<P> Throughout his career, he was frequently noted as one of the best play - action pass quarterbacks of all time . Peyton Manning has studied films of DeBerg's play - action technique . </P> <P> During his career, DeBerg also acquired a reputation for playing through particularly gruesome or unique injuries . He played with laryngitis and wore a portable amplifier during regular - season games with San Francisco . He also played with a broken non-throwing hand and an exposed metal pin sticking out of his finger in a Chiefs playoff game in 1990 . In 1993, he left a Dolphins game versus the New York Giants battered and bloodied after taking a helmet to the chin, only to return to the game following halftime . Earlier in the season, he started in place of Dan Marino in the Thanksgiving game where Leon Lett's blunder resulted in a Dolphins win . </P> <P> He retired after the 1993 season, but briefly returned to the NFL in 1998, at age 44, reuniting with head coach Dan Reeves as a backup with the Atlanta Falcons . On October 25, with Chris Chandler unable to play, Deberg became the oldest quarterback to ever start an NFL game when he led the Falcons against the New York Jets . He also became the oldest player ever included on a Super Bowl roster, at the age of 45 years, 12 days, when the Falcons appeared in Super Bowl XXXIII, though he did not play . </P> <P> He was inducted to the Rebel hall of fame at Savanna High School, for his achievements as a starting quarterback in the NFL, on February 5, 2010, during halftime at a varsity boys basketball game at Savanna High School . </P>

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