Billy Joe Tolliver Madden Career 1992-1998 - Peak 62 OVR
Billy Joe Tolliver: 10,760 Yards Across Five NFL Teams
Billy Joe Tolliver was born on February 7, 1966 in Dallas, Texas. At Texas Tech he set school records for career passing yards (6,756), completions and touchdown passes. The San Diego Chargers drafted him in the second round, 51st overall, in 1989 after trading three picks to New York to move up for him.
Tolliver started 14 games for San Diego in 1990, completing 216 of 410 passes for 2,574 yards with 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. The Chargers traded him to Atlanta for a fifth-round pick in August 1991. On November 3, 1991, replacing an injured Chris Miller, he threw a 44-yard touchdown to Michael Haynes on the final play to beat San Francisco 17-14. Madden NFL 92 put him at a calculated 53 for the 1991 season.
He made seven starts for Houston in 1994, then threw for 3,767 yards for the CFL's Shreveport Pirates in 1995 before the club folded. He returned to Atlanta and played for the Falcons and Kansas City in 1997, a season Madden NFL 98 graded at a calculated 62. With New Orleans in 1998 he completed 110 of 199 passes for 1,427 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions. Green Bay released him on August 21, 2001. He finished with 891 completions on 1,707 attempts for 10,760 yards, 59 touchdowns and 64 interceptions in 79 games.
Billy Joe Tolliver Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 62 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 1998
- Appeared in 2 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1992 through Madden NFL 1998)
- Entered at 53 OVR in Madden NFL 1992, climbed 9 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 9 points into Madden NFL 1998
- Played for the Falcons across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a quarterback in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 1998 at 62 OVR
Billy Joe Tolliver Madden Career Ratings
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Billy Joe Tolliver Madden Ratings by Year
Billy Joe Tolliver Madden NFL 1992 rating: 53 OVR (1991 NFL season, ATL). Billy Joe Tolliver Madden NFL 1998 rating: 62 OVR (1997 NFL season, ATL).
