Todd Larkin Husak (born July 6, 1978) is an American former professional
football
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player who was a
quarterback
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in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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for the
Stanford Cardinal
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. He played his only NFL game for the
Washington Redskins
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.
Early life
Husak was born in
College Station,
Texas
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, moved to
Long Beach
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,
California
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when he was 2 years old and graduated from
St. John Bosco High School
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The school is named after the ord ...
in
Bellflower, California
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.
College career
Husak played
college football
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at
Stanford University
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and, as the
starting quarterback, led the
Cardinal
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* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
to the
Rose Bowl in 2000. It was the school's first such appearance since 1972. Husak was named first-team
All-Pac-10 for the 1999 season, when he led Stanford to the
Rose Bowl. He was also named co-
Most Valuable Player
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of the 2000
Hula Bowl. Husak threw for 6,564 yards and 41 touchdowns while at Stanford, ranking him fifth all-time for both passing and touchdowns among Stanford quarterbacks.
Professional career
Husak was
drafted in the sixth round of the
2000 NFL draft with the 202nd overall pick by the
Washington Redskins
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,
for whom he saw limited action that season. After his time with the Redskins, he spent a few years in the NFL as an offseason or practice squad member of the
Denver Broncos
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,
New York Jets
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, and
Cleveland Browns
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. He also spent one season with the
Berlin Thunder of
NFL Europa
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, and led the Thunder to the league championship in
World Bowl X in 2002.
Life after the NFL
Husak retired from professional football in 2004. In 2005, he served as a graduate assistant football coach at Stanford, working with
tight end
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s.
Beginning with the
2008 college football season, Husak began serving as the
color commentator
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for Stanford football radio broadcasts. He served as the color commentator for 15 years before stepping away to focus on his real estate career.
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Players of American football from Bellflower, California
American football quarterbacks
Players of American football from Long Beach, California
Stanford Cardinal football players
Berlin Thunder players
Washington Redskins players
Stanford Cardinal football coaches
Cleveland Browns players