Jan 13 2025
Legendary NFL & CFL Quarterback, sports commentator, restaurateur, college football hall-of-famer, and keynote speaker Joe Theismann.
Former NFL Quarterback Joe Theismann had an illustrious career both as a player and sportscaster. Notoriously, he is known for his horrific career-ending injury that heavily affected the game of football. However, many fans revere Theismann as a legendary Quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Washington Redskins. In 2003, Theismann was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Joe Theismann is available to be booked for corporate and private events. He is also well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Joe Theismann’s fees.
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Joe Theismann hails from South River, New Jersey where he was raised by immigrant parents from Eastern Europe. While attending high school, Theismann lettered in baseball, basketball, and football. Then, he accepted a football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.
Following Theismann’s dominant college career, the Miami Dolphins selected him in the fourth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. However, negotiations fell through, and Theismann went to the Canadian Football League to play for the Toronto Argonauts. In the CFL, Theismann still shined. He was named an all-star in 1971 and 1973.
In 1974, Theismann left the CFL and joined the Washington Redskins. It took time for him to adjust to the team. But once he became the Redskins’ starting quarterback in 1978, he never looked back.
During his career, Theismann set franchise records for passing attempts, passing completions, and passing yards. He led Washington to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances and the team’s first Super Bowl victory in 40 years at Super Bowl XVII. He was also selected to two Pro Bowls and named the NFL’s MVP in 1983.
Despite his legendary career, Theismann is most well-known for the one play he had no control over. In a 1985 game against the New York Giants, he suffered a compound fracture in his right leg while being tackled by Lawrence Taylor. The play not only ended Joe’s career, it massively changed the NFL. The left tackle position went from being an obscure offensive lineman to the second-highest-paid player on the field. No team in the NFL wanted to lose their star QB because they couldn’t protect his blind side.
Here are some of the many things people have said about Theismann’s injury:
Despite the horrific injury, Theismann wanted to return to football. The compound fracture led to insufficient bone growth during his recovery, leaving his right leg shorter than his left. As a result, in July 1986, eight months after he took the hit from Taylor, Theismann failed his physical. He was released by the Redskins and forced to retire.
However, Theismann couldn’t stay away from the game he loved. Afterward, he became a renowned sportscaster and analyst with ESPN for nearly 20 years. He was heard on Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and ESPN’s weekly show Playbook.
Since 2011, he has worked with the NFL Network as an analyst on a variety of programs. Additionally, he is the owner of Theismann’s Restaurant and Bar in Alexandria, Virginia. Today, organizations hire Joe Theismann for his motivational speaking at corporate events.
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Drawing from personal experience, Joe Theismann knows how to deal with the Challenge of Change. On November 18, 1985, he was on top of his game, a two-time Pro Bowl player and the most productive quarterback in the history of the Washington Redskins. Later that evening, he found himself in a hospital bed with a compound fracture to his leg, shattering both his career and his boyhood dream. At age thirty-five, he was faced with starting over his personal life and professional career. In this stirring presentation, individuals and organizations learn how to tackle change by keeping a positive mental outlook and committing to a vision that guides you to the top.
