Jack Scarbath
John Carl Scarbath
Born: August 12, 1930
Baltimore, MD USA
Deceased: December 6, 2020
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 206
College: Maryland
High School: Polytechnic (Baltimore, MD)
Career: 1953-1956
Drafted: 1953 in Round 1, #3 overall by the Washington Redskins
Jack Scarbath played from 1953 to 1956 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Scarbath threw for 3,072 yards in his career, completing 175 of 435 passes with 24 touchdowns and 46 interceptions. He also ran for 256 yards in 69 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 129 | 45 | 34.9 | 862 | 6.7 | 9 | 7.0 | 12 | 9.3 | 71 | 43.5 |
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 109 | 44 | 40.4 | 798 | 7.3 | 7 | 6.4 | 13 | 11.9 | 60 | 48.1 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 156 | 74 | 47.4 | 1204 | 7.7 | 6 | 3.8 | 16 | 10.3 | 63 | 47.0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 41 | 12 | 29.3 | 208 | 5.1 | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 12.2 | 47 | 24.9 |
| NFL | 279 | 101 | 36.2 | 1868 | 6.7 | 18 | 6.5 | 30 | 10.8 | 71 | ||
| CFL | 156 | 74 | 47.4 | 1204 | 7.7 | 6 | 3.8 | 16 | 10.3 | 63 | ||
| Totals | 435 | 175 | 40.2 | 3072 | 7.1 | 24 | 5.5 | 46 | 10.6 | 71 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 36 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 26 | 103 | 4.0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 43 | 153 | 3.6 | 40 | 0 | |
| CFL | 26 | 103 | 4.0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Totals | 69 | 256 | 3.7 | 40 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 7 |
| 1954 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 7 |
| 1955 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 1 |
