Thad Busby

Thad Busby
No. 17
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1974-11-25) November 25, 1974
Pace, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolPace
CollegeFlorida State
NFL draft1998: undrafted
Career history
  • San Francisco 49ers (1998)*
  • Mobile Admirals (1999)
  • Cleveland Browns (1999)*
  • Tampa Bay Storm (2000)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • National champion (1993)
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Year (1997)
  • First-team All-ACC (1997)
  • Second-team All-ACC (1996)
Career Arena League statistics
Passing TDs–INTs7–4
Passing yards604
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Thad Busby (born November 25, 1974) is an American former professional football player. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and played professionally in the Regional Football League (RFL) and Arena Football League (AFL).

Early life and education

Busby attended Pace High School in Pace, Florida, and was then drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[1] He attended Florida State University,[2] where he played both football and baseball and compiled a 19–2 record as the Seminoles' starting quarterback in 1996–97.[3]

Career

After his college career, he was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL),[4][5] but did not make a regular season roster. He did play in the short-lived Regional Football League in 1999 for the Mobile Admirals,[6] and in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2000.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Busby Turns Down Blue Jays To Play Qb At Florida State
  2. ^ I Have Arrived
  3. ^ Fsu's Busby Quits Baseball To Concentrate On Football
  4. ^ NFL NOTES / Busby Among 49ers' Signings
  5. ^ BROWNS SIGN FREE-AGENT QB THAD BUSBY
  6. ^ "Admirals start playoffs today against Toledo". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. June 12, 1999. p. 45. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Storm signs ex-Seminole QB Busby
  8. ^ Storm's hopes riding on former Seminole


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