John Witkowski

American football player (born 1962)

American football player

John Witkowski

No. 12, 18

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1962-06-18) June 18, 1962 (age 61)
Flushing, New York, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Lindenhurst (Lindenhurst, New York)

College:

Columbia

NFL draft:

1984 / Round: 6 / Pick: 160

Career history

Detroit Lions (1984)
Houston Oilers (1986–1987)
Detroit Lions (1988)
London Monarchs (1991)
Detroit Drive (1991)

Career NFL statistics

TD–INT:	0–0
Passing yards:	210
Passer rating:	58.0

Player stats at PFR

John Joseph Witkowski (born June 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Columbia Lions.

Football career

John Witkowski was the winner of the 1982 Asa A. Bushnell Cup for leadership, competitive spirit, contribution to the team, and accomplishments on the field, Witkowski holds 12 Columbia Lions passing records, six total offense marks, and five Ivy League records. He remained a Lion after his collegiate career, being picked by Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He was also the first starting quarterback of the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, although he lost his place in the team's very first game.

Personal life

He is currently President/CEO of the Independent Bankers Association of New York State and is a former executive vice president and retail banking executive for Five Star Bank.^[1]

References

^ Glynn, Matt (September 7, 2017). "Once in the NFL, Orchard Park banker now signals for independent banks". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

Detroit Lions 1984 NFL draft selections

David Lewis
Pete Mandley
Eric Williams
Ernest Anderson
Steve Baack
Dave D'Addio
John Witkowski
Jimmie Carter
Renwick Atkins
David Jones
Rich Hollins
William Frizzell
James Thaxton
Mike Saxon
Glenn Streno

v t e Columbia Lions starting quarterbacks
Bill Morley Eddie Collins Cliff Montgomery Sid Luckman Paul Governali (1942) Claude Benham (1955–1956) Dick Donelli (1957–1958) Tom Vasell (1959–1961) Archie Roberts (1962–1964) Rick Ballantine (1965) Marty Domres (1966–1968) Jim Romanosky (1969) Don Jackson (1970–1972) Geoff Cummings (1973) Mike Delaney (1974–1975) Kevin Burns (1976–1977) Larry Biondi (1978) Bob Conroy (1979) Greg Gennaro (1980) John Witkowski (1981–1983) Henry Santos (1984–1985) David Putelo (1986–1987) Chris Della Pietra (1988) Bruce Mayhew (1989–1990) John Tribolet (1991) Chad Andrzejewski (1992) Jamie Schwalbe (1993–1994) Mike Cavanaugh (1995) Bobby Thomason (1996–1997) Paris Childress (1998) Jeff McCall (1999–2001) Steve Hunsberger (2002) Jeff Otis (2003–2004) Craig Hormann (2005–2007) Shane Kelly (2008) M.A. Olawale (2008–2009) Sean Brackett (2009–2012) Jerry Bell (2011) Brett Nottingham (2013–2014) Trevor McDonagh (2013–2014) Kelly Hilinski (2013) Skyler Mornhinweg (2015–2016) Anders Hill (2016–2017) Josh Bean (2018–2019) Dillon Davis (2018) Ryan Suitt (2018) Ty Lenhart (2018–2019) Joe Green (2021–2022) Caden Bell (2022)

Columbia Lions starting quarterbacks

Bill Morley
Eddie Collins
Cliff Montgomery
Sid Luckman
Paul Governali (1942)
Claude Benham (1955–1956)
Dick Donelli (1957–1958)
Tom Vasell (1959–1961)
Archie Roberts (1962–1964)
Rick Ballantine (1965)
Marty Domres (1966–1968)
Jim Romanosky (1969)
Don Jackson (1970–1972)
Geoff Cummings (1973)
Mike Delaney (1974–1975)
Kevin Burns (1976–1977)
Larry Biondi (1978)
Bob Conroy (1979)
Greg Gennaro (1980)
John Witkowski (1981–1983)
Henry Santos (1984–1985)
David Putelo (1986–1987)
Chris Della Pietra (1988)
Bruce Mayhew (1989–1990)
John Tribolet (1991)
Chad Andrzejewski (1992)
Jamie Schwalbe (1993–1994)
Mike Cavanaugh (1995)
Bobby Thomason (1996–1997)
Paris Childress (1998)
Jeff McCall (1999–2001)
Steve Hunsberger (2002)
Jeff Otis (2003–2004)
Craig Hormann (2005–2007)
Shane Kelly (2008)
M.A. Olawale (2008–2009)
Sean Brackett (2009–2012)
Jerry Bell (2011)
Brett Nottingham (2013–2014)
Trevor McDonagh (2013–2014)
Kelly Hilinski (2013)
Skyler Mornhinweg (2015–2016)
Anders Hill (2016–2017)
Josh Bean (2018–2019)
Dillon Davis (2018)
Ryan Suitt (2018)
Ty Lenhart (2018–2019)
Joe Green (2021–2022)
Caden Bell (2022)

v t e Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks
Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933)
Chuck Bennett (1930) Glenn Presnell (1931–1933) Dutch Clark (1932–1937) Vern Huffman (1938) Dwight Sloan (1939) Byron White (1940–1941) Harry Hopp (1942) Frank Sinkwich (1943–1944) Chuck Fenenbock (1945) Dave Ryan (1946) Clyde LeForce (1947–1949) Fred Enke (1948–1949) Frank Tripucka (1949) Bobby Layne (1950–1958) Jim Hardy (1952) Tom Dublinski (1953–1954) Harry Gilmer (1955) Tobin Rote (1957–1959) Earl Morrall (1959–1961, 1963–1964) Jim Ninowski (1960–1961) Milt Plum (1962–1967) George Izo (1965) Karl Sweetan (1966–1967) Bill Munson (1968–1970, 1973–1975) Greg Landry (1968–1978) Joe Reed (1975–1977, 1979) Gary Danielson (1977–1978, 1980–1982, 1984) Jeff Komlo (1979, 1981) Eric Hipple (1981–1986, 1989) John Witkowski (1984) Joe Ferguson (1985–1986) Chuck Long (1986–1988) Todd Hons (1987) Rusty Hilger (1988) Bob Gagliano (1989–1990) Rodney Peete (1989–1993) Andre Ware (1990, 1992–1993) Erik Kramer (1991–1993) Dave Krieg (1994) Scott Mitchell (1994–1998) Don Majkowski (1996) Charlie Batch (1998–2001) Frank Reich (1998) Gus Frerotte (1999) Stoney Case (2000) Ty Detmer (2001) Mike McMahon (2001–2002) Joey Harrington (2002–2005) Jeff Garcia (2005) Jon Kitna (2006–2008) Dan Orlovsky (2008) Daunte Culpepper (2008–2009) Matthew Stafford (2009–2020) Drew Stanton (2009–2010) Shaun Hill (2010) Jeff Driskel (2019) David Blough (2019) Jared Goff (2021–present) Tim Boyle (2021)

Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933)

Chuck Bennett (1930)
Glenn Presnell (1931–1933)
Dutch Clark (1932–1937)
Vern Huffman (1938)
Dwight Sloan (1939)
Byron White (1940–1941)
Harry Hopp (1942)
Frank Sinkwich (1943–1944)
Chuck Fenenbock (1945)
Dave Ryan (1946)
Clyde LeForce (1947–1949)
Fred Enke (1948–1949)
Frank Tripucka (1949)
Bobby Layne (1950–1958)
Jim Hardy (1952)
Tom Dublinski (1953–1954)
Harry Gilmer (1955)
Tobin Rote (1957–1959)
Earl Morrall (1959–1961, 1963–1964)
Jim Ninowski (1960–1961)
Milt Plum (1962–1967)
George Izo (1965)
Karl Sweetan (1966–1967)
Bill Munson (1968–1970, 1973–1975)
Greg Landry (1968–1978)
Joe Reed (1975–1977, 1979)
Gary Danielson (1977–1978, 1980–1982, 1984)
Jeff Komlo (1979, 1981)
Eric Hipple (1981–1986, 1989)
John Witkowski (1984)
Joe Ferguson (1985–1986)
Chuck Long (1986–1988)
Todd Hons (1987)
Rusty Hilger (1988)
Bob Gagliano (1989–1990)
Rodney Peete (1989–1993)
Andre Ware (1990, 1992–1993)
Erik Kramer (1991–1993)
Dave Krieg (1994)
Scott Mitchell (1994–1998)
Don Majkowski (1996)
Charlie Batch (1998–2001)
Frank Reich (1998)
Gus Frerotte (1999)
Stoney Case (2000)
Ty Detmer (2001)
Mike McMahon (2001–2002)
Joey Harrington (2002–2005)
Jeff Garcia (2005)
Jon Kitna (2006–2008)
Dan Orlovsky (2008)
Daunte Culpepper (2008–2009)
Matthew Stafford (2009–2020)
Drew Stanton (2009–2010)
Shaun Hill (2010)
Jeff Driskel (2019)
David Blough (2019)
Jared Goff (2021–present)
Tim Boyle (2021)

v t e London Monarchs starting quarterbacks
John Witkowski (1991) Stan Gelbaugh (1991–1992) Fred McNair (1992) Brad Johnson (1995) Preston Jones (1996) Stan White (1997) Charles Puleri (1997) Wally Richardson (1998) Josh LaRocca (1998)