Aaron Sparrow
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| Born: | January 27, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Norfolk State | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Aaron Sparrow (born January 27, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Grand Rapids Rampage and Carolina Cobras. He played college football at Southern University and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Early years
Sparrow played high school football for the Woodrow Wilson High School Presidents. He was the All-Tidewater Player of the Year in 1989 and 1990. He recorded career totals of 78 touchdown passes and 5,182 career passing yards.[1]
College career
Sparrow played for the Norfolk State Spartans from 1992 to 1995. He recorded 617 completions, 1,119 attempts, 8,758 passing yards and 79 TD passes in his college career. He was a 3-time All-CIAA selection, 1994 CIAA Offensive Player of the Year, 1995 CIAA Co-Offensive Player of the Year and a 2-time Division II All-American from 1994 to 1995. He was Named to the Football Gazette Division II All-America Team as a junior in 1994, when he passed for 3,212 yards and 31 touchdowns while completing what was then a school record 59.8 percent of his passes. Sparrow was also named 1st team Football Gazette and 3rd Team AP All-American as a senior. He was inducted into the Norfolk State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
Professional career
Grand Rapids Rampage
Sparrow played for the Grand Rapids Rampage in 1998, recording two touchdowns passes.[3]
Carolina Cobras
Sparrow signed with the Carolina Cobras on November 27, 2001, recording fourteen touchdown passes on 595 yards during the 2002 Arena Football League season.[3] He was released by the Cobras on November 2, 2002.[4]
References
- ^ "Larry Rubama". hamptonroads.com. October 25, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Aaron Sparrow - Athletics Alumni". nsuspartans.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Aaron Sparrow". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.