Adrian Matthew Burk was an American football

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 quarterback

Quarterback

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the Baltimore Colts

Baltimore Colts (1947-50)

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 and Philadelphia Eagles

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. He played college football

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 at Baylor University

Baylor University

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 and was drafted

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 in the first round of the 1950 NFL Draft

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. Burk is one of only five NFL quarterbacks who share the record of seven touchdown passes in one regular season game. He threw seven touchdown passes on October 17, 1954 when the Eagles won 49-21 over the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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. Three of his touchdowns passes were to Eagles wide receiver

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 Pete Pihos

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Adrian Burk graduated from Baylor University

Baylor University

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 law school and became General Counsel to the Houston Oilers.

Burk later worked as an NFL official as a back judge (now field judge), wearing uniform number 63. He worked the game that saw Joe Kapp

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 of the Minnesota Vikings

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 tie his record for seven touchdown passes in one game in 1969 vs. the Baltimore Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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During a 1973

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 game between the Chicago Bears

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 and Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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, Bears coach Abe Gibron

Abe Gibron

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 can be heard chewing out Burk throughout the contest. Gibron was miked for the game by NFL Films

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, and the footage was released by NFL Films Executive Director Steve Sabol in 2001.