Name Steve Bellisari Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Role American football player | College: Ohio State Weight 102 kg Comp. / Att.: 215 / 350 Positions Quarterback | |
Date of birth: (1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 35) NFL draft: 2002 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205 Education Ohio State University, Boca Raton Community High School Similar People Craig Krenzel, Joe Germaine, Ken‑Yon Rambo, Bobby Hoying, Art Schlichter | ||
Place of birth: Boca Raton, Florida | ||
Steve Bellisari vs. John Navarre: Ohio State and Michigan superstars
Steve Bellisari (born April 21, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. He is best known for his time playing football at Ohio State University from 1998 to 2001.
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- Steve Bellisari vs John Navarre Ohio State and Michigan superstars
- College career
- Statistics
- Professional career
- AFL statistics
- References
College career
Bellisari, a special teams player and a defensive back his first year, replaced Joe Germaine as the Ohio State starting quarterback in 1999. He had a stellar prep career at Boca Raton High School, but had a disappointing career at Ohio State.
In contrast to the accurate Germaine, Bellisari was a more athletic, yet at times erratic thrower. Notably, however, Bellisari's interception rate was 3.82%, lower than more highly recognized Ohio State quarterbacks Art Schlichter, Mike Tomczak, Greg Frey, and/or Bobby Hoying. Bellisari experienced an increasingly controversial tenure as Ohio State's starting quarterback, culminating in a two-game suspension at the end of his senior season following an arrest for drunk driving. He was re-instated to travel with the team to the Outback Bowl against South Carolina, where he finished his career as a substitute, leading Ohio State back from a large deficit to tie the game before giving up an interception that allowed South Carolina to kick a winning field goal.
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Professional career
Bellisari was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2002 NFL Draft and converted to safety. After being out of football, in 2005 Bellisari played for the Dayton Warbirds of the NIFL, an indoor football league, and later moved up to the Manchester Wolves in the second half of the 2005 af2 season, leading them into the playoffs with four straight victories to finish out the year. Seldom turning the ball over in his stay with the Wolves, Bellisari was driving the Wolves down the field late in the fourth quarter when he threw his last pass as a Wolf, a game-sealing interception to the Florida Firecats. The final score was Florida 40, Manchester 39.
AFL statistics
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