Walter Andrew "Bubby" Brister III was born on August 15,1962 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings.
25 Facts About Bubby Brister
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Bubby Brister played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and Northeast Louisiana Indians before being selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft by the Steelers.
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Bubby Brister was a two-sport athlete and was selected out of high school of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers.
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Bubby Brister played one season of Minor League Baseball with the Bristol Tigers before attending college for football.
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Bubby Brister began 1983 as Tulane's starting quarterback, before being replaced by Jon English and then transferred to Northeast Louisiana.
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Bubby Brister was a backup to Bradshaw's immediate successor, Mark Malone for two seasons, starting two games as a rookie in 1986 and appearing briefly in relief in two games in 1987.
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Bubby Brister won a three-way competition for the Steelers' starting quarterback job with Todd Blackledge and Steve Bono.
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Bubby Brister had five scoring passes that were 65 yards or longer in 1988, including an 89-yard touchdown to Louis Lipps vs the Philadelphia Eagles on November 13 that was the longest pass completion by a Steeler in Three Rivers Stadium history.
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Bubby Brister set a team record in 1989 throwing 178 consecutive passes without an interception.
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In 1990 Bubby Brister established career highs for starts, yards passing and touchdown passes.
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Bubby Brister missed eight games with injuries in 1991, setting up a competition with back up Neil O'Donnell for the starting job.
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Bubby Brister was the starting quarterback during Hall Of Fame Coach Chuck Noll's final post season run with the Steelers, winning the 1989 AFC Wild Card in overtime on the road against the Houston Oilers, then losing a close game to eventual AFC champion Denver Broncos.
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Bubby Brister led an 82-yard drive at the end of the fourth quarter to tie the Houston game and force overtime.
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Bubby Brister played for the Steelers for seven years, several of them as the regular starter at quarterback.
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In 1992, new Steelers head coach Bill Cowher chose backup quarterback O'Donnell over Bubby Brister, effectively ending his career as a starting player for the Steelers.
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Still Bubby Brister played a significant role in the team's 1992 success.
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Bubby Brister won two games as a starter for an injured O'Donnell against the Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns.
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In two other games Bubby Brister came off the bench, relieving a struggling O'Donnell after he was hurt and leading fourth-quarter comebacks over the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions.
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Bubby Brister signed with Denver and became their number 3 quarterback for the 1997 season, backing up Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway and Jeff Lewis.
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Bubby Brister played well and the Broncos went undefeated in all of his starts ; Bubby Brister broke the team's record for longest rushing touchdown by a quarterback and recorded a higher passer rating than Elway.
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However, when Elway retired in 1999, Bubby Brister was passed over for the starting spot in favor of Brian Griese, and the Broncos released him after that season.
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Bubby Brister signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2001 but was cut before the season began.
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Bubby Brister finished his career with a passing record of 1,207 completions in 2,212 attempts for 14,445 passing yards and 81 touchdowns.
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Bubby Brister played in three conference championship games and two Super Bowls.
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In 2003, Bubby Brister became the co-host of a hunting and fishing oriented show called Louisiana Outdoor Adventures on The Outdoor Channel.