Pete Liske
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| Date of birth | May 24, 1942 |
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| Place of birth | Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB/DB |
| Uniform number | 14 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| College | Penn State |
| High school | Plainfield (NJ) |
| AFL draft | 1963 / Round: 15 / Pick: 115 |
| Drafted by | New York Titans |
| NFL draft | 1963 / Round: 10 / Pick: 130 |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1964 | New York Jets (AFL) |
| 1965 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1966–1968 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1969 | Denver Broncos (AFL) |
| 1970 | Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 1971–1972 | Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 1973–1974 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1974–1975 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1967 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1967 |
| Awards |
1967 – Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy 1967 – CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award |
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1967 – Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
Peter A. Liske (born May 24, 1942) is a former American football quarterback, star quarterback with Calgary Stampeders in the late-60s and later a university athletics administrator.
Liske played his high school football in Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from Plainfield High School in 1959. He was good enough to go on to the powerhouse Penn State Nittany Lions, and was later (on October 6, 2000) elected to the Plainfield High School Hall of Fame (as was Vic Washington, another football player, who coincidentally played against Liske in the CFL's 56th Grey Cup.)
He played for Penn State from 1961 to 1963, quarterbacking winning teams each year. In 1961 he saw limited action (17 for 32 and 216 yards) but was a starter in the other years. In 1962 he completed 91 of 162 passes for 1,037 yards and 12 touchdowns (with four interceptions.) In 1963 he completed 87 of 161 passes for 1,117 yards and ten touchdowns (with five picks.)
Prior to his fifth-year senior season at Penn State, Liske was drafted in 1963 by both American professional football leagues, the NFL and AFL. The Philadelphia Eagles picked him in the tenth round, 130th overall, of the NFL Draft and the American Football League New York Titans picked him in the 15th round, 115 overall of the AFL Draft. He chose the AFL, and played with the newly renamed New York Jets.
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