Gary Porter

Gary Porter is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Early life Porter played high school football at Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas. He completed 104 of 196 passes for 1,558 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior year. Porter and two teammates also served a one-game suspension that season for a hotel incident. On December 1, 1992, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was sentenced to one year of probation. He completed 56 of 132 passes for 906 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions in 1995. He only played in two complete games, with parts of five others, that season due to shoulder injuries.

Professional career Porter went undrafted in the 1997 NFL draft. He then played in 12 games for the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League during the 1997 season, completing 65 of 105 passes (61.9%) for 792 yards, 13 touchdowns, and six interceptions while also scoring one rushing touchdown.

Porter played for the Peoria Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2000. He missed four weeks after tearing his pelvic tendon off the bone during the first game of the season.

The Pirates moved to the af2 in 2001 and Porter became the team's new head coach. The Wolves went 3–13 that year.

Personal life Porter later became a high school teacher, football coach, and track coach in Texas.