Alan Risher
| Date of birth | May 6, 1961 |
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| Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | LSU |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1983–1984 | Arizona Wranglers (USFL) |
| 1985 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1987 | Green Bay Packers |
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Alan David Risher (born May 6, 1961 in New Orleans) was a quarterback in the United States Football League who played for the Arizona Wranglers. The USFL was a 12 team league in 1983, so although Risher was drafted 170th overall in the league's 1983 draft, he was actually the team's 15th round pick that year. Risher was the starting QB for the Wranglers for most of the league's initial 1983 season. He is known best for directing what is widely acknowledged as the greatest upset in USFL history. He backed up Greg Landry on the 1984 Western Conference Champion Wranglers squad.
He would later play in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers going 2-1 as a starting QB for the Packers during the strike. Risher played collegiate ball for Louisiana State University. Alan, has a son, Chad Risher, who owns his own business in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The matchup between the Arizona Wranglers and George Allen's Chicago Blitz that occurred Saturday, March 12, 1983 is widely considered the greatest upset in league history.
The Wranglers opened their initial season with two rookies competing for the starting QB job. Risher and fellow Rookie QB Todd Krueger of Northern Michigan had both played poorly in the teams' 24-0 opening loss to the Oakland Invaders, combining for 140 total yards passing on 32 attempts. Wrangler coach Doug Shively decided to go with Risher as the starter in week 2, vs. the league's preseason title favorite, the Chicago Blitz. NFL veteran head coach George Allen had stocked his Blitz team with NFL vets and CFL all-stars. Most media experts saw the Blitz as "NFL caliber" and thought the team would dominate the league. Some even questioned whether the Blitz would lose a game after seeing the team destroy the Craig James-led Washington Federals in week one, 28-7.
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