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spt_nfl_curranagingqbs.appHeader = "Quarterbacks and old age";
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs.appDeck = "Some of the NFL's greats blossomed during their later years. Others hit a wall.";
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spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","John Elway","<headline/><br><r/><br>After falling short as a younger man, he won his two championships after age 36. The Denver Bronco was a Super Bowl MVP in his final contest.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_John-Elway.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Doug Mills", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Steve Young","<headline/><br><r/><br>One of the most versatile and efficient quarterbacks ever, he threw 36 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions at age 37.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Steve-Young.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Eric Risberg", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "415", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Rich Gannon","<headline/><br><r/><br>After unremarkable stints with Kansas City, Minnesota and Dallas, he made all four of his Pro Bowls and won a league MVP award after turning 34.<br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Rich-Gannon.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Paul Sakuma", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "354", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Joe Montana","<headline/><br><r/><br>As strange as it was to see the 49er great in a Chiefs uniform, he played reasonably well after joining Kansas City at age 37, twice leading the franchise to the playoffs.<br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Joe-Montana.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Han Deryk", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "402", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Warren Moon","<headline/><br><r/><br>Made the Hall of Fame on the strength of his play after turning 37. He threw for 8,492 yards the next two seasons and played 36 more games in the next five years.<br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Warren-Moon.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Todd Rosenberg", "Getty Images", "273", "406", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Dan Marino","<headline/><br><r/><br>Age caught up with the man with the lightning release. The Miami Dolphins legend was solid at age 37 (23 touchdowns, 15 interceptions) but mediocre at age 38 (12 touchdowns, 17 interceptions).<br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Dan-Marino.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Hans Deryk", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "368", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Phil Simms","<headline/><br><r/><br>The New York Giant became more efficient with age. He posted his two best completion percentages after turning 37. <br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Phil-Simms.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Peter Southwick", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "405", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Joe Theismann","<headline/><br><r/><br>How would the Washington Redskins leader have played in his late 30s? We'll never know. Lawrence Taylor snapped his leg at 36 years and three months, when he was still productive.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Joe-Theismann.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "J. Scott Applewhite", "Associated Press", "273", "403", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Dan Fouts","<headline/><br><r/><br>The San Diego Chargers gunslinger lost something after turning 35 -- he threw 37 interceptions compared to 26 touchdowns until deciding to retire. <br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Dan-Fouts.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Anonymous", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "397", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Jim Kelly","<headline/><br><r/><br>The Buffalo Bills icon went 18-10 in his final two seasons, but his overall numbers were down, and he retired before turning 37.<br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Jim-Kelley.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Rusty Kennedy", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "397", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Joe Namath","<headline/><br><r/><br>Battered long before he turned 30, he was broken by the time he was 32. The Jets had enough after he went 4-17 over two seasons, and then he limped through four starts as a Ram. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Joe-Namath.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "411", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Johnny Unitas","<headline/><br><r/><br>His final great season occurred at age 37, when he went 10-2-1 for the Colts. His next three years? He should have skipped them.<br>","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Johnny-Unitas.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "406", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_nfl_curranagingqbs[i++] = new Array("","Steve DeBerg","<headline/><br><r/><br>Another late bloomer, he was 21-10 at ages 36 and 37. He had been 28-67-1 before that. Five years after retiring, he returned at age 44 to become the oldest quarterback to start a game.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NFL/Curran%20aging%20qbs/080829_Steve-DeBerg.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Bill Kostroun", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "349", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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