Josh Nunes
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Major | Management science and engineering |
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| Date of birth | August 22, 1990 |
| Place of birth | Upland, California |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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Joshua Lawrence Nunes (born August 22, 1990) is a former American football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal. He medically retired after a weightlifting injury that ruptured his pectoralis major tendon.
Early years
Nunes attended Upland High School in Upland, California. During his career he threw for 6,306 passing yards and 54 touchdowns. He was ranked as the 13th best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class by Rivals.com.[1]
College career
Nunes spent 2009 to 2011 as a backup to Andrew Luck. On August 22, 2012, Nunes was named the starting quarterback for the 2012 season, beating out Brett Nottingham and Kevin Hogan.[2][3][4]
As the starting quarterback, Nunes led the Cardinal to an upset of No. 2 USC.[5] The next week, however, the Cardinal suffered a loss against unranked Washington in a game where Nunes was unable to score an offensive touchdown.[6] After nine games as a starter, amid criticisms about his inconsistency, Nunes was replaced by redshirt freshman Kevin Hogan, who eventually led Stanford to a defeat of No. 1 Oregon, the Pac-12 championship and a Rose Bowl victory.[7]
During a bench press workout in February 2013, Nunes dropped the weights on his chest, rupturing his pectoralis major muscle. As a result, Nunes announced that he has medically retired.[8]
References
- ↑ "Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Josh Nunes will start at QB". Espn.go.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Stanford picks Josh Nunes to replace Andrew Luck". Mercurynews.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ Associated Press (2012-08-21). "Stanford quarterback battle: Josh Nunes beats out Brett Nottingham for starting job". Aol.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Beats No. 13 Virginia Tech". The New York Times. 2012-09-15.
- ↑ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington Huskies - Recap - September 27, 2012 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ Tom FitzGerald (2012-11-07). "Stanford promotes QB Hogan to starter". SFGate. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ Watson, Graham (2013-04-30). "Former Stanford starting QB Josh Nunes medically retires after freak injury". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-05-01.