Steve Alatorre

Steve Alatorre
Born: (1959-09-03) September 3, 1959 (age 65)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)QB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
CollegeTennessee
High schoolCypress HS
Career history
As player
1982Saskatchewan Roughriders*
1982Montreal Concordes
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only

Steven Michael Alatorre (born September 3, 1959) is a former Canadian football quarterback who played for the Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early years

Alatorre attended and played high school football at Cypress High School.[1]

College career

Alatorre played college football at Cypress College from 1977 to 1979 before transferring to Tennessee, where he was the starting quarterback during part of the 1980 season and the 1981 season.[1][2][3][4] During his two years at Tennessee, he completed 139 of 273 passes for 1,918 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions under head coach Johnny Majors.[5][6][3][7] He led the Volunteers to a 28–21 win over Wisconsin in the 1981 Garden State Bowl, completing 24 of 42 passes for 315 yards and a touchdown, and winning the game's MVP honors.[8] Alatorre's efforts in the 1981 season helped lead Tennessee to an 8–4 finish, which marked the most wins for the program since 1973.[9][10]

Professional career

Alatorre played three regular season games for the Concordes. On 22 attempts, Alatorre passed for 114 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.[2][11] Alatorre signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 1982 and was traded to the Montreal Concordes before the start of the regular season.[12][13] Due to an injury to Ken Johnson, Alatorre started the first game of the 1982 season. However, he was replaced by Luc Tousignant to begin the second half.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Steve Alatorre CFL Stats and Bio". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. pp. 141, 568. ISBN 978-0983513667.
  3. ^ a b "Tennessee Career Football Statistics – A". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Harralson, Dan (April 14, 2022). "Nico Iamaleava second Vols' quarterback from Long Beach: Randall Morris' story signing with Johnny Majors". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Calhoun, Caleb (June 9, 2020). "Ranking all Tennessee football QBs to start for Johnny Majors". All for Tennessee. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Johnny Majors Coaching Record". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tennessee Football Record Book" (PDF). Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Calhoun, Caleb (June 12, 2020). "Tennessee football's top 10 seasons with Johnny Majors". All for Tennessee. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tennessee Volunteers Football Record By Year". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "1981 Tennessee Volunteers Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "1981 Tennessee Football Guide - Digital Collections". UTK.edu. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Vanstone, Rob (May 12, 2022). "1982 Roughriders scrimmage in Saskatoon was a much-needed tonic". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "Adams Sticks, Alatorre Traded". The Tennessean. July 6, 1982. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Farber, Michael (July 17, 1982). "Respect will come if 'Cordes improve". The Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Google News.