Former New York Jets quarterback Bill Demory has sadly passed away at the age of 74 following a battle with prostate cancer.
Demory, who played for the Jets in the 1970s, was also suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
According to AZ Central, the former QB died “peacefully” on February 14
Former Jets quarterback Bill Demory dead at 74 https://t.co/zKVigvYg9w pic.twitter.com/bxvL8bvTbr
— New York Post (@nypost) February 24, 2025
Bill Demory had his roots in Iowa, having been born there. His family moved to Arizona when he was young, and he attended high school in Phoenix before attending the University of Arizona, where he played as a signal-caller for the Wildcats for three seasons.
Demory played 27 games in college before moving to the pros, registering 3,268 passing yards and 28 touchdowns. He would feature in six games for New York after joining the team in 1973, starting half of them.
The late QB recorded 159 passing yards, two touchdowns, and eight interceptions that season – one in which the Jets finished 4-10 – playing as part of a QB room that included Al Woodall and Joe Namath.
Namath was the main man for the Jets the following season, with the team going 7-7. Demory did not play at all.
Bill Demory Was One Of A Few Arizona QBs To Start A Game In The NFL
The aforementioned outlet points out that he was one of just three quarterbacks to play at Arizona and start an NFL game before Nick Foles had his first start in the pros.
Demory later became an economics professor, working at Arizona Western and Central Arizona from 1999 to 2016. He was also an adjunct teacher at Mesa Community College from 1998 to 2024.
The former Jets QB is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, 14 grandchildren, two step-children, and his brother.
TPS extends condolences to all of them.
