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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. | December 18, 1946||||||||||||||
Died: | October 4, 2024 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 77)||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Nashua | ||||||||||||||
College: | UMass | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 1 / pick: 11 | ||||||||||||||
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Gregory Paul Landry (December 18, 1946 – October 4, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) from 1968 to 1984. He played college football for the UMass Minutemen from 1965 to 1967 and was selected in the first round of the 1968 NFL draft with the 11th overall pick. Landry played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears. He became an assistant coach after his playing career. Landry is considered a forerunner of the dual threat quarterback.