Bill Demory should not be confused with Bill Demmery.
Position: | Quarterback |
Number: | 6 |
Birth Date: | 1950 12, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Indianola, Iowa, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 195 |
High School: | Phoenix (AZ) Cortez |
College: | Arizona |
Undraftedyear: | 1973 |
Teams: | |
Statlabel1: | TD–INT |
Statvalue1: | 2–8 |
Statlabel2: | Yards |
Statvalue2: | 159 |
Statlabel3: | QB Rating |
Statvalue3: | 22.2 |
Pfr: | DemoBi00 |
Bill Demory (born December 1, 1950) is a retired American football quarterback. He is currently a professor of economics at Central Arizona College.
Demory played for the University of Arizona Wildcats and for the New York Jets of the NFL,[1] for whom he started three games in weeks 5-7 of the 1973 season.[2] In Demory's three starts, the Jets beat the New England Patriots, though Demory was only 1 for 7 on passing, and nonetheless received praise from coach Weeb Ewbank and the Jets' top quarterback Joe Namath,[3] [4] [5] and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos.
After football, Demory went to graduate school, receiving an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa and an M.A. in Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators from the University of Delaware.[6] He is currently a professor of economics at Central Arizona College.[2]