Steve Bellisari

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Steve Bellisari
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 42)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Boca Raton (FL)
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 2002  / Round: 6 / Pick: 205
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:215 / 350
Passing yards:2,547
TD–INT:52–15
QB rating:102.88
Rushing TD:8
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  ArenaFan.com

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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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 Bobby Hoying. Bellisari experienced an increasingly controversial tenure as Ohio State's starting quarterback, culminating in a one-game suspension towards the end of his senior season following an arrest for drunk driving. [1] He was re-instated before the Michigan game, but did not start. [1] [2] Bellisari traveled with the team to the 2002 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. [3]

Statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
1998 Ohio State 3560.0244.800100.3000.00
1999 Ohio State 10122445.11,6167.2129115.31163322.92
2000 Ohio State 16331052.62,3197.51313120.91071791.71
2001 Ohio State 9818553.01,5998.686133.472971.32
Career36572450.45,5587.73328122.22956082.15

Source: [4]

Professional career

Bellisari was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2002 NFL Draft and converted to safety. [5] 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

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2007 New Orleans 19030462.52,2624712107.3727507
2008 New Orleans 254654.32855373.19251
Career21535061.42,5475215102.8829558

Stats from ArenaFan: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sullivan, Lucas (November 19, 2001). "Bellisari reinstated, apologizes; Tressel names Krenzel starter". The Lantern. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Estle, Sarah; O'Neil, Dave (November 28, 2001). "Bellisari sentenced to three days in jail". The Lantern. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Luke (December 31, 2001). "Buckeyes show fight in bowl rematch". The Lantern. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Steve Bellisari". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Steve Bellisari". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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