Chuck Fusina

Chuck Fusina
No. 14, 4
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	May 31, 1957 (age 67); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	McKees Rock (PA) Sto-Rox
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	1979 / Round: 5 / Pick: 133
Career history	* Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1979) Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (1983–1985); Green Bay Packers ( 1986);
	* Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1979) Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (1983–1985); Green Bay Packers ( 1986);
Career highlights and awards	*Maxwell Award (1978) Consensus All-American (1978); TSN USFL All-Star Team (1984); USFL Most Outstanding Quarterback (1984); Sporting News USFL P.O.Y. (1984); USFL Championship Game MVP (1984); 2× USFL champion (1984, 1985); Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2015);
	*Maxwell Award (1978) Consensus All-American (1978); TSN USFL All-Star Team (1984); USFL Most Outstanding Quarterback (1984); Sporting News USFL P.O.Y. (1984); USFL Championship Game MVP (1984); 2× USFL champion (1984, 1985); Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2015);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR
	Player stats at PFR

Charles Anthony Fusina (born May 31, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) for seven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He played college football for Penn State University, and was recognized as an All-American. Fusina played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers of the NFL, and the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the USFL.

Early years[]

Fusina was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played quarterback for the Pittsburgh area Sto-Rox High School in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, where his old football jersey is on display outside of the gymnasium.

College career[]

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 Lions to a 29-3 mark as a starter, including an 11-0 regular season in 1978. He passed for 1,859 yards and 11 touchdowns.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Penn State in 1979. He also earned an MBA from La Salle University in 1988.

College statistics[]

Legend
	Led Independents
	NCAA record
	Led the NCAA
Bold	Career high

College passing statistics* ^[1]
Season	School	Games	Cmp	Att	Yds	Pct	TD	INT	QBR	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Team		Passing								Rushing
1975	Penn State	3	4	9	42	44.4%	0	1	61.4	8	37	4.6	0
1976	Penn State	11	88	167	1,260	52.7%	11	10	125.8	31	-88	-2.8	3
1977	Penn State	11	142	246	2,221	57.7%	15	9	146.4	29	-53	-1.8	1
1978	Penn State	11	137	242	1,859	56.6%	11	12	126.2	51	-116	-2.3	2
Career	Penn State	36	371	664	5,382	55.9%	37	32	132.7	119	-220	-1.8	6

* Includes bowl games.

Professional career[]

At 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 quarterbacks with 66 touchdowns 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 in August 1986, Fusina returned to the NFL for one season with the Green Bay Packers.

Personal life[]

Fusina has been an instructor at the Purcell Quarterback School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He and his wife, Jacquelyn live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and his children Matt and Shannon currently live in Washington, DC.

Hall of Fame[]

In 2015 Fusina was elected to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (PSHF) along with his head coach Joe Paterno and teammate, kicker Matt Bahr.

References[]

↑ "Chuck Fusina college statistics". https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chuck-fusina-1.html. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links[]

All-Time USFL Team
"Packers Sign Fusina" The New York Times, October 2, 1986.

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[Chuck_Fusina_college_statistics-1] "Chuck Fusina college statistics". https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chuck-fusina-1.html. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

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