Daryle Lamonica

The Mad Bomber

 Daryle Lamonica, a 3-year starter at Notre Dame in the Early 1960s, was chosen by both the Buffalo Bills of the AFL and Green Bay Packers of the NFL in the 1963 draft. He chose to go wit the Bills thinking he’d have a better chance at playing. During He spent those first years seeing spot duty and backing up Bills starter Jack Kemp until 1967 when he was traded to the Raiders.
Once in Oakland Daryle Lamonica asserted himself as one of the AFL’s best passers throwing for a league leading 30 TD passes and guiding the Raiders to a 13-1 record. His efforts landed him the All League, All Star and the 1967 AFL Player of the Year Awards. 

 During his his remaining time at Oakland he made the All League team once again in 1969 and All Star 3 times (1969, 1970 & 1972). In his 8 seasons with the Raiders he lost just 16 games while winning 62.  He was the Raiders starting quarterback on 5 AFL Western Division Title teams and the AFL Championship team of 1967 that faced the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II.

Daryle Lamonica under pressure from Henry Jordan of the Packers
Raiders Quarterback Daryle Lamonica in Super Bowl II

Image Gallery of Daryle Lamonica, Quarterback 1963-1974

Daryle Lamonica Trading Cards

All Time Career Regular Season Passing Statistics
YearAgeTeamNo.Games StartedQB RecordAttCompCmp%YardsY/ALongTDIntRatingSacked4QCGWD
196322BUF1222-0-0713346.54376.23457.10
196423BUF1211-0-0128554311378.980t6864.503♦3♦
1965*24BUF1211-0-0702941.43765.474t3637.6011
196625BUF120843339.35496.5554553.1010
1967*+26OAK31413-1-042522051.832287.67230♦2080.8011
196827OAK31311-2-041620649.532457.882251580.9011
1969*+28OAK31412-1-1426♦221♦51.93302♦7.880t34♦25♦79.8113♦3♦
1970*29OAK3148-4-235617950.325167.160221576.5153♦3
197130OAK3137-4-224211848.817177.167t161666.81812
1972*31OAK31310-2-12811495319987.170t181279.51432
197332OAK331-2-0934245.26146.6482838.611
197433OAK309333.3353.9131443.5311
8 seasons Raiders8462-16-62248113850.6166557.48214811575.8721313
4 Seasons Bills44-0-035315042.524997.193162355.0054
12-Year Career8866-16-62601128849.5191547.49316413872.9721817

All Time Career Post Season Passing
YearAgeTeamGames StartedQB RecordAttCompCmp%YardsY/ALongTDIntRatingSacked
196322BUF00-024937.51687.093t1336.81
196423BUF00-00000000
1965*24BUF00-0111001212.01200116.70
196625BUF00-00
1967*+26OAK21-1582543.13195.5414176.74
196827OAK21-1863945.37488.7576099.43
1969*+28OAK21-15628504437.9606482.74
1970*29OAK21-1209451939.78220113.11
1972*31OAK10-118633.3452.519022.81
9 Playoff Games Raiders94-52381074517487.38218783.113
Bills Playoffs00-02510401807.2931339.21
Total 9 Playoff Games4-526311744.519287.393191077.914
  • + – All-Pro Selection
  • * – Pro Bowl Selection
  • ♦ – Led the League
  • ♚ – AFL Champion
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 7/6/2022.

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