Scott Rislov
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Pierre, South Dakota
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| position1 = Quarterback
| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lb = 220
| college = San Jose State
| playing_years1 = 2005
| playing_team1 = Sioux Falls Storm (UIF)
| playing_years2 = 2005
| playing_team2 = Nashville Kats (AFL)
| playing_years3 = 2006
| playing_team3 = Central Valley Coyotes (af2)
| playing_years4 = 2008
| playing_team4 = San Jose SaberCats (AFL)
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Scott Allen Rislov (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback most recently playing in the Arena Football League for the San Jose SaberCats in 2008.
Early life
Rislov was born in Pierre, South Dakota to Greg and Diane Rislov and is of Norwegian descent.{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Mabelle|last2=Thompson|first2=Olga|title=Down Memory Lane in the Rislov Family|url=http://www.sdsnake.com/RisH.htm|publisher=SDSnake.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203131622/http://www.sdsnake.com/RisH.htm|archivedate=2008-12-03}}{{cite web|title=Family of Don Rislov|url=http://www.sdsnake.com/RisD.htm|publisher=SDSnake.com|accessdate=May 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203134843/http://www.sdsnake.com/RisD.htm|archivedate=December 3, 2008}} He graduated from T. F. Riggs High School in Pierre in 1999. As a quarterback at Riggs, Rislov was twice an all-league selection and in his senior year (1998) an honorable mention All-America pick by USA Today.{{cite web|title=Scott Rislov|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/rosterdetail.asp?sportid=56&rosteryear=2003&id=40862&orderby=cast(number+as+int)|publisher=San Jose State Spartans|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040107130819/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/rosterdetail.asp?sportid=56&rosteryear=2003&id=40862&orderby=cast%28number+as+int%29|archivedate=January 7, 2004}} In addition to football, Rislov played basketball at Riggs.{{cite web|title=Scott Rislov|url=http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/football/players/rislov.asp|publisher=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010529131302/http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/football/players/rislov.asp|archivedate=May 29, 2001}}
College career
After redshirting his freshman year, Rislov played six games in 2000 with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team. In 2001, Rislov transferred to Ellsworth Community College in Iowa. He was named Honorable Mention All-American by the NJCAA that year. From 2002 to 2003, Rislov was the starting quarterback for the San Jose State Spartans. In 2004, Rislov graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.{{cite web|title=Scott Rislov|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-rislov/10/bb2/160|publisher=LinkedIn.com|accessdate=May 25, 2012}}
Professional career
Rislov tried out with the Cincinnati Bengals but never played, before moving on to the Sioux Falls Storm, Nashville Kats, Central Valley Coyotes, and the San Jose Sabercats. While playing for the af2 Coyotes in 2006, he threw a league-record 106 touchdown passes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3142637|title = Rislov Called up by Nashville Kats|date = 5 April 2005}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3385450|title = Rislov Signs with Sabercats|date = 13 October 2006}}
After football
Rislov worked as a sales representative with Realm Communications Group from 2007 to 2009, then with that company as an account manager and sales manager. In August 2011, Rislov earned his Master's in Business Administration from San Jose State.{{cite web|title=2012 San Jose State University Commencement Student-Athlete Participation|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/downloads2/452906.pdf|publisher=San Jose State Spartan|accessdate=June 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110190211/http://nmnathletics.com/downloads2/452906.pdf|archivedate=November 10, 2013}}
He has worked at Bay Area Security Firm, Proofpoint, where he has worked with the firm's largest Higher Education Institutions.
References
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External links
- [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=4985 arenafan.com profile]
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Ellsworth Panthers football players
Category:Central Valley Coyotes players
Category:Nashville Kats players
Category:San Jose SaberCats players
Category:San Jose State Spartans football players
Category:Sioux Falls Storm players
Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks football players
Category:Sportspeople from Pierre, South Dakota
Category:Players of American football from South Dakota
Category:American people of Norwegian descent
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