- Blair Kiel
NFL player
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Name=Blair Kiel
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Birthplace=Columbus, Indiana , U.S.
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1961|11|29
Position=Quarterback , Punter
number=5
Height_ft=6
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Weight_lbs=200
College=Notre Dame
DraftedYear=1984
DraftedRound=11
DraftedPick=281
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NFL=KIE138430
ArenaFan=901
years=1984-1985 1986-1987 1988 1989 1990-1991 1992 1992 1993
teams=Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Indianapolis Colts (NFL)Green Bay Packers (NFL)Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) Green Bay Packers (NFL)Atlanta Falcons (NFL) *Toronto Argonauts (CFL)Cincinnati Rockers (AFL):*Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyBlair Armstrong Kiel (born
November 29 ,1961 ) is a former four-year startingquarterback for theNotre Dame Fighting Irish football team, from 1980-1983. He played professionally for several teams in theNational Football League , theCanadian Football League and theArena Football League , and was inducted into theIndiana Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Currently Kiel works as an advisor to corporate real estate clients in theIndianapolis area.College
Kiel attended
Columbus East High School inIndiana , where he was rated the #3 quarterback in the nation by "Parade". CoachDan Devine offered him ascholarship to theUniversity of Notre Dame , where Kiel earned the starting quarterback job during his freshman year, four games into the 1980 season. The team achieved a 9-0-1 record and the #1 ranking before closing the season with losses at USC (20-3) and to Georgia in theSugar Bowl (17-10).Kiel went on to become the sixth all-time leading passer for Notre Dame, and holds the record for the team's longest pass play—a 96-yard bomb to Joe Howard against Georgia Tech in 1981. In his final game, he led the unranked Irish to victory over 13th-ranked
Boston College in theLiberty Bowl .Professional
Kiel was selected by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the1984 NFL Draft but only saw playing time in the regular season as a holder on kick attempts. He would later play in seven games over two seasons with theIndianapolis Colts as both a quarterback and punter, and then spent three years with theGreen Bay Packers . Following stints in theCanadian Football League and theArena Football League , he would retire at the end of 1993.External links
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/blairkiel/profile?id=KIE138430 NFL stats]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Blair_Kiel-901/ AFL stats]
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