"It's been nearly four decades since Vince Ferragamo took his last NFL snap and most of his football exploits have been eclipsed by the passage of time. The 509 passing yards he had in a 1982 loss to the Chicago Bears, most in an NFL game in 31 years? It's been bettered 14 times. The club-record 30 passing touchdowns in 1980? That's now seventh on the team's single-season list."
"But there's one milestone no man, not even Father Time, can ever take away from Ferragamo. At the end of the 1979 season, he became the first quarterback to take the Rams to the Super Bowl. The team has returned to the NFL championship game four times since then. A Rams' win over the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's conference title game will keep alive Matthew Stafford's chance to become the first quarterback in franchise history to win the Super Bowl twice."
"There was just something so mystical about the whole thing, says Ferragamo, who made his first NFL start that season. He competes in a different arena now, managing a mortgage company and an eponymous real estate firm. He and his wife, Jodi, have helped raise millions for a variety of local charities and they also grow the grapes for their boutique wine label on 230 vines next to their home in central Orange County."
Vince Ferragamo became the first quarterback to take the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl at the end of the 1979 season. Several of his statistical achievements — including 509 passing yards in a 1982 game and a club-record 30 passing touchdowns in 1980 — have since been surpassed. After football, he managed a mortgage company and a namesake real estate firm, raised millions for local charities with his wife Jodi, and produces a boutique wine from 230 vines on their Orange County property. Ferragamo credits football with building credibility and trust for his post-playing career.
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