Chuck Fusina

Chuck Fusina

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Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1957-05-31)May 31, 1957 Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania)
College:	Penn State(1975–1978)
NFL draft:	1979/ round: 5 / pick: 133
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(1979–1981) Philadelphia / Baltimore Stars(1983–1985) Green Bay Packers(1986)
Career highlights and awards
2× USFL champion (1984, 1985) USFL Championship Game MVP (1984) USFL Most Outstanding Quarterback (1984) Maxwell Award(1978) Unanimous All-American(1978) First-team All-East (1978) Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts: 37 Passing completions: 22 Completion percentage: 59.5% TD–INT: 1–2 Passing yards: 198 Passer rating: 60.4 Statsat Pro Football Reference

Charles Anthony Fusina(born May 31, 1957) is an American formerfootballquarterbackwho played for seven seasons in theNational Football League(NFL) andUnited States Football League(USFL) from 1979 to 1986. He playedcollege footballfor thePenn State Nittany Lions,and was recognized as anAll-American.Fusina played for theTampa Bay Buccaneersand theGreen Bay Packersof the NFL, and thePhiladelphia / Baltimore Starsof the USFL.

Early life

Fusina was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.He played quarterback for the Pittsburgh areaSto-Rox High SchoolinMcKees Rocks, Pennsylvania,where his old football jersey is on display outside of the gymnasium.

College career

Fusina capped an outstanding career atPenn Stateby winning the1978Maxwell Award,All-Americahonors, and was the runner-up in theHeisman Trophyballoting.He led theNittany Lionsto a 29–3 (.906) mark as a starter, including an 11–0 regular season in1978.He passed for 1,859 yards and 11touchdowns.

Fusina earned aBachelor of ScienceinMarketingfromPenn Statein 1979. He also earned anMBAfromLa Salle Universityin 1988.

College statistics

Legend
	Led Independents
	NCAA record
	Led the NCAA
Bold	Career high

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

* Includes bowl games.

Professional career

At 6'1 "195-lb., Fusina was a 5th rounddraftpick (#133 overall) of theTampa Bay Buccaneersin the1979 NFL draft.He spent his first three professional seasons as back-up toDoug Williams.In 1983, he left for the fledglingUSFL.Fusina signed with thePhiladelphia/Baltimore Starswhere he blossomed undercoachJim Mora.In his three seasons with the team, he passed for over 10,000 yards and led all USFLquarterbackswith 66touchdownsand aQB ratingof 88.6 and led theStarsto back-to-back USFL titles in 1984 and 1985. He was namedMVPof the 1984USFLChampionship Game. When the league folded in August 1986, Fusina returned to the NFL for one season with theGreen Bay Packers.

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Passing
		GP	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg
1983	Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars	18	15–3	238	421	56.5	2,718	6.5	15	10	78.1
1984	Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars	18	16–2	302	465	64.9	3,837	8.3	31	9	104.7
1985	Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars	18	10–7-1	303	496	61.1	3,496	7.0	20	14	84.0
Career		54	41-12-1	843	1,382	61.0	10,051	7.3	66	33

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Passing
		GP	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
1983	Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars	2	1–1	47	80	58.75	446	5.6	5	4
1984	Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars	3	3-0	36	58	6.1	414	7.1	1	1
1985	Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars	3	3–0	35	62	56.5	463	7.5	4	4
Career		8	7–1	118	200	59.0	1323	6.6	10	9

Personal life

Fusina has been an instructor at theGus Purcell Quarterback SchoolinCharlotte, North Carolina.He and his wife, Jacquelyn live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and his children Matt and Shannon currently live inWashington, DC.

Hall of Fame

In 2015 Fusina was elected to thePennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame(PSHF) along with his head coachJoe Paternoand teammate, kickerMatt Bahr.

External links

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