Bubby Brister
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 15, 1962 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Alexandria, Louisiana | ||||||||
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| High school: | Monroe (LA) Neville | ||||||||
| College: | Northeast Louisiana | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 81–78 |
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| Yards: | 14,445 |
| QB Rating: | 72.3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Walter Andrew "Bubby" Brister, III (born August 15, 1962) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings. He played quarterback at Tulane and Northeast Louisiana and was taken in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Steelers.
He was given the nickname "Bubby" (a mispronunciation of "Brother") by one of his five older sisters. Being the sixth child born was his reason for choosing 6 as his jersey number.
Brister played his high school football in Monroe, Louisiana, and originally enrolled at Tulane; at that time he was known as Bubba Brister. The nickname was modified to "Bubby" sometime shortly after he transferred to Northeast Louisiana (now Louisiana-Monroe) in 1982. Brister was originally drafted to play baseball in the fourth round out of high school by the Detroit Tigers. He played one season for the minor league Bristol Tigers before attending college for football.
When Brister was selected, comparisons were almost immediately made between him and Steelers great Terry Bradshaw, who is also from Louisiana. Over the years, Pittsburgh sports writers and Steelers fans frequently made jokes about Brister's thick Southern accent and perceived lack of sophistication, traits that were similarly mocked in Bradshaw. In a similar vein, his name was often misspoken. In a 1999 Sports Illustrated article, Brister cited "Bubba Brewster" and "Bobby Blister" as common manglings.
Brister spent two years as the backup to Bradshaw's immediate successor, Mark Malone, starting two games as a rookie in 1986 and appearing briefly in relief in two games in 1987. In his NFL debut in October 1986 Pittsburgh played on Monday Night Football against rival Cincinnati Bengals and Brister passed for 191 yards and scored a rushing touchdown, although the team lost, 24–22. He won a three-way competition for the Steelers' starting quarterback job with Todd Blackledge and Steve Bono.
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