Quarterback

"Quarterback," designed by Jim Patla and produced by Bally Manufacturing Corporation in September 1976, is a two-player electro-mechanical pinball machine with a football theme. With 1,050 confirmed units produced, it features solid EM design, including four flippers, three pop bumpers, and a 7-bank drop target.

One of the most notable aspects of Quarterback is its use of bounce-back outlanes, which allow players to nudge a draining ball back into play. The machine's art, by Paul Faris, and its football-themed layout give the game a lively, sports-driven feel. Faris has noted that Quarterback was his first assignment at Bally, and that he also worked on a four-player, soccer-themed European variant of the design that was released as Kick Off in 1977.

With its combination of EM features and football theming, "Quarterback" remains an interesting machine for collectors interested in mid-1970s Bally pinball design.