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My Take
Jay Schroeder intrigues me because of where he started. Before the NFL, he was a baseball player, and that two-sport background is catnip to me. At 193 cm, he had the physical tools of a prototype quarterback, and after starring for the UCLA Bruins he was drafted in the third round by Washington in 1984. I always wonder how the timing and arm strength of a ballplayer translate to reading a defense and threading throws downfield. Athletes who succeed at the elite level in one sport after grinding in another carry a competitive curiosity I find irresistible. Schroeder's pivot is the kind of story that rewards a second look.
Overview
Jay Brian Schroeder (born June 28, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, after which he was selected in the third round (83rd overall) of the 1984 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played for four seasons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jay Schroeder
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイ・シュローダー
- Reading
- じぇい・しゅろーだー
- Born
- June 28, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player / American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Palisades Charter High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.