
Joe Theismann
ActorBorn 1949Active 2019
Career at a glance
1Hallmark film
Weirdness4.0 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Follow & about Joe
- From
- New Brunswick
- Height
- 6 ft (183 cm)
Awards & honours
- Walter Payton Man of the Year Award · 1982
- AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award · 1983
- New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2011
Joseph Robert Theismann is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker, and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Theismann spent 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and led the team to consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XVII over the Miami Dolphins and losing Super Bowl XVIII to the Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
