Rick Slager

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Rick Slager
college = Notre Dame
jersey = 11
position = Quarterback
career_start = 1974
career_end = 1976
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 190
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth year and age|1954
birth_place = Columbus, Ohio
death_date =
death_place =
highschool = Upper Arlington High School
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bowl_games = y
bowl_list = 1976 Gator - Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9

Richard R. Slager (born March 1954) was an American football quarterback and tennis player for Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio, and for the University of Notre Dame. He is currently the chairman and CEO of VistaCare Hospice Services in Scottsdale, Arizona.cite web|title=Slager Remains Popular|publisher=Irish Sports Report |url=http://www.irishsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/FOOTBALL/508150325|accessdate=2008-01-31]

After backing up quarterback Tom Clements for two years at Notre Dame, Slager was named the starter by new head coach Dan Devine. [Steele, Michael R. "The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia." Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC (2002). p.206-211] In an injury-plagued 1975 season, he completed 66 of 139 passes for 686 yards, often relieved by sophomore Joe Montana, en route to an 8-3 record. During his final season in 1976, Slager led the Irish to a 9-3 record and a top-20 ranking, completing 86 of 172 passes for 1,281 yards and 11 touchdowns. [Steele, Michael R. "The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia." Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC (2002). p.426] After graduation, Slager served as a graduate assistant coach for three years while attending Notre Dame Law School.

In 1988, Slager founded Karrington Health, Inc. in Bexley, Ohio.

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