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PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL 6'1" 195 lb., Fusina was a 5th round Draft pick (#133 overall) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1979 NFL Draft . He spent his first three professional seasons as back-up to Doug Williams . In 1983, he left for the fledgling USFL . Fusina signed with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars where he blossomed under Coach Jim Mora . In his three seasons with the team, he passed for over 10,000 yards and led all-USFL Quarterback s with 66 Touchdown s and a QB Rating of 88.6 and led the Stars to back-to-back USFL titles in 1984 and 1985 . He was named MVP of the 1984 USFL Championship Game. When the league folded following the 1985 season, Fusina returned to the NFL for one season with the Green Bay Packers . COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS '', November 1978]]Fusina capped an outstanding career at Penn State by winning the 1978 Maxwell Award , All-America honors and finishing runner-up in the 1978 Heisman Trophy balloting. He led the Nittany Lion s to a 29-3 mark as a starter, including an 11-0 regular season in 1978 . He passed for for 1,859 yards and 11 Touchdown s. He earned a Bachelor Of Science in Marketing from Penn State in 1979 . HIGH SCHOOL Fusina played Quarterback for the Pittsburgh area Sto-Rox High School in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania PERSONAL |
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