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Position | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born | Spokane, Washington, U.S. | February 18, 1950
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College | University of Notre Dame |
Career history | |
1973–1975 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
William F. Etter (born February 18, 1950) is an American former football quarterback. He was an All-American at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane; a two-game starter for the University of Notre Dame until a knee injury ended his college career; and a three-year backup for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, from 1973 to 1975. [1] [2] He is currently a commercial and personal injury defense lawyer in Spokane. [3] [4]
Etter held the Notre Dame record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game—146 yards [5] against the Naval Academy, accomplished as a backup to Joe Theismann in 1969.