Jim Plunkett

Jim Plunkett is a former Football quarterback who played in the National Football League for sixteen seasons. Plunkett has had a phenomenal amount of achievements in this time, especially during the final eight seasons with the Raiders franchise, where he helped win two Super Bowl titles.

Plunkett began his career at Stanford, being selected by the New England Patriots as the first overall pick in the NFL Draft, as well as winning a prestigious Heisman Trophy, which is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in NCAA football. Plunkett went on from this tenure to play as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and the Oakland Raiders. It was with the Raiders that he had his comeback, which is often viewed as one of the greatest NFL comebacks of all time, as Plunkett had suffered various injuries, including surgery to remove a benign cancer, before this which had weakened his performance.

Plunkett is also a talented artist, showing his sketchings, paintings and watercolours on his instagram, and has spoken out about his chronic pain condition as a result of football injuries. Plunkett also now contributes to Raiders postgame radio interviews, having enough experience under his belt to advise and commentate on current games, as well as a weekly TV highlights show and corporate speeches. He also owns a beer distributorship. Plunkett is known for his humility, perseverance and strength of character.