Joe Theismann: A Football Life’ Premieres Friday, September 16 at 9:00 PM ET & PT on NFL Network
“There are certain guys that I think are born to play quarterback and that’s Joe Theismann.” – Rick “Doc” Walker
The 11th season of the Emmy-nominated and highly acclaimed NFL Films-produced series A Football Life premieres Friday, September 16 at 9:00 PM ET and PT on NFL Network with a profile of Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Theismann. The one-hour show features sit-down interviews with Theismann, former teammates such as Rick “Doc” Walker, Art Monk and Mark Moseley, former head coach Joe Gibbs and others.
Among the topics discussed in Joe Theismann: A Football Life include:
- Growing up in South River, NJ where he was a three-sport athlete in high school
- His prolific collegiate career at Notre Dame and the famous “Theismann for Heisman” campaign
- Early struggles in Washington and his relationship with head coach Joe Gibbs
- Leading Washington to its first Super Bowl title and winning the 1983 NFL MVP Award
- A conversation between Lawrence Taylor and Theismann about his infamous 1985 career-ending leg injury in a game against the New York Giants
- His post-football career as an NFL broadcaster for over 20 years
Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.
Joe Theismann: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people:
- Joe Theismann
- Robin Theismann – Wife
- Joe Gibbs – Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach
- Rick “Doc” Walker – Washington teammate
- Art Monk – Washington teammate & Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver
- Mark Moseley – Washington teammate
- Lawrence Taylor – Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker
- Michael Wilbon – Former Washington Post sportswriter
- Drew Pearson – High school teammate & Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver
Provided below are some select quotes from Joe Theismann: A Football Life:
– “There are certain guys that I think are born to play quarterback and that’s Joe Theismann.” – Rick “Doc” Walker
– “I loved the game. I was a guy that had a chance to play with a great football team. I walk out on that football field and the memories come back like yesterday.” – Joe Theismann
– “We were the best in the NFL and you have to have a great quarterback to do that. Joe was that quarterback.” – Joe Gibbs
– “I think he’s been overlooked as one of the best quarterbacks to play in the NFL. Why he’s not in the Hall of Fame, I don’t know.” – Mark Moseley
– “He was not that big. But what was big was his heart and his ego. You could not keep Joey down.” – Drew Pearson
– “People say ‘What is it like to win a Super Bowl?’ It’s almost indescribable because it’s an experience that you have in your life that very few people are able to go to.” – Joe Theismann
– “Theismann was the guy that was most notably going to go right into the booth and be great at it.” – Michael Wilbon on Theismann’s transition to the broadcast booth
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Below is a broadcast schedule for remaining episodes of A Football Life this season:
- September 23 – Rod Woodson
- November 18 – Edgerrin James
- November 25 – Julian Edelman
- December 23 – Franco Harris
- December/January (exact premiere date TBD) – 1972 Miami Dolphins
