Washington Redskins Great Pat Fisher Rookie Card 1965 Philadelphia

Description: Check out our eBay store for more items Fischer was pursued by both the National Football League and the American Football League, albeit late due to concerns over his size. He was selected by the by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 17th round of the 1961 NFL draft.[2] He was also recruited by the Dallas Texans. He described the latter as a “fallback. I thought the NFL was the better league. If I didn’t make the Cardinals, I could always go on and try out for the Chiefs." Fischer was used for occasional kick returns in his rookie season and he recorded no defensive statistics that year. That would change in his second season, in limited form. In the September 16 game against Philadelphia, he recorded his first interception off quarterback Sonny Jurgensen.[3][4] He did not play again for eight weeks. He recorded two more interceptions that season. He made improvement in time with the 1963 season, which saw him record an interception in seven of the 10 games he played, which included a two-interception game on December 8 against Philadelphia.[5] Fischer played in nine games the next year but recorded an interception in each one for a total of ten, which included two games on multiple picks and touchdowns in back-to-back games.Injuries limited Fischer in 1966, where he had just one interception. Fischer had disputes with Cardinal head coach Charley Winner that influenced him to leave the Cardinals in free agency. Fischer signed with Washington as a free agent in 1968. In the first of only four times the NFL exercised the Rozelle rule, the Cardinals received a 1969 second-round selection (35th overall–Rolf Krueger) and a 1970 third-round pick (69th overall–Colorado defensive back Eric Harris) as compensation.[6][7][8] He was a 1969 Pro Bowler. The 1971 season saw the arrival of George Allen as head coach, and he instituted an approach to using veteran players exclusively to the point where his teams would be dubbed the "Over-the-Hill Gang", as the average age of starters was over the age of 30. Fischer would play a key part for the team in the following years.In 1972, the Redskins won the NFC Championship Game of the 1972–73 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, when they limited Roger Staubach, their quarterback, to only 9 completions in 20 attempts for 98 passing yards and three allowed sacks, Fischer and Mike Bass, the other cornerback, being particularly successful in shutting down their wide receivers. But though the Redskin defense allowed only 69 net passing yards, it could not stop the running game of the Miami Dolphins (184 rushing yards) as the Dolphins won Super Bowl VII.Fischer recorded his first and only playoff interception in 1974 against the Rams in a 19–10 loss in the Divisional Round.[9] Fischer would record his last interception on December 5, 1976, against the New York Jets. He would play a couple of games in the 1977 season but not record a statistic in any of them. A back injury led to his retirement that year.

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