Pat Fischer

This article is about the NFL cornerback. For the Swiss ice hockey player, see Patrick Fischer. For the computer scientist and Unabomber target, see Patrick C. Fischer.

Pat Fischer

No. 37

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Date of birth:

January 2, 1940

Place of birth:

St. Edward, Nebraska

Height:

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight:

170 lb (77 kg)

Career information

High school:

Omaha (NE) Westside

College:

Nebraska

NFL draft:

1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 232

Career history

St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1967)
Washington Redskins (1968–1977)

Career highlights and awards

3× Pro Bowl selection (1964, 1965, 1969)
70 Greatest Redskins

Career NFL statistics

Interceptions:	56
Interceptions yards:	941
Touchdowns:	4
Player stats at NFL.com

Patrick Fischer (born January 2, 1940 in St. Edward, Nebraska) is a former American football cornerback^[1] in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961 to 1967, and the Washington Redskins from 1968 to 1977.

Fischer attended Westside High School in Omaha and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. At Nebraska, Fischer played safety, tailback and quarterback.^[2] Fischer joined the NFL as the 17th-round draft choice of St. Louis in the 1961 NFL Draft. He then signed with Washington as a free agent in 1968. He was a 1969 Pro Bowler. In 1972, the Redskins won the NFC championship game of the 1972-73 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, when they limited Roger Staubach, their quarterback, to only 9 completions in 20 attempts for 98 passing yards and 3 allowed sacks, Fischer and Mike Bass, the other cornerback, being particularly successful in shutting down their wide receivers. But though the Redskin defense allowed only 69 net passing yards, it could not stop the Miami Dolphins's running game (184 rushing yards) in losing Super Bowl VII.

He finished his 17-year career with 56 interceptions, and ranks seventh all-time in Redskins career interceptions with 27 and fourth all-time with 412 career interception return yards. At the time of his retirement, Fischer had played in 213 NFL games, then a record for a cornerback. He was well known for his strong tackling skills despite his diminutive size. Some of Fischer's most memorable defensive match-ups occurred against Philadelphia Eagles receiver Harold Carmichael who stood eleven inches taller than Fischer. Fischer's mantra "get a leg up and you own him" is used today to motivate and teach smaller defensive backs how to defend taller wide receivers.

In the late 1980s, NFL Films named Fischer as the Redskins All-Time Neutralizer sponsored by Tums. After retiring from the Redskins, Fischer worked as a stockbroker and owned a successful real estate business.

References

↑ Denny, Stephen (2011-03-31). Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry. Penguin. pp. 90–. ISBN 9781591843832. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/redskins-fan-forum/2008/jun/30/whatever-happened-to-pat-fischer/

Nebraska Cornhuskers starting quarterbacks

Gerrard
Morrow
Pace
Spooner
Placek
Cowgill
Elliot
Drain
Benedict
Morse
Cooke
Bentley
Warner
Potter
Towle
Cook
Newman
McGlasson
Preston
Hartley
Lewellen
Bloodgood
J. Brown
Marrow
Bronson
Russell
Peaker
Manley
L. Brown
Masterson
Bauer
LaNoue
Howell
Phelps
Petsch
Cooper
Wilkins
Dedrick
Gillaspie
Vacanti
Wiegand
C. Fischer
Nagle
Bordogna
Erway
Stinnett
Harshman
Tolly
P. Fischer
Claridge
Faiman
Duda
Churchich
Patrick
Sigler
Brownson
Tagge
Humm
Luck
Ferragamo
Sorley
Quinn
Mauer
Gill
Sundberg
Turner
Clayton
S. Taylor
Gdowski
Joseph
McCant
Grant
Frazier
Berringer
Turman
Frost
Christo
Newcombe
Crouch
Lord
Dailey
Z. Taylor
Keller
Ganz
Lee
Green
Martinez
Armstrong
Kellogg
Fyfe

St. Louis Cardinals 1961 NFL draft selections

Ken Rice Fred Arbanas Billy Wilson Ron McDole Glenn Bass Dale Evans Dick Thornton George Hultz Al Bemiller Marshall Starks Chick Graning Jimmy King Bill Kinnune Mike Stock Ernie McMillan Bob Elliot Mel West Jake Bradley Pat Fischer Art Browning Dick Schnell Leo Reed

70 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995–98
41 Mike Bass CB 1969–75
20 Cliff Battles B 1932–37
33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
31 Don Bosseler B 1957–64
53 Jeff Bostic C 1980–93
4 Mike Bragg P 1968–79
80 Gene Brito DE 1951–53, 1955–58
43 Larry Brown RB 1969–76
77 Bill Brundige DE 1970–77
65 Dave Butz DT 1975–88
21 Earnest Byner RB 1989–93
84 Gary Clark WR 1985–92
51 Monte Coleman LB 1979–94
53 Al DeMao C 1945–53
36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950–59
35 Bill Dudley RB 1950–51, 1953
17 Turk Edwards T 1932–40
44 Andy Farkas FB 1938–44
37 Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
28 Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
68 Russ Grimm G 1981–91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
57 Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
56 Len Hauss C 1964–77
27 Ken Houston S 1973–80
70 Sam Huff LB 1964–67, 1969
66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
47 Dick James RB 1955–63
9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952–54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
26 Paul Krause DB 1964–67
79 Jim Lachey T 1988–95
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952–53, 1955–59
72 Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
71 Charles Mann DE 1983–93
58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988–92
73 Mark May T 1981–89
79 Ron McDole DE 1971–78
63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985–94
53 Harold McLinton LB 1969–78
40 Wayne Millner E 1936–41, 1945
49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962–68
30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990–99
81 Art Monk WR 1980–93
3 Mark Moseley K 1974–86
29 Mark Murphy S 1977–84
21 Mike Nelms KR 1980–84
52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979–89
23 Brig Owens LB 1966–77
65 Vince Promuto G 1960–70
44 John Riggins RB 1976–79, 1981–85
11 Mark Rypien QB 1987–93
83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986–93
76 Ed Simmons T 1987–93
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
60 Dick Stanfel G 1956–58
74 George Starke T 1973–84
72 Diron Talbert DT 1971–80
84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947–54
42 Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
7 Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970–77
85 Don Warren TE 1979–92
25 Joe Washington RB 1981–84
17 Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Coaches

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936–42
Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981–92

Washington Redskins Ring of Fame

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Cliff Battles RB 1932–37
Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
Gene Brito DE, 1951–53, 1955–58
Larry Brown RB 1969–76
Dave Butz DT 1975–88
Gary Clark WR 1985–92
Jack Kent Cooke Owner 1961–97
Bill Dudley RB, 1950–51, 1953
Wayne Curry Prince George's County Executive 1994–2002
Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
Joe Gibbs Head Coach, 1981–92, 2004–07
Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
Russ Grimm G 1981–91
Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
Len Hauss C 1964–77
Phil Hochberg PA Announcer 1963–2000
Ken Houston S 1973–80
Sam Huff LB, 1964–67, 1969
Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
Dick James RB 1956–63
Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
Charlie Justice RB, 1950, 1952–54
Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
Eddie LeBaron QB, 1952–53, 1955–59
Vince Lombardi Head Coach 1969
Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
Charles Mann DE 1983–93
George Preston Marshall Team Founder & Owner 1932–69
Wayne Millner End, 1936–41, 1945
Bobby Mitchell Flanker 1962–68
Brian Mitchell RB/KR 1990–99
Art Monk WR 1980–93
Mark Moseley PK 1974–86
Brig Owens DB 1966–77
Richie Petitbon S 1971-72, defensive coordinator 1981-92
Vince Promuto G 1960–70
John Riggins RB, 1976–79, 1981–85
Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
Sean Taylor S 2004–07
Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
Lamar "Bubba" Tyer Head Athletic Trainer, 1971–2002, 2004–08
Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Jet Award winners

Retroactive	1959: Cannon 1960: Fischer

Selected	2011: Adams 2012: Austin 2013: Montgomery 2014: Lockett 2015: McCaffrey

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Pat Fischer

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