing 276 of 510 passes for 3905 yards and 23 TDs and 18 interceptions.
He was a All-WFL selection that season. He was also named one of the WFL"s Tri-Most Valuable Player"s during the 1974 season.
He shared this award with Tommy Reamon of the Florida Blazers and Josip Juraj Jennings of the Memphis Southmen.
They faced the Hawaiians in the opening round of the "74 WFL playoffs and fell by a score of 32-14. Kansas City Chiefs
Adams began his career in the NFL in 1975 with the Kansas City Chiefs. During his 4 year stint with the Chiefs, he appeared in 50 games, 7 of them as the starting quarterback.
He was never able to reach the success that he had in the WFL, winning only 1 of the 7 games that he started.
He completed 163 of 319 passing attempts for 2,126 yards, 9 TDs, and 22 interceptions. Toronto Argonauts
Adams then went on to play 20 games over two seasons (1979–1980) for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, his best year being 1979, when he hit 241 of 394 passes for 2692 yards and 13 TDs and 18 interceptions.
Minnesota Vikings
He finished his career as a strike replacement player with the Minnesota Vikings in 1987. By this time, Adams was already 37 years old, and this stint with the Vikings didn"t do much to revive his career.
This was the first playing time he saw since playing in his last season in the Canadian Football League in 1980.
He started in all 3 games that he played in for the Vikings, losing all 3 of those games. He completed 49 of his 89 pass attempts for 607 yards while posting 3 Tds and 5 interceptions. WFL Statistics
Canadian Football League Statistics
NFL Statistics.
Adams would no longer be a member of the Chiefs after the 1978 season.