Blair Kiel
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| Date of birth | November 29, 1961 |
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| Place of birth | Columbus, Indiana, U.S. |
| Date of death | April 8, 2012 (aged 50) |
| Place of death | Columbus, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
| College | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft | 1984 / Round: 11 / Pick: 281 |
| Career history | |
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| 1984–1985 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 1986–1987 | Indianapolis Colts (NFL) |
| 1988 | Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 1989 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) |
| 1990–1991 | Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 1992 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) * |
| 1992 | Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
| 1993 | Cincinnati Rockers (AFL) |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Blair Armstrong Kiel (November 29, 1961 – April 8, 2012) was a four year starting quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, from 1980 to 1983. He played professionally for several teams in the National Football League, the Canadian Football League, and the Arena Football League, and was inducted into the Indiana State Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Kiel worked as an advisor to corporate real estate clients in the Indianapolis area. Bartholomew County Coroner Allen Smith said Kiel died at Columbus Regional Hospital. Smith said the autopsy confirmed that Kiel died of a heart attack.
Kiel attended Columbus East High School in Indiana, where he was rated the #3 quarterback in the nation by Parade. Coach Dan Devine offered him a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where Kiel earned the starting quarterback job during his freshman year, four games into the 1980 season. The team achieved a 9-0-1 record and the #2 ranking before closing the season with losses at USC (3-20) and to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl (10-17).
Kiel went on to become the sixth all-time leading passer for Notre Dame, and holds the record for the team's longest pass play—a 96-yard bomb to Joe Howard against Georgia Tech in 1981. In his final game, he led the unranked Irish to victory over 13th-ranked Boston College in the Liberty Bowl.
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