Josh Nunes
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{notability|Sports|date=October 2016}}
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Joshua Lawrence Nunes (born August 22, 1990) is a former American football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal. He medically retired after a weightlifting injury that ruptured his pectoralis major tendon.
Early years
Nunes attended Upland High School in Upland, California. During his career he threw for 6,306 passing yards and 54 touchdowns. He was ranked as the 13th best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class by Rivals.com.{{Cite web |title=Rivals.com |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/stanford/football/recruiting/player-Josh-Nunes-66077 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Rivals.yahoo.com}}
College career
Nunes spent 2009 to 2011 as a backup to Andrew Luck. On August 22, 2012, Nunes was named the starting quarterback for the 2012 season, beating out Brett Nottingham and Kevin Hogan.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-21 |title=QB Nunes will replace Luck as Stanford starter |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8289335/stanford-josh-nunes-replace-andrew-luck-starting-qb-cardinal |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Stanford picks Josh Nunes to replace Andrew Luck |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-cardinal/ci_21364004/stanford-picks-josh-nunes-replace-andrew-luck |access-date=May 1, 2013 |website=Mercurynews.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2012 |title=Stanford quarterback battle: Josh Nunes beats out Brett Nottingham for starting job |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-08-21/stanford-josh-nunes-brett-nottingham-starting-quarterback-battle-andrew-luck |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101015609/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-08-21/stanford-josh-nunes-brett-nottingham-starting-quarterback-battle-andrew-luck |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Aol.sportingnews.com |agency=Associated Press}}
As the starting quarterback, Nunes led the No. 21 Cardinal to an upset of No. 2 USC as he threw the go-ahead 37-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz in the fourth quarter.{{Cite web |title=USC vs. Stanford – Game Recap – September 15, 2012 – ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=322590024}}{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2012 |title=Pittsburgh Beats No. 13 Virginia Tech |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/sports/ncaafootball/top-25-college-football-roundup.html |work=The New York Times}} The next week, however, the Cardinal suffered a loss against unranked Washington in a game where Nunes was unable to score an offensive touchdown.{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2012 |title=Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington Huskies – Recap – September 27, 2012 – ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=322710264 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=ESPN}} After nine games as a starter, amid criticisms about his inconsistency, Nunes was replaced by redshirt freshman Kevin Hogan, who eventually led Stanford to a defeat of No. 1 Oregon, the Pac-12 championship and a Rose Bowl victory.{{Cite news |last=Tom FitzGerald |date=November 7, 2012 |title=Stanford promotes QB Hogan to starter |url=http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Stanford-promotes-QB-Hogan-to-starter-4014395.php |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=SFGate}}
During a bench press workout in February 2013, Nunes dropped the weights on his chest, rupturing his pectoralis major muscle. As a result of the accident, Nunes announced that he has medically retired.{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Graham |date=April 30, 2013 |title=Former Stanford starting QB Josh Nunes medically retires after freak injury |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/former-stanford-starting-qb-josh-nunes-medically-retires-155503842.html |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}
Personal life
Nunes founded Believe Cross in 2015 with his Father, Tim, and works at the company with both his Father and Mother, Debbie. Believe Cross makes handmade, wooden crosses as an expression of Christian faith.{{cite web | last=Lakshman | first=Vihan | title=Looking back at Stanford-Arizona: Josh Nunes reflects | website=The Stanford Daily | date=2015-10-02 | url=https://stanforddaily.com/2015/10/02/looking-back-at-stanford-arizona-josh-nunes-reflects/ | access-date=2024-10-31}}{{Cite web |title=Our Story — Believe Cross® |url=http://www.believecross.com/our-story/}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121015031748/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nunes_josh00.html Stanford Cardinal bio]
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Category:American football quarterbacks
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Category:Sportspeople from Upland, California
Category:Players of American football from San Bernardino County, California