Steve Walsh (NFL)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 1, 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 1,317 |
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| Pass completions: | 713 |
| Percentage: | 54.1 |
| TD–INT: | 40–50 |
| Passing Yards: | 7,875 |
| QB Rating: | 66.4 |
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Stephen John Walsh (born December 1, 1966) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at the University of Miami.
After graduating from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Walsh attended and played college football with the University of Miami Hurricanes. After red-shirting a season and backing up Vinny Testaverde in his second, Walsh posted a record of 23–1 in his two seasons as the team's starting quarterback, losing only to the University of Notre Dame.
He led the Hurricanes to the 1987 national championship (the second ever for the school), as a sophomore, while registering 2,249 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. The following season, Walsh finished 4th in the Heisman Trophy balloting after posting 3,115 passing yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Skipping his final year of eligibility, he left Miami in April 1989 and declared for the NFL supplemental draft.
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