Joe Theismann

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American football player National Football League player human television sports commentator

Joe Theismann is a former NFL quarterback best known for leading Washington to a Super Bowl XVII victory and for his later work as a football broadcaster.

Aliases (2)

Joseph Robert Theismann ×1
Theismann ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football player → National Football League player → human → television sports commentator →
awardReceived	NFL Most Valuable Player Award → NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award →
broadcastProgram	ESPN Sunday Night Football →
broadcastRole	color commentator →
collegeAttended	University of Notre Dame →
collegeHallOfFameInductionYear	2003 →
collegeTeam	Notre Dame Fighting Irish football →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1949-09-09 →
draftedBy	Miami Dolphins →
familyName	Theismann →
fullName	Joseph Robert Theismann →
givenName	Joseph →
hallOfFameInduction	College Football Hall of Fame →
height	approximately 6 ft 0 in →
injuryInvolvedPlayer	Lawrence Taylor →
injuryOccurredAt	RFK Stadium →
injuryOpponentTeam	New York Giants →
jerseyNumber	7 →
knownFor	leading Washington to victory in Super Bowl XVII → post-playing career as a football broadcaster →
leaguePlayedIn	Canadian Football League → National Football League →
ledTeamToChampionship	Super Bowl XVII →
MVPSeason	1983 →
NFLDraftPick	99 →
NFLDraftRound	4 →
NFLDraftYear	1971 →
NFLTeam	Washington Commanders → Washington Football Team → Washington Redskins →
notableInjury	career-ending leg fracture on November 18, 1985 →
occupation	sports broadcaster → television personality →
placeOfBirth	New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States →
positionPlayed	quarterback →
ProBowlSelection	1982 → 1983 →
professionalTeam	Toronto Argonauts →
retiredFromPlaying	1986 →
SuperBowlChampion	Super Bowl XVII →
teamInSuperBowlXVII	Washington Redskins →
workedAsBroadcasterFor	ESPN → NFL Network →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football → Washington Commanders →	notableAlumnus
Joe Theismann ("Theismann") →	familyName
Joe Theismann ("Joseph Robert Theismann") →	fullName
Super Bowl XIX →	hasAnnouncer