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James Foster was one of the school’s outstanding quarterbacks. Originally of Lewistown, Pa., Foster was a prep star at Chief Logan H.S. in Lewistown. Foster was a key member of the 1968 USD squad that finished eighth in the final AP top 10 with a 9-1 record. As a junior in 1969, he completed 102-of-218 passes for 1,485 yards and 14 TDs. He also rushed for 182 yards and four TDs. He also caught one pass for 37 yards. As a senior, Foster completed 35-of-92 passes for five TDs and 405 yards. He rushed 32 times for 79 yards and two scores. Foster’s 80-yard TD pass to Bob Koch vs. Drake in 1968 was the longest pass play in USD history at that time. When he left USD, Foster owned 17 school records, including passing attempts in a season (218, 1968, 10 games); attempts in a career (475, 1967-69, 26 games); completions in a game (16, North Dakota State, 1968); completions in a season (102, 10 games, 1968); completions in a career (196, 26 games, 1967-69); yards in a game (265, Colorado State, 1968); yards in a season (1,485, 10 games, 1968); yards in a career (2,613, 16 games, 1967-69); TDs in a game (5, S.D. State, 1968); TDs in a season (14, 10 games, 1968); TDs in a career (24, 1967-69); longest passing TD (80 yards, Bob Koch, Drake, 1968); total offense- attempts in a career (688, 26 games, 1967-69); total offense - yards in a game (326, Colorado State, 1968); total offense - yards in a season (1,667, 10 games, 1968); total offense – yards in a career (2,982, 26 games, 1967-69). Foster played for the Washington Redskins (NFL) for one season under legendary Coach Vince Lombardi. Foster earned a B.S. degree in education in 1970 from USD and currently lives in Alexandria, Pa., where he is the Superintendent of the Juniata Valley School District.
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