J Torchio
{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = J Torchio
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| number = 11
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|09|14|mf=y}}
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 205
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| college = California (1980-1983)
| undraftedyear = 1984
| pastteams =
- San Antonio Gunslingers (1984)
- Oakland Invaders (1985)
| highlights =
| statleague = USFL
| statlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| statvalue1 = 6 / 18
| statlabel2 = Passing percentage
| statvalue2 = 33.3%
| statlabel3 = Yards
| statvalue3 = 74
| statvalue4 = 0 / 1
| statlabel5 = Rushing yards
| statvalue5 = 18
| statlabel6 = Rush avg.
| statvalue6 = 4.5
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Lloyd J. Torchio II{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/For-now-Cal-football-boosters-like-Dykes-game-5938629.php |title=For now, Cal football boosters like Dykes' game plan |last=Vernon |first=Mike |website=SFGate.com |date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} (born September 14, 1960){{cite web |url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=torchj001 |title=J Torchio Statistics |website=JustSportsStats.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}} is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at California. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL).
College career
Torchio attended the University of California, Berkeley as a walk-on member of the Golden Bears football team from 1980-1983. In 1980, he appeared in 11 games. He completed 43-of-75 passing attempts (57.3%) for 644 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1980-roster.html |title=1980 California Golden Bears Roster |website=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}} That season, he was the winning quarterback in the Big Game against Stanford, led by future Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway.{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/03/former-cal-football-coach-roger-theder-dies/ |title=Former Cal coach Roger Theder dies at 77 |last=Steward |first=Carl |website=MercuryNews.com |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} In 1981, he started 11 games. He completed 155-of-363 passing attempts (42.7%) for 2,112 yards, nine touchdowns and 12 interceptions.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1981-roster.html |title=1981 California Golden Bears Roster |website=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}} In 1982, he returned to being a back-up and appeared in 11 games. He completed 57-of-123 passing attempts (46.3%) for 730 yards, three touchdowns and eight interceptions.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1982-roster.html |title=1982 California Golden Bears Roster |website=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}} In 1983, he appeared in 11 games. He completed 10-of-36 passing attempts (27.8%) for 155 yards, no touchdowns and four interceptions.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1983-roster.html |title=1983 California Golden Bears Roster |website=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/j-torchio-1.html |title=J Trchio College Stats |website=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}} He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.{{cite web |url=http://www.lafayettecapitalgroup.com/personnel.html |title=Lafayette Capital Group Personnel |website=LafayetteCapitalGroup.com |access-date=October 20, 2016 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025215647/http://lafayettecapitalgroup.com/personnel.html |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
After graduating from California, Berkeley, he signed with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1984. In 1984, he appeared in three games. He completed 6-of-18 passing attempts (33.3%) for 74 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He rushed the ball four times for 18 yards (4.5 avg.).{{cite web |url=http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerQB.asp?id=1216908 |title=J Torchio College & Pro Football Statistics |website=TotalFootballStats.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}} In 1985, he joined the Oakland Invaders.{{cite web |url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballroster.php?team=USFLOAK&year=1985 |title=1985 Oakland Invaders Roster and Results |website=JustSportsStats.com |access-date=October 20, 2016}}
Personal life
Torchio is the son of Lloyd J. Torchio, who played quarterback for the Golden Bears in 1947.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Weird-Wild-and-Wonderful-Top-10-Biggest-2822734.php |title=Weird, Wild and Wonderful / Top 10 Biggest Performances |last=Bush |first=David |website=SFGate.com |date=November 20, 1997 |access-date=October 20, 2016}}
Toricho graduated with an MBA from the University of Southern California. He then began working at JP Morgan, where he worked for 12 years. Since, he has worked at Lafayette Capital Group where he is currently the company's corporate secretary. He is married to his wife Mary. They live in Lafayette, California and have three children.
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External links
- [http://www.lafayettecapitalgroup.com/ Lafayette Capital Group official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025212605/http://lafayettecapitalgroup.com/ |date=October 25, 2016 }}
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