Steve Fuller (American football)

This article is about the American football player. For the philosopher-sociologist, see Steve Fuller (sociologist).

Steve Fuller

No. 4

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

January 5, 1957

Place of birth:

Enid, Oklahoma

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

198 lb (90 kg)

Career information

High school:

Spartanburg (SC)

College:

Clemson

NFL draft:

1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23

Career history

Career highlights and awards

1× Super Bowl champion (XX)

Career NFL statistics

TD–INT:	28–41
Yards:	7,156
QB Rating:	70.1
Player stats at NFL.com

Stephen Ray Fuller (born January 5, 1957) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears.

Early life

Fuller was born in Enid, Oklahoma and graduated from Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina.^[1] He played college football at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.^[2] He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity,^[3] Fuller was a football and academic All-America at Clemson University.

Professional career

Fuller was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.^[2] He played in the National Football League for seven years, most notably with the Chicago Bears as their backup quarterback from 1984–1986, including the Super Bowl XX championship season in 1985.^[2] Fuller was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the top fifteen backup quarterbacks of all-time, based on his 1985 season with the Chicago Bears.^[4]

Fuller was awarded a gold record and a platinum video award for the 1985 "Super Bowl Shuffle", for which he was the sixth of the ten solo singers.^[5] During Super Bowl XLIV, Fuller joined other members of the 1985 Chicago Bears in resurrecting the Super Bowl Shuffle in a Boost Mobile commercial.^[6]

Life after the NFL

Fuller and his wife Anna have two children. They live in South Carolina where Fuller was a high school football coach at Hilton Head Prep School. Fuller currently works as Offensive Coordinator for the Hilton Head Island High School football team.

College Statistics

1975: 22/46 for 354 yards with 2 TD vs 3 INT. 47 carries for 148 yards.
1976: 58/116 for 835 yards with 5 TD vs 6 INT. 157 carries for 503 yards with 6 TD.
1977: 106/205 for 1,655 yards with 8 TD vs 8 INT. 178 carries for 437 yards with 6 TD.
1978: 101/187 for 1,515 yards with 7 TD vs 4 INT. 153 carries for 649 yards with 10 TD.

References

↑ "Steve Fuller". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
1 2 3 "Steve Fuller profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
↑ "SC Nu Athletics". Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
↑ "Backup plan saved Bears". ESPN Chicago. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
↑ "The Greatest Kansas City Chiefs, By The Numbers: #4". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
↑ Jon GreenbergColumnist, ESPNChicago.comFollowArchive (2010-01-15). "Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" an enduring, endearing sports moment - ESPN Chicago". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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Clemson Tigers starting quarterbacks

Jeff Maxwell (1896)
W. T. Brock (1897)
A. F. Riggs (1898–99)
Gus Lewis (1900–01)
John Maxwell (1902–03)
Rick McIver (1904–05)
Doc McFadden (1906)
Bun Lee (1907)
Doc McFadden (1908)
Bill Connelly (1909–10)
Paul Bissell (1911)
Jimmie James (1912–13)
Red McMillan (1914)
L. G. Hardin (1915)
F. L. Witsell (1916–17)
W. L. Frew (1918)
Stumpy Banks (1919)
Belton O'Neal (1920)
E. H. Emanuel (1921)
Rhett Turnipseed (1922)
E. G. Dotterer (1923)
Jonnie Walker (1924)
Tick Hendee (1925)
Bud Eskew (1926)
A. D. Mouledous (1927)
O. D. Padgett (1928–29)
Grady D. Salley (1930)
Buck Priester (1931)
Alex Stevens (1932)
Joe Cathcart (1933)
Bill Dillard (1934)
Mac Folger (1935)
Don Willis (1936)
Ben Pearson (1937–38)
Joe Payne (1939)
Hawk Craig (1940–42)
Billy Rutledge (1943)
Alton Cumbie (1944–45)
Bob Martin (1946)
John M. Moorer (1947)
Bob Martin (1948)
Dick Hendley (1949–50)
George Rodgers (1951–52)
Don King (1953–55)
Charlie Bussey (1956)
Bill Barbary (1957)
Harvey White (1958–59)
Lowndes Shingler (1960)
Joe Anderson (1961–62)
Jim Parker (1963)
Jimmy Bell (1964)
Thomas Ray (1965–66)
Jimmy Addison (1967)
Billy Ammons (1968)
Tommy Kendrick (1969–71)
Ken Pengitore (1972–73)
Mark Fellers (1974)
Willie Jordan (1975)
Steve Fuller (1976–78)
Billy Lott (1979)
Homer Jordan (1980–82)
Mike Eppley (1983–84)
Rodney Williams (1985–88)
Chris Morocco (1989)
DeChane Cameron (1990–91)
Richard Moncrief (1992)
Louis Solomon (1992)
Patrick Sapp (1992–94)
Nealon Greene (1994–97)
Brandon Streeter (1998–99)
Woodrow Dantzler (1999–2001)
Willie Simmons (2002)
Charlie Whitehurst (2002–05)
Will Proctor (2005-2006)
Cullen Harper (2007–08)
Willy Korn (2008)
Kyle Parker (2009–10)
Tajh Boyd (2011–2013)
Cole Stoudt (2014)
Deshaun Watson (2014–present)

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Hunter Enis (1960)
Randy Duncan (1961)
Len Dawson (1962–1975)
Eddie Wilson (1963)
Pete Beathard (1965)
Jacky Lee (1968–1969)
Mike Livingston (1969–1979)
Tony Adams (1975, 1977–1978)
Steve Fuller (1979–1982)
Bill Kenney (1980–1988)
Todd Blackledge (1984–1987)
Matt Stevens (1987)
Frank Seurer (1987)
Doug Hudson (1987)
Steve DeBerg (1988–1991)
Ron Jaworski (1989)
Steve Pelluer (1989)
Mark Vlasic (1991)
Dave Krieg (1992–1993)
Joe Montana (1993–1994)
Steve Bono (1994–1996)
Rich Gannon (1996–1998)
Elvis Grbac (1997–2000)
Warren Moon (2000)
Trent Green (2001–2006)
Damon Huard (2006–2008)
Brodie Croyle (2007–2010)
Tyler Thigpen (2008)
Matt Cassel (2009–2012)
Tyler Palko (2011)
Kyle Orton (2011)
Brady Quinn (2012)
Alex Smith (2013–present)
Chase Daniel (2013–2014)

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Chuck Dressen (1920)
Jimmy Conzelman (1920)
Joey Sternaman (1922–1925, 1927–1929)
Johnny Bryan (1923)
Milton Romney (1926)
Paddy Driscoll (1926–1929)
Edward Sternaman (1927)
Carl Brumbaugh (1930–1936)
Keith Molesworth (1932–1936)
Bernie Masterson (1935–1940)
Ray Buivid (1937–1938)
Gene Ronzani (1937–1938, 1944–1945)
Sid Luckman (1939–1949)
Charlie O'Rourke (1942)
Bob Snyder (1943)
Johnny Long (1944)
Al Grygo (1945)
Tom Farris (1946)
Noah Mullins (1946–1948)
Mike Jarmoluk (1947)
Mike Holovak (1947)
Ed Sprinkle (1948)
Dick Flanagan (1948)
Johnny Lujack (1949–1951)
George Blanda (1949, 1952–1954)
Bob Perina (1949)
Steve Romanik (1951–1952)
Bob Williams (1952)
Zeke Bratkowski (1954, 1957–1960)
Ed Brown (1955–1961)
Bill Wade (1961–1965)
Rudy Bukich (1964–1966)
Jack Concannon (1967–1971)
Larry Rakestraw (1967–1968)
Bobby Douglass (1969–1975)
Virgil Carter (1968–1969)
Kent Nix (1971)
Gary Huff (1973–1975)
Bob Avellini (1975–1979, 1982, 1984)
Mike Phipps (1978–1980)
Vince Evans (1979–1981, 1983)
Jim McMahon (1982–1988)
Steve Fuller (1984–1986)
Rusty Lisch (1984)
Greg Landry (1984)
Mike Tomczak (1986–1990)
Doug Flutie (1986)
Mike Hohensee (1987)
Steve Bradley (1987)
Jim Harbaugh (1988–1993)
Peter Tom Willis (1992–1993)
Will Furrer (1992)
Steve Walsh (1994)
Erik Kramer (1994–1998)
Dave Krieg (1996)
Rick Mirer (1997)
Steve Stenstrom (1998)
Moses Moreno (1998)
Shane Matthews (1999–2000)
Cade McNown (1999–2000)
Jim Miller (1999–2002)
Chris Chandler (2002–2003)
Henry Burris (2002)
Kordell Stewart (2003)
Rex Grossman (2003–2008)
Craig Krenzel (2004)
Chad Hutchinson (2004)
Jonathan Quinn (2004)
Kyle Orton (2005, 2007–2008)
Brian Griese (2007)
Jay Cutler (2009–present)
Todd Collins (2010)
Caleb Hanie (2011)
Josh McCown (2011, 2013)
Jason Campbell (2012)
Jimmy Clausen (2014–2015)

Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX Champions

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