Steve Walsh (football player)

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Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh as featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated
Date of birth	December 1, 1966
Place of birth	St. Paul, Minnesota
Position(s)	QB
College	University of Miami
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1989-1990 1990-1993 1994-1995 1996 1997-1998 1999	Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints Chicago Bears St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Indianapolis Colts

Steve Walsh (born December 1, 1966 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former National Football League quarterback.

[edit] University of Miami career

After graduating from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Walsh attended and played football for the University of Miami. He posted a record of 23-1 in his two seasons as the team's starting quarterback and led the Hurricanes to the 1987 national championship. A prolific passer, Walsh also held the school record for career touchdown passes from 1988-2002 before being surpassed by Ken Dorsey.

[edit] NFL career

Walsh was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the first pick in the 1989 NFL Supplemental Draft. With Dallas, Walsh was reunited with his former head coach at Miami, Jimmy Johnson, who had just taken over the Cowboys' reins. However, Dallas had also selected quarterback Troy Aikman in the regular draft that same year and Walsh was never able to move out of the role of Aikman's backup. The year after his rookie season, Walsh was traded to the New Orleans Saints for three draft picks.

Walsh went on to have a respectable 11-year NFL career, playing for the Cowboys, Saints, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Indianapolis Colts, but was never able to attain the remarkable success in the NFL that he had in college. He retired after the 1999 season.

Walsh finished his career with 713 completions in 1317 attempts (54.1%), 7,875 yards, 40 touchdowns, and 50 interceptions, for a passer rating of 66.4.

Preceded by Vinny Testaverde	Miami Hurricanes Starting Quarterbacks 1987-1988	Succeeded by Craig Erickson
Preceded by Jim Harbaugh	Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1994	Succeeded by Erik Kramer

Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks
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