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John Paye
No. 15
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	March 30, 1965 (age 59); Stanford, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Atherton (CA) Menlo
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	1987 / round: 10 / pick: 275
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1987–1988);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (1985, 1986);

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John Paye (born March 30, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), and also a former high school basketball coach. He is the older brother of Kate Paye, who is currently the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team.

Early life

A 1983 graduate of Menlo School in Atherton, California, Paye lettered in baseball, basketball, and football. In his senior year, Menlo won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II basketball championship. One of Paye's teammates was Eric Reveno, who played with Paye on the Stanford basketball team and is currently an assistant basketball coach at Oregon State.

College and professional career

Paye continued as a starter in football and basketball at Stanford University in the Pac-10 Conference. With All-American John Elway moving on to the NFL, Paye won the starting job at quarterback as a true freshman in 1983, and also started at point guard that year for the Cardinal basketball team; he was the last NCAA Division I athlete to start in both football and basketball as a freshman.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1984 football season, Paye shared time at quarterback with Fred Buckley, and became the starter for the 1985 and 1986 season. In 1986, he led Stanford to an 8–3 record and an invitation to the Gator Bowl against the Clemson Tigers. This was Stanford's first bowl appearance in eight years, but Paye was unable to play due to a shoulder injury. Backup Greg Ennis started instead, and Stanford lost a close game, 27–21.

Paye was selected in the tenth round of the 1987 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers and stayed two seasons with the team, but saw no action in the regular season.^[1]

Coaching career

After leaving pro football, Paye returned to Menlo as the girls' basketball coach, coaching his sister Kate. Paye guided the team to three CIF Division V state championships from 1989–1991.^[2] He coached boys' basketball at Woodside Priory School in the 1995–1996 season and coached girls' basketball at Notre Dame High School in Belmont, California. He returned to coach girls' basketball again at Menlo School in 2008, where his team won another CIF state championship, this time in Division II, in 2019.^[3] He retired from coaching basketball in 2023, though he stayed on at the school as the girls' flag football coach.^[4]

References

^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ Reeves, Glenn (March 10, 2006). "Paye new Notre Dame hoops coach". East Bay Times. Retrieved February 6, 2007.
^ "Paye returns to coach Menlo girls' basketball team". Palo Alto Online. May 16, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
^ "Breaking: Menlo School girls basketball coach John Paye steps down to focus on family, girls flag football". Sports Illustrated. September 1, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com

[1] "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[Reeves-2] Reeves, Glenn (March 10, 2006). "Paye new Notre Dame hoops coach". East Bay Times. Retrieved February 6, 2007.

[3] "Paye returns to coach Menlo girls' basketball team". Palo Alto Online. May 16, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[4] "Breaking: Menlo School girls basketball coach John Paye steps down to focus on family, girls flag football". Sports Illustrated. September 1, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

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-'''John Paye''' is a former [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] and [[high school]] [[basketball]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]].
+'''John Paye''' (born March 30, 1965) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), and also a former high school [[basketball]] coach. He is the older brother of [[Kate Paye]], who is currently the head coach of the [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball]] team.
+==Early life==
-A graduate of [[Menlo School]] in [[Atherton, California]], Paye [[Letterman|lettered]] in [[baseball]], basketball, and [[High school football|football]]. In his senior year of 1983, Menlo won the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] (CIF) Division II basketball championship. One of Paye's teammates was [[Eric Reveno]], who played with Paye on [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford's]] basketball team and is currently the basketball [[head coach]] at the [[University of Portland]].
+A 1983 graduate of [[Menlo School]] in [[Atherton, California]], Paye [[Letterman (sports)|lettered]] in [[baseball]], basketball, and [[High school football|football]]. In his senior year, Menlo won the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] (CIF) Division II basketball championship. One of Paye's teammates was [[Eric Reveno]], who played with Paye on the [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford basketball team]] and is currently an assistant basketball [[Coach (sport)|coach]] at [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]].
+==College and professional career==
-Paye continued as a [[Starting lineup|starter]] in all three sports at [[Stanford University|Stanford]], and became the starting quarterback in his freshman year of 1983. That year, Paye also started at [[point guard]] for Stanford's basketball team. Paye was the last NCAA [[Division I]] athlete to start in both football and basketball as a freshman.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
+Paye continued as a [[Starting lineup|starter]] in football and basketball at [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford University]] in the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10 Conference]]. With [[1982 College Football All-America Team|All-American]] [[John Elway]] moving on to the NFL, Paye won the starting job at quarterback as a true freshman in [[1983 Stanford Cardinal football team|1983]], and also started at [[point guard]] that year for the Cardinal basketball team; he was the last NCAA [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] athlete to start in both football and basketball as a freshman.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
-In the 1984 season, he shared time at quarterback with [[Fred Buckley]], and became the starter for the 1985 and 1986 season. In 1986, Paye led Stanford to the [[Gator Bowl]] against the [[Clemson Tigers]]. This was Stanford's first bowl appearance in 8 years, but Paye was unable to play due to a shoulder injury. Backup [[Greg Ennis]] started instead, and Stanford lost a close game 27-21.
+In the [[1984 Stanford Cardinal football team|1984]] football season, Paye shared time at quarterback with Fred Buckley, and became the starter for the [[1985 Stanford Cardinal football team|1985]] and [[1986 Stanford Cardinal football team|1986]] season. In 1986, he led Stanford to an {{nowrap|8–3}} record and an invitation to the [[1986 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] against the [[1986 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson Tigers]]. This was Stanford's first bowl appearance in eight years, but Paye was unable to play due to a shoulder injury. Backup Greg Ennis started instead, and Stanford lost a close game, {{nowrap|27–21.}}
+Paye was selected in the [[1987 NFL draft#Round ten|tenth round]] of the [[1987 NFL draft]] by the [[1987 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] and stayed two seasons with the team, but saw no action in the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-Paye was selected in the 10th round of the [[1987 NFL Draft]] by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and stayed one season with the 49ers.  After leaving football, Paye returned to Menlo as the girls' basketball coach, coaching his sister [[Kate Paye|Kate]]. Paye guided the team to three CIF Division V state championships from 1989-1991.<ref name="Reeves">{{cite news| last =Reeves| first =Glenn| title =Paye new Notre Dame hoops coach| work=Oakland Tribune| date =March 10, 2006| url =http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060310/ai_n16141049| accessdate =2007-02-06  }}</ref> Paye coached boys' basketball at [[Woodside Priory School]] in the 1995-1996 season and is currently the head coach of the [[Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)|Notre Dame High School]] girls' basketball team in [[Belmont, California]].<ref name="Reid">{{cite news| last =Reid| first =John| title =Paye happy in his new place| work =Palo Alto Daily News| date =December 7, 2006| url =http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2006-12-7-prep-lookout| accessdate =2007-02-06  }}</ref>. He is also the owner od Paye's Place and two players he really admires his Sarah Kuramoto and Paige Marquez.
+==Coaching career==
-{{quarterback-1960s-stub}}
+After leaving pro football, Paye returned to Menlo as the girls' basketball coach, coaching his sister [[Kate Paye|Kate]]. Paye guided the team to three CIF Division V state championships from {{nowrap|1989–1991.<ref name="Reeves">{{cite news|last=Reeves |first=Glenn |title=Paye new Notre Dame hoops coach |work=East Bay Times |date=March 10, 2006 |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2006/03/10/paye-new-notre-dame-hoops-coach/amp/ |access-date=February 6, 2007 }}</ref>}} He coached boys' basketball at [[Woodside Priory School]] in the {{nowrap|1995–1996}} season and coached girls' basketball at [[Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)|Notre Dame High School]] in [[Belmont, California]]. He returned to coach girls' basketball again at Menlo School in 2008, where his team won another CIF state championship, this time in Division II, in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.phpid=8075|title=Paye returns to coach Menlo girls' basketball team|date=May 16, 2008|publisher=Palo Alto Online|access-date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> He retired from coaching basketball in 2023, though he stayed on at the school as the girls' [[flag football]] coach.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Breaking: Menlo School girls basketball coach John Paye steps down to focus on family, girls flag football |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |url=https://highschool.si.com/california/2023/09/01/menlo-school-girls-basketball-coach-john-paye-steps-down-to-focus-on-family-girls-flag-football |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
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-{{succession box | title=Stanford Starting Quarterbacks | before=[[Steve Cottrell]]| years=1983-1986| after=[[Brian Johnson (baseball player)|Brian Johnson]]}}
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