(1962-08-15) August 15, 1962 (age 61) Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:
Neville (Monroe, Louisiana)
College:
Tulane (1982–1983)
Northeast Louisiana (1984–1985)
NFL draft:
1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1986–1992)
Philadelphia Eagles (1993–1994)
New York Jets (1995)
Denver Broncos (1997–1999)
Minnesota Vikings (2000)
Kansas City Chiefs (2001)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
99
TD–INT:
81–78
Passing yards:
14,445
Passer rating:
72.3
Player stats at PFR
Walter Andrew "Bubby" Brister III (born August 15, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and Northeast Louisiana Indians before being selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Steelers.[1]
Brister played high school football in Monroe, Louisiana, and enrolled at Tulane University.[2][3] He transferred to Northeast Louisiana University–now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe—in 1984. He was a two-sport athlete and was selected out of high school of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers. He played one season of Minor League Baseball with the Bristol Tigers before attending college for football.[4]
^"1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^"After beating Tulane, Kentucky is 4-0 for the first time - 10.03.83 - SI Vault". June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011.
^"Error Page". Dixie.org. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^"1981 Bristol Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
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the 1998 NFL draft. He began his career as a third-string back up to BubbyBrister and John Elway. He became a Super Bowl champion in 1998, though he spent...
(1978) John Holman (1979–1982) Bob Lane (1981) Rodney Horn (1983–1984) BubbyBrister (1984–1985) Stan Humphries (1986–1987) Doug Pederson (1987–1990) Wendal...
(1987) Tommy Maddox (1992) Hugh Millen (1994) Bill Musgrave (1996) BubbyBrister (1998) Brian Griese (1999–2002) Chris Miller (1999) Gus Frerotte (2000–2001)...
(1978) John Holman (1979–1982) Bob Lane (1981) Rodney Horn (1983–1984) BubbyBrister (1984–1985) Stan Humphries (1986–1987) Doug Pederson (1987–1990) Wendal...
following that game, lost six straight to fall out of playoff contention. BubbyBrister was only able to do so much in a starting role, but the club rallied...
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