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06/23/2007 – Garcia – 2007 Sports Dream Foundation ‘Dream Bowl’ – Red Rock Lanes at the Red Rock Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, NV – Photo Credit: Terry Thompson / PR Photos
Birth Name: Jeffrey Jason Garcia
Place of Birth: Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 24, 1970
Ethnicity: Mexican, Irish
Jeff Garcia is an American professional football player. A quarterback, he was with Gavilan and San Jose State in college, and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the San Francisco 49ers, the Cleveland Browns, the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Oakland Raiders, the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League, and the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL, and offensive assistant for the St. Louis Rams.
Jeff’s paternal grandparents are from San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico. He is a supporter of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, a leader in providing college scholarships to the Latino community. Jeff has four children with his former wife, model and WWE personality Carmella DeCesare . Carmella was Playboy’s Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004.
Jeff’s maternal grandfather was named Maurice “Red” Elder. Maurce was born in Wellington, Kansas, and was a football and baseball coach.