Monday, September 14, 1998

Cowboys Quarterback Profiles

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Bio- graphical profiles of Jason Gar- rett and Mike Quinn, the two quarterbacks on the Dallas Cow- boys roster behind Troy Aikman, who will miss an estimated 4 to 8 weeks with a broken collar- bone:

JASON GARRETT

PERSONAL: Garrett was an all-league safety and quarterback at University High School in Chagrin, Ohio, also lettering in basketball and baseball. Born in Abington, Pa., to Cowboys scout Jim Garrett. He has two brothers who are assistant coaches in the NFL.

COLLEGE: Garrett earned a history degree at Princeton, where he met his wife, Brill. He went undrafted in 1989 after his senior season at Princeton.

PRO EXPERIENCE: In his sixth year with the Cowboys, Garrett had appeared in 14 regular-season and two playoff games before Sunday. He has two career starts.

HIGHLIGHTS: Garrett is best remembered for leading the Cowboys to a Thanksgiving Day, come-from-behind victory over the Green Bay Packers in 1994.

BEFORE COWBOYS: He worked his way onto the Cowboys roster after a season on the Dallas practice squad and a season on the New Orleans practice squad. Those were sandwiched around a coaching stint at Princeton and short careers in both the Canadian Football League and the World League of American Football.

MIKE QUINN

PERSONAL: Quinn was first-team all state and all-Greater Houston selection during his senior year at Robert E. Lee High School.

COLLEGE: He was a walkon at Stephen F. Austin State University, but went on to win all-Southland Football League honors. He finished his career with 2,641 yards passing and a 48.6 percent completion mark.

PRO EXPERIENCE: The Steelers all but conceded Quinn the No. 3 job behind Kordell Stewart and Mike Tomczak before camp began this summer. He has a strong arm and is familiar with the offense of first-year Dallas head coach Chan Gailey, who was Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator before accepting the Cowboys job.

HIGHLIGHTS: Quinn, property of the Pittsburgh Steelers, prospered last spring with the Duesseldorf Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, where he was the league's top-rated quarterback.

BEFORE DALLAS: Quinn was 7-of-13 for 56 yards and was sacked five times in the Steelers' last exhibition game on Aug. 29. The Indianapolis Colts picked up Quinn after the Steelers waived him on Aug. 31, and Quinn came to Dallas after the Colts released him last Wednesday.