Jason John Gesser was born on May 31,1979 and is an American college football former player and assistant athletic director who is currently the offensive coordinator at Seton Catholic High School in Vancouver, Washington.
30 Facts About Jason Gesser
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Jason Gesser played quarterback for Washington State Cougars, Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League, Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, and the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.
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Jason Gesser was All-West pick by Prep Star and an academic All-American choice by Prep Star.
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Jason Gesser played college football at Washington State University in Pullman.
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Jason Gesser is the only player in Cougar history to be elected as captain three consecutive years.
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Jason Gesser left WSU owning school records in a number of offensive categories, some which included career starts, total yards, pass attempts, completions, touchdown passes, and consecutive games with a touchdown pass.
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Jason Gesser is second, only to Luke Falk, in having the most wins of any quarterback in Washington State history.
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Jason Gesser was inducted into the Washington State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016, and was ranked 9th of the top 12 greatest Washington State University football players of All-Time by the Pac-12 Networks.
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Jason Gesser was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in April 2003.
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Jason Gesser spent the entire season with the team but did not see any playing time behind Steve McNair, Billy Volek, and Neil O'Donnell.
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On May 5,2005, Jason Gesser was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.
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Jason Gesser started the season as Henry Burris' backup, but took over the starting role when Burris tore a ligament in his left thumb.
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Jason Gesser only started two games, both victories, before spraining his ankle.
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Jason Gesser finished the season completing 23 of 42 passes for 356 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions.
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Jason Gesser was the backup at the beginning of the season before replacing the injured Joe Germaine.
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Jason Gesser completed 89 of 145 passes for 1,092 yards, 23 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
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Jason Gesser saw little playing time behind a healthy Germaine in 2007, completing two of three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown.
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Jason Gesser said his ultimate goal is coaching at the college level, preferably at Washington State.
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Jason Gesser succeeded Bill Marsh, who had resigned after ten seasons with the school.
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Jason Gesser coached the Crusaders for two seasons, then left in 2011 to become a graduate assistant at WSU in Pullman.
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Jason Gesser returned to the Palouse in May 2011, then crossed the state border in June and joined the staff at Idaho as running backs coach in neighboring Moscow.
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Jason Gesser filled the open position left by his successor at Eastside Catholic, Jeremy Thielbar, a former Cougar teammate.
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Idaho's head coach Robb Akey was the defensive line coach at WSU during Jason Gesser's playing days for the Cougars.
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In February 2012, Jason Gesser was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Vandals, assisted on offense by another former WSU coach, Mike Levenseller, who was the receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
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Jason Gesser was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Wyoming in February 2013, under fourth-year head coach Dave Christensen.
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Jason Gesser is still currently coaching and coaches his son, Kolten, who is the starting quarterback.
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In 2014, Jason Gesser returned to his alma mater, Washington State, as assistant director of development.
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Jason Gesser was a member of WSU's football radio broadcast team with Bob Robertson, Bud Nameck, and sideline reporter Jessamyn McIntyre.
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Jason Gesser did not participate in the investigation, but was never found guilty of any crime.
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Jason Gesser is the grandson of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame member Joseph "Red" Dunn.