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| Born | August 19, 1960 Cut Off, Louisiana |
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| Year(s) | 1983–1996 | ||
| College | Northwestern State Louisiana | ||
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| TD-INT | 135-124 | ||
| Yards | 21,683 | ||
| QB Rating | 78.0 | ||
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Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr., (surname pronounced /eɪˈbɛər/; born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster who is best known as a retired Pro bowl American football quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. He played professionally in the USFL and NFL from 1983 to 1996 for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons. Nicknamed the "Cajun Cannon", Hebert led the Panthers to the USFL championship in the league's inaugural season. Later he helped bring the Saints their first playoff appearance in franchise history. Hebert was inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Hebert was among the best quarterbacks in the USFL's short history. In 1983, he won the USFL championship with the Michigan Panthers, defeating the Philadelphia Stars, 24-22. The team struggled a bit with injuries in 1984 and a weakened squad was knocked out of the playoffs by Steve Young's Los Angeles Express 27-21 in triple OT. In 1985, the Panthers were merged with the Oakland Invaders and Hebert again lead his team to the finals against the Stars. This time Hebert's team fell short and the Stars won 28-24. In three years in the USFL, Hebert completed 773 of 1,407 passes for 13,137 passing yards. He is the USFL's all-time leader in passing yardage.[1]
In 1985, his rookie season with the NFL's New Orleans Saints, and in 1986, he split time with quarterback Dave Wilson. In 1987, he was made starting quarterback with John Fourcade as back up. In 1990, he held out for more money due to contract disputes. Therefore, Saints GM Jim Finks traded away several draft choices for Steve Walsh. In 1991 and 1992 he led the Saints to excellent starts and playoff appearances. For leading the 1991 Saints to their [then] "best start ever" Hebert was honored by gracing the front cover of the October 7, 1991 Sports Illustrated. In 1993, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons and was selected to his only Pro Bowl that season. He took a small number of snaps as a backup to Jeff George in 1994 and 1995, as well as the first few games of 1996. Jeff George's infamous Sunday Night Football blowup caused Coach June Jones to bench George for the rest of the game. Jones then named Hebert starting QB. Hebert retired after his 1996 season with the Falcons.
His ex-wife Teresa and he have four children together, daughters Ryan and Cammy and sons T-Bob and Beaux. T-Bob is currently the starting center/offensive guard for the LSU Tigers football team. Beaux is currently the quarterback for the Nicholls State University football team. Bobby recently married Joan Hebert, and currently resides in New Orleans.
Hebert is currently a co-host of a sports radio show with Deke Bellavia on WWL 870 and 105.3 FM in New Orleans. Their show 'SportsTalk' is the #1 rated talk show in their time slot.
On December 2, 2006, Hebert was honored by the City of Natchitoches, where he attended college at Northwestern State University, as the grand marshal of the annual Christmas lighting event. Hebert also rode as the grand marshal of Rex in the 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade. He is locally known for his very popular July 4 firework shows.
Hebert was a topic of conversation on an episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. In the episode "The Big Salad", George Costanza has a dialogue with his girlfriend Julie concerning his fascination with the pronunciation of Hebert's last name.
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