Phil Kessel (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| name = Phil Kessel

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| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|4|28}}

| birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.

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| high_school = James Madison Memorial

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 197

| college = Northern Michigan

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 257

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1981}})
• Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|1982}})
• Birmingham Stallions ({{USFL Year|1984}})

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Philip Joseph Kessel Sr. (born April 28, 1958) is an American former professional football quarterback. After being selected by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1981, he later played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Northern Michigan University.{{Cite web|url=https://nmuwildcats.com/honors/hall-of-fame/philip-kessel/114|publisher=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Philip Kessel (1992)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-kessephi001|website=StatsCrew|title=Phil Kessel}}

He spent the entire 1981 NFL season on injured reserve and was released by the Redskins on August 16, 1982.{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/k/kess00200.html | title=Phil Kessel NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=30 October 2024}}

Kessel is the father of National Hockey League (NHL) player Phil Kessel.{{Cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/2014/02/17/like-brother-like-sister-kessel-siblings-share-style-talent|newspaper=Toronto Sun|title=Like brother, like sister: Kessel siblings share style, talent|date=February 17, 2014|author=Simmons, Steve}}