Joe Pisarcik

Joe Pisarcik

Infobox NFLretired


|caption=
position=Quarterback
number=
birthdate=birth date and age|1952|7|2
Kingston, Pennsylvania
debutyear=1974
finalyear=1984
college=New Mexico State
teams=
* Calgary Stampeders (1974-1976)
* New York Giants (1977-1979)
* Philadelphia Eagles (1980-1984)
stat1label=TDs-INT
stat1value=24-48
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=5,552
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=53.9
nfl=PIS276861

Joseph Anthony Pisarcik (born July 2, 1952, in Kingston, Pennsylvania) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for eight seasons, from 1977 through 1984 after playing collegiately at New Mexico State University. His first professional team was the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, where he played from 1974 to 1976. He began his NFL career with the New York Giants, and is best remembered for his role in a November 19, 1978 game where the Giants, up 17-12 with only seconds to play and the opponent out of time-outs, lost after his ill-advised handoff (a play called by offensive coordinator Bob Gibson over Pisarcik's objections) to Larry Csonka was fumbled and returned for a touchdown by Herman Edwards of the Philadelphia Eagles. The play has ever since been remembered as "The Miracle at the Meadowlands" by Eagles fans.

Ironically, Pisarcik signed with the Eagles in 1980 after the Giants had released him, and remained with the latter club until retiring after the end of the 1984 season.

He remains in the New Jersey area where he works as a broker for ICAP Securities.

ee also

*History of the New York Giants (1925-1978)

References

* December 21, 2001; [http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2001/12/24/tidbits.html?t=printable Go, Joe, Go!] , "Philadelphia Business Journal".


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