Lloyd J. Torchio II[1][2] (born September 14, 1960)[3] 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).
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| Born: | (1960-09-14) September 14, 1960 (age 61) | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | California | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1984 | ||||||||||||
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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.[4] That season, he was the winning quarterback in the Big Game against Stanford, led by future Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway.[5] In 1981, he started 11 games. He completed 155-of-363 passing attempts (42.7%) for 2,112 yards, nine touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[6] 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.[7] In 1983, he appeared in 11 games. He completed 10-of-36 passing attempts (27.8%) for 155 yards, no touchdowns and four interceptions.[8][9] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.[2]
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 18 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.).[10] In 1985, he joined the Oakland Invaders.[11]
Torchio is the son of Lloyd J. Torchio, who played quarterback for the Golden Bears in 1947.[12]
Toricho graduated with an MBA from the University of Southern California.[2] 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.[2] He is married to his wife Mary.[2] They live in Lafayette, California and have three children.[2]
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