Bobby Hebert
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 19, 1960 Galliano, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | South Lafourche | ||||||||
| College: | Northwestern State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1983 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr. (surname pronounced
Playing career
USFL
Hebert was among the greatest quarterbacks in the USFL's short history. In 1983, he won the USFL championship with the
USFLOnline.com: Hebert remembers when the Panthers were the “Talk-of-the-Town” in the city of Detroit. “We were a lot more popular than the Lions were,” he says. “We won the USFL Championship after Detroit not having a champion since the Bobby Layne days in the 1950s.”
Hebert, with a confident tone in his voice, says, “I think we would have been in the top 14 of the NFL if we [Panthers] played them. We didn't have the depth as the NFL, but we had a good chance to win because the guys that started on the Panthers also started in the NFL later on.”
NFL
In 1985, his rookie season with the NFL's New Orleans Saints, and in 1986, he split time with quarterback Dave Wilson. In 1987, he was made starting quarterback with John Fourcade as backup. In week 12 of the 1988 NFL Season on November 20, Hebert completed 20 of 23 passes for 194 yards and 3 touchdown passes in the Saints' 42-0 rout over the Denver Broncos, for his efforts he was named the Associated Press NFC Offensive Player of the week. Hebert sat out the entire 1990 season in a contract dispute. In 1991 and 1992 he led the Saints to excellent starts and impressive playoff appearances. Hebert was honored by gracing the front cover of the October 7, 1991 Sports Illustrated.[2] In 1993, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons and was selected for the Pro Bowl that season. He continued to play for the Atlanta Falcons as a backup to Jeff George in 1994 and 1995, and he was named starter again in 1996. Hebert retired after his 1996 season with the Falcons.
Career statistics
USFL
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
| 1983 | Michigan Panthers | 18 | 12–6 | 257 | 451 | 57.0 | 3,568 | 7.9 | 27 | 17 | 86.8 |
| 1984 | Michigan Panthers | 18 | 10−8 | 272 | 500 | 54.4 | 3,758 | 7.5 | 24 | 22 | 76.4 |
| 1985 | Oakland Invaders | 18 | 13–4–1 | 244 | 456 | 53.5 | 3,811 | 8.4 | 30 | 19 | 86.1 |
| Career | 54 | 35−18–1 | 773 | 1,407 | 54.9 | 11,137 | 7.9 | 81 | 58 | 83.1 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | ||
| 1983 | Michigan Panthers | 2 | 2 | 2–0 | 38 | 66 | 57.6 | 609 | 9.2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1984 | Michigan Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 201 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | Oakland Invaders | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 47 | 90 | 52.2 | 745 | 8.2 | 5 | 4 |
| Career | 6 | 6 | 4-2 | 98 | 183 | 53.6 | 1555 | 8.5 | 10 | 6 | |
NFL
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Pro Bowl attendee | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lng | Rtg | ||||||
| 1985 | NO | 6 | 6 | 2−4 | 97 | 181 | 53.6 | 1,208 | 6.7 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 74.6 | ||||
| 1986 | NO | 5 | 3 | 1−2 | 41 | 79 | 51.9 | 498 | 6.3 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 40.5 | ||||
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 12 | 10−2 | 164 | 294 | 55.8 | 2,119 | 7.2 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 82.9 | ||||
| 1988 | NO | 16 | 16 | 10−6 | 280 | 478 | 58.6 | 3,156 | 6.6 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 79.3 | ||||
| 1989 | NO | 14 | 13 | 6−7 | 222 | 353 | 62.9 | 2,686 | 7.6 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 82.7 | ||||
| 1990 | NO | did not play due to contract dispute | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | NO | 9 | 9 | 8−1 | 149 | 248 | 60.1 | 1,676 | 6.8 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 79.0 | ||||
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 249 | 422 | 59.0 | 3,287 | 7.8 | 19 | 16 | 72 | 82.9 | ||||
| 1993 | ATL | 14 | 12 | 4−8 | 263 | 430 | 61.2 | 2,978 | 6.9 | 24 | 17 | 98 | 84.0 | ||||
| 1994 | ATL | 8 | 0 | — | 52 | 103 | 50.5 | 610 | 5.9 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 51.0 | ||||
| 1995 | ATL | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 45 | 62.2 | 313 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 88.5 | ||||
| 1996 | ATL | 14 | 13 | 3–10 | 294 | 488 | 60.2 | 3,152 | 6.5 | 22 | 25 | 57 | 72.9 | ||||
| Career | 118 | 100 | 56–44 | 1,839 | 3,121 | 58.9 | 21,683 | 6.9 | 135 | 124 | 98 | 78.0 | |||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
| 1987 | NO | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 84 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 | 37.9 |
| 1991 | NO | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 273 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 65.8 |
| 1992 | NO | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 291 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 58.8 |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0–3 | 58 | 102 | 56.9 | 648 | 6.4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1 | |
References
- ^ "Steve Dimitry's USFL Web Page". geocities.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Catching up with ... Bobby Hebert, Quarterback OCTOBER 7, 1991".