Ed Rubbert
{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ed Rubbert
| number = 16
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|5|28}}
| birth_place = Suffern, New York, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 225
| high_school = Clarkstown North {{nowrap|(New City, New York)}}
| college = Louisville
| undraftedyear = 1987
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1987}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1988}})*
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1989}})*
- Albany Firebirds ({{AFL Year|1991}}–{{AFL Year|1993}})
| highlights =
- Second Team All-South Independent (1984)
| statlabel1 = Passing attempts
| statvalue1 = 49
| statlabel2 = Passing completions
| statvalue2 = 26
| statlabel3 = Percentage
| statvalue3 = 53.1
| statlabel4 = Passing yards
| statvalue4 = 532
| statvalue5 = 4–1
| statlabel6 = Passer rating
| statvalue6 = 110.2
| aflstatlabel1 = Completions / Attempts
| aflstatvalue1 = 42 / 96
| aflstatlabel2 = Percentage
| aflstatvalue2 = 43.8
| aflstatlabel3 = Passing yards
| aflstatvalue3 = 542
| aflstatlabel4 = TD–INT
| aflstatvalue4 = 4–7
| aflstatlabel5 = Passer rating
| aflstatvalue5 = 42.10
| pfr = RubbEd20
| afl = Ed_Rubbert-1388
}}
Edward Rubbert (born May 28, 1965) is an American former professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins as a member of the Redskins' replacement team during the 1987 NFL players' strike. He played college football at the University of Louisville.
Early life
Rubbert attended Clarkstown North High School. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Louisville.{{cite web|url=https://gocards.com/news/2017/9/16/louisville-football-postgame-notes|title=Louisville Football Postgame Notes|publisher=University of Louisville|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=September 17, 2017|archive-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713014628/https://gocards.com/news/2017/9/16/louisville-football-postgame-notes|url-status=live}}
Professional career
In September 1987, he signed to be part of the Washington Redskins replacement team.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/09/22/opportunity-knocks-for-rubbert/febf3977-bb62-4bf7-8edc-5310f7ec740f/|title=OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR RUBBERT|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=September 22, 1987}} He completed the longest pass from scrimmage in the 1987 NFL season, an 88-yard touchdown to Anthony Allen on October 4, and led the Redskins to two consecutive wins on their way to a Super Bowl XXII championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/10/04/profiles-of-key-replacement-redskins/1d1ec1a3-769f-4d78-9a10-57e8ca688b28/|title=PROFILES OF KEY REPLACEMENT REDSKINS|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=October 4, 1987}}
Rubbert also started a third game only to be injured in the first quarter; the Redskins eventually won that game behind backup replacement quarterback Tony Robinson.{{cite web|url=https://www.commanders.com/news/redskins-legacy-replacements-shock-cowboys-14073156|title=Redskins Legacy: Replacements Shock Cowboys|publisher=Washington Redskins|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=October 24, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019162926/https://www.commanders.com/news/redskins-legacy-replacements-shock-cowboys-14073156|url-status=live}} The following week the Redskins' regular players returned to the field following the end of the strike and Rubbert finished with 26-of-49 (53.1%) completions for 532 yards, 4 touchdowns, one interception and an undefeated record (3–0).
Rubbert also played for the Albany Firebirds in the Arena Football League (AFL) for three years (1991 to 1993) where he completed 42 of 96 passes for 532 yards and four touchdowns and seven interceptions.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-rubbeed001|title=Edward Rubbert football statistics|publisher=statscrew.com|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-date=July 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731145231/https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-rubbeed001|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Rubbert is now a coach for Mainland Regional High School located in Linwood, New Jersey. The high school contains kids from Linwood, Somers Point, and Northfield.{{cite web|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/currents_gazettes/mainland/even-back-in-school-pandemic-makes-things-different/article_dac5cf93-3bcb-502e-98af-de0865202e26.html|title=Even back in school, pandemic makes things different|publisher=pressofatlanticcity.com|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731145231/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/currents_gazettes/mainland/even-back-in-school-pandemic-makes-things-different/article_dac5cf93-3bcb-502e-98af-de0865202e26.html|url-status=live}}
Additionally, Rubbert was the inspiration for Keanu Reeves' character in the football movie The Replacements.{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2022/10/3/23384486/nfl-winners-losers-week-four-patrick-mahomes-cooper-rush-kenny-pickett|title=Winners and Losers of NFL Week 4|publisher=theringer.com|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=October 3, 2022|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015200950/https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2022/10/3/23384486/nfl-winners-losers-week-four-patrick-mahomes-cooper-rush-kenny-pickett|url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=August 5, 2000 |title=Keanu Reeves: All the right moves |url=http://159.54.226.237/00_issues/000806/000806keanu.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703113915/http://159.54.226.237/00_issues/000806/000806keanu.html |archive-date=2011-07-03 |access-date=2009-09-15 |publisher=USA Weekend}} (originally at [https://archive.today/20100117134135/http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000806/000806keanu.html])
References
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External links
- [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Ed_Rubbert-1388/ AFL stats]
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