Steve Pisarkiewicz

Steve Pisarkiewicz
Career information
No. 15, 19
Date of birth	(1953-11-10) November 10, 1953
Place of birth	Florissant, Missouri
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Missouri
NFL draft	1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Career history
As player
1977-1979	St. Louis Cardinals
1980	Green Bay Packers
1982	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1983-1984	Philadelphia Stars
1985	Orlando Renegades
1986-1988	Cardiff Tigers
1989	Birmingham Bulls
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Stephen John Pisarkiewicz (born November 10, 1953) is a former professional American football player who played quarterback. Pisarkiewicz played in the NFL, CFL, USFL and British leagues during his career.

College career

Pisarkiewicz was recruited by Tennessee, but joined the Missouri Tigers and was considered the best passer at the school since Paul Christman and drew attention from NFL scouts.^[1] In 1975, Pisarkiewicz led the Big 8 in passing yards, and was second in passing touchdowns.^[2]

Professional career

NFL

Pisarkiewicz was drafted 19th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1977 NFL draft, apparently at the insistence of owner Bill Bidwill.^[3] Expected to take over the starting job from the aging Jim Hart, he failed to impress head coach Bud Wilkinson and started just 4 games in his time in St. Louis.^[4]^[5]

After leaving St. Louis, Pisarkiewicz played in one game in 1980 for the Green Bay Packers.^[6]

CFL

In 1982, Pisarkiewicz was picked up by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.^[7] However, his time there was limited and he soon moved back to the US.

USFL

Pisarkiewicz spent 1983 with the Philadelphia Stars but again found playing time limited.^[8] He was given two years probation in the same year after pleading guilty to an incident of indecent exposure in Clayton, Missouri.^[9]

He spent time in 1985 with the Orlando Renegades.^[10]

Time in Britain

Cardiff Tigers

In 1986, Pisarkiewicz and a friend went to the United Kingdom and founded the Cardiff Tigers in the Welsh capital. The then-33 year old served as the team's coach, general manager, player personnel director, marketing director and starting quarterback. In 1987, the Tigers finished 7-5, and in 1988, Pisarkiewicz threw 44 passing touchdowns.^[11]

References

Missouri Tigers starting quarterbacks

Christman Entsminger Klein Scardino Eaton Doane Hunter Snowden Taylor Johnson Lane Kombrink McMillan Roper Cherry Pisarkiewicz Woods Bradley Hyde Adler Cameron Stollenwerck Welch Kiefer Johnson Handy Corso Scornia Jones Dougherty Outlaw Farmer Smith Daniel Gabbert Franklin Berkstresser Mauk Lock

1977 NFL draft first-round selections

Ricky Bell Tony Dorsett Eddie Edwards Marvin Powell Gary Jeter Warren Bryant Joe Campbell Wilson Whitley Mike Butler Gary Green Morris Towns Phil Dokes A. J. Duhe Steve August Ted Albrecht Raymond Clayborn Robert Jackson Steve Schindler Steve Pisarkiewicz Wilson Faumuina Robin Cole Mike Cobb Bob Brudzinski Bob Rush Stanley Morgan Randy Burke Tommy Kramer Ezra Johnson

St. Louis Cardinals 1977 NFL draft selections

Steve Pisarkiewicz George Franklin Kurt Allerman Terdell Middleton Ernest Lee Andy Spiva Eric Williams Johnny Jackson Jim LeJay Greg Lee Rick Fenlaw

Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals first-round draft picks

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Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks

Paddy Driscoll (1920–1925)
Arnold Horween (1922–1924)
Hal Erickson (1926–1928)
Roddy Lamb (1927)
Don Hill (1929)
Bunny Belden (1930)
Walt Holmer (1931–1932)
Joe Lillard (1933)
Phil Sarboe (1934–1935)
Pug Vaughan (1936)
Pat Coffee (1937)
Jack Robbins (1938–1939)
Hugh McCullough (1940)
Ray Mallouf (1941)
Bud Schwenk (1942)
Ronnie Cahill (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
Paul Christman (1945–1949)
Ray Mallouf (1948)
Jim Hardy (1949–1951)
Frank Tripucka (1950–1952)
Charley Trippi (1951–1952)
Don Panciera (1952)
Jim Root (1953, 1956)
Steve Romanik (1953–1954)
Ray Nagel (1953)
Lamar McHan (1954–1958)
Ogden Compton (1955)
Mack Reynolds (1958)
King Hill (1959–1960)
John Roach (1959–1960)
George Izo (1960)
Sam Etcheverry (1961–1962)
Ralph Guglielmi (1961)
Charley Johnson (1962–1966, 1968–1969)
Buddy Humphrey (1965)
Terry Nofsinger (1966)
Jim Hart (1967–1981, 1983)
Gary Keithley (1973)
Pete Beathard (1971)
Tim Van Galder (1972)
Gary Cuozzo (1972)
Steve Pisarkiewicz (1978–1979)
Mike Loyd (1980)
Neil Lomax (1981–1988)
Cliff Stoudt (1986, 1988)
Shawn Halloran (1987)
Sammy Garza (1987)
Gary Hogeboom (1989)
Tom Tupa (1989, 1991)
Timm Rosenbach (1989–1990, 1992)
Stan Gelbaugh (1991)
Chris Chandler (1991–1993)
Steve Beuerlein (1993–1994)
Jay Schroeder (1994)
Jim McMahon (1994)
Dave Krieg (1995)
Boomer Esiason (1996)
Kent Graham (1996–1997)
Jake Plummer (1997–2002)
Stoney Case (1997)
Dave Brown (1999–2000)
Jeff Blake (2003)
Josh McCown (2003–2005)
Shaun King (2004)
John Navarre (2004)
Kurt Warner (2005–2009)
Matt Leinart (2006–2007, 2009)
Derek Anderson (2010)
John Skelton (2010–2012)
Max Hall (2010)
Kevin Kolb (2011–2012)
Ryan Lindley (2012, 2014)
Brian Hoyer (2012)
Carson Palmer (2013–present)
Drew Stanton (2014)

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