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  • Karl Sweetan
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  • Karl Robert Sweetan (October 2, 1942 in Dallas, Texas – July 2, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a professional NFL quarterback who played in five NFL seasons from 1966 to 1970 for 3 different teams. He is tied with several other players for the record longest pass completion (99 yards to Pat Studstill on October 16, 1966) at Baltimore Colts Loss 45-14, 60,238 Fans at Memorial Stadium. It is notable that he was the first non-Redskins quarterback to accomplish this feat. He was the Lions starting quarterback during the filming of the movie Paper Lion. He also saw playing time in the Canadian Football League with the 1964 Toronto Argonauts. Sweetan also gained notoriety of sorts later when it was alleged he tried to sell an NFL football playbook to another team; however, that was not proven.
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Birth Date
  • 1942-10-02
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Name
  • Sweetan, Karl
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  • SweeKa00
Date of Death
  • 2000-07-02
Birth Place
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  • 1965
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  • 2000-07-02
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  • SWEETKAR01
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Place of death
Years
  • 1966
  • 1968
  • 1969
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  • Y
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Date of Birth
  • 1942-10-02
Short Description
  • American football player
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  • 18
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  • Karl Robert Sweetan (October 2, 1942 in Dallas, Texas – July 2, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a professional NFL quarterback who played in five NFL seasons from 1966 to 1970 for 3 different teams. He is tied with several other players for the record longest pass completion (99 yards to Pat Studstill on October 16, 1966) at Baltimore Colts Loss 45-14, 60,238 Fans at Memorial Stadium. It is notable that he was the first non-Redskins quarterback to accomplish this feat. He was the Lions starting quarterback during the filming of the movie Paper Lion. He also saw playing time in the Canadian Football League with the 1964 Toronto Argonauts. Sweetan also gained notoriety of sorts later when it was alleged he tried to sell an NFL football playbook to another team; however, that was not proven.