Rusty Lisch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Rusty Lisch

American football player

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1956

Place of Birth: Belleville, Illinois, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Rusty Lisch

  • Russell John "Rusty" Lisch (born December 21, 1956) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League.
  • He played five seasons for the St.
  • Louis Cardinals (1980–1983) and the Chicago Bears (1984).
  • After 5 seasons in the NFL, Lisch only managed 1 touchdown versus 11 interceptions thrown.
  • He retired with a 25.1 passer rating.At the University of Notre Dame, Lisch was part of Dan Devine's first recruiting class in 1975.
  • He made his first start in place of injured Rick Slager in 1976, achieving a 40-27 victory against Miami.
  • He started the first three games of 1977 but then would yield the starting job to Joe Montana.
  • Lisch would finally be named the permanent starting quarterback as a fifth-year senior in 1979, winning seven of ten starts, highlighted by his 336-yard passing effort as the Irish rallied from a 17-3 deficit against South Carolina for an 18-17 victory. Lisch's rather bad NFL career caused him to receive the "honor" as the worst player in NFL history from sports blog Deadspin in 2011, saying: One year later, with Jim McMahon and Steve Fuller hurt, Lisch started a game for the Bears against Green Bay.
  • He played so poorly that Mike Ditka pulled him, "for Walter Payton."His son is professional basketball player, Kevin Lisch.

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