Chris Isaac
Date of birth | May 15, 1959 |
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Place of birth | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Date of death | October 19, 2020 | (aged 61)
Place of death | Holly Hill, Florida, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
US college | Eastern Kentucky |
High school | New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach, Florida) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1982–83 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
Awards | 1982 CFL Rookie of the Year |
Christopher Dwight Isaac (May 15, 1959 – October 19, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.
Career
After starring as a quarterback at New Smyrna Beach High School in Florida, Isaac played college football at Eastern Kentucky University from 1978 through 1981.[1] In three of those years, the Colonels appeared in the NCAA Division I Football Championship game, winning in 1979.
Isaac subsequently joined Ottawa of the CFL for the 1982 season. In his first start, he set the team record with 471 yards passing and tied a record with five touchdown passes.
After his playing career ended, Isaac worked as an assistant coach at several high schools and colleges, including
References
- ^ a b c "Chris Isaac (2012) - Hall of Fame". ekusports.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rookie smashes record, Concordes". The Calgary Herald. Canadian Press. 1982-07-30. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Isaac top offensive star". The Leader-Post. Canadian Press. 1982-08-05. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Argonaut Holloway captures Schenley". The Windsor Star. Canadian Press. 1982-11-26. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ MacCabe, Eddie (1983-08-05). "Battered by press, booed by fans, Isaac still hopes". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ Bacon, Dick (1984-06-26). "Ex-Concorde Evans cut by Rough Riders". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ Collings, Buddy (2004-03-19). "Isaac Takes Over Deltona Football". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-01-10.