Cunningham at the 1999 Pro Bowl | |||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | March 27, 1963||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||||
College: | UNLV (1981–1984) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | ||||||||||||||||
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Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. (born March 27, 1963) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is also known for his Minnesota Vikings tenure. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Cunningham is fourth in NFL quarterback rushing yards, which he led at the time of his retirement.
Cunningham played college football for the UNLV Rebels, earning first-team All-American honors, and was selected in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft by the Eagles, where he spent his first 11 seasons. He retired after the 1995 season, but returned a year later to join the Vikings. In 1998, he enjoyed the strongest season of his career and helped the team set the NFL record for the most regular season points scored en route to the 1998 NFC Championship Game appearance. Cunningham lost his starting position during the 1999 season due to a performance decline and was released afterwards. In his final two seasons, he held a backup role with the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens.
Upon retiring a second and final time, Cunningham became an ordained Protestant minister and served as the team chaplain for the Las Vegas Raiders from 2020 to 2022. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.