Joe Adams (quarterback)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1958)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

|name=Joe Adams

|image=

|import=yes

|position1=Quarterback

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|4|5}}

|birth_place= Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.

|number=7

|college=Tennessee State

|high_school=

|height_ft=6

|height_in=3

|weight_lbs=190

|NFLDraftedYear=1981

|NFLDraftedRound=12

|NFLDraftedPick=322

|NFLDraftedTeam=San Francisco 49ers

|playing_years1={{NFL Year|1981}}

|playing_team1=San Francisco 49ers*

|playing_years2={{CFL Year|1982}}–{{CFL Year|1983}}

|playing_team2=Saskatchewan Roughriders

|playing_years3={{CFL Year|1983}}

|playing_team3=Toronto Argonauts

|playing_years4={{CFL Year|1984}}

|playing_team4=Ottawa Rough Riders

|career_footnotes=*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

}}

Joe "747" Adams (born April 5, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for three seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders during 1982 to 1984. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 12th round of the 1981 NFL draft, but remained a practice squad member during his one year with the team.{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=140}} He played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1981/draft.htm | title=1981 NFL Draft | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=November 29, 2014}} Adams garnered the nickname "747" in reference to the Boeing 747 aircraft.{{cite web | url=http://www.tsutigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19600&ATCLID=205668059 | title=100 Moments: "747" Lights Up the Skies | publisher=tsutigers.com | date=August 24, 2012 | accessdate=November 29, 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204173605/http://www.tsutigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19600&ATCLID=205668059 | archivedate=December 4, 2014 }} He was announced as one of seven Class of 2024 inductees into the Black College Football Hall of Fame on December 14, 2023.[https://www.blackcollegefootballhof.org/releases/class-of-2024-announced "Black College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Announced," Black College Football Hall of Fame, Thursday, December 14, 2023.] Retrieved December 21, 2023.