Joe Ayoob (born August 8, 1984) is an American former professional arena football player who was a quarterback.
He is also the current world record holder for throwing a John Collins–designed[1] paper airplane at a distance of 226 feet 10 inches (69.14 m).
[3] Ayoob attended Terra Linda High School, where he was named First-team All-league in football, basketball and baseball.
He played in the North Coast Section Championship football games in both his junior and senior seasons.
He ranked #1 in the state in passing efficiency (177.5) and led the most prolific junior-college offense in California (500.1 yards-per-game).
Against Oregon State, he became the first Cal player since Kyle Boller in 2002, to catch, run for, and pass for a touchdown in the same game.
He threw for 274 yards against Washington State, including 91 in the final seven minutes when he led the Bears to a 42-38 come-from-behind win.
[6] He went unselected in the draft and did not sign with any teams in the NFL, leading him to join the af2 arena football league.
In late February and early March 2012, a viral video spread across the web featuring Ayoob throwing a paper airplane designed by John M. Collins, across an entire air hangar, breaking the world record for the longest flight with a paper airplane, at a distance of 226 feet, 10 inches (≈69.14m).