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| Born | (1966-12-01)December 1, 1966 (age 58) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Cretin-Derham Hall (Saint Paul, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Miami (FL) (1985-1988) | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental draft | 1989: 1st round | ||||||||||||||
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Stephen John Walsh (born December 1, 1966) is an Americanfootball coach and former player. He played as aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theDallas Cowboys,New Orleans Saints,Chicago Bears,St. Louis Rams,Tampa Bay Buccaneers, andIndianapolis Colts. He playedcollege football for theMiami Hurricanes, earning consensusAll-American honors in 1988.
Walsh attendedCretin-Derham Hall High School inSaint Paul, Minnesota. As a senior in 1984, he passed for over 2,000 yards and 25 touchdowns, receiving USA Today prep Academic All-America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro football player of the year honors. He also playedbasketball.
He accepted a football scholarship from theUniversity of Miami. Afterredshirting a season, he was the backupquarterback toHeisman Trophy winnerVinny Testaverde in 1986.
In 1987, he was named the starter atquarterback overCraig Erickson. He led theMiami Hurricanes to the1987 national championship (the second for the school), while registering 2,249 passing yards, 19touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
In 1988, Walsh finished 4th in theHeisman Trophy balloting and runner-up to theDavey O'Brien Award after posting 3,115 passing yards, 29touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Against the No. 8 rankedUniversity of Arkansas, he set a school record with 33 completions. He suffered his only defeat as a starter against theUniversity of Notre Dame, 30–31, after passing for 424 yards (second in school history) and losing a shot at the National Championship. He left school in April 1989 and declared for theNFL supplemental draft, skipping his final year of eligibility.[1]
A pro-sized passer, he posted a record of 23–1 in his two seasons. He finished his college career with 410 completions on 690 attempts, 5369 passing yards, 48 touchdowns, 19 interceptions, was sacked only 14 times, and had at least one touchdown pass in 18 of his last 20 games. He was tied with Testaverde for the school record for careertouchdown passes (48), before being surpassed byKen Dorsey in 2002.
In 1999, he was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was inducted into the University of Miami Football Ring of Honor.
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| Year | Comp | Att | Comp % | Passing | TD | INT | ||||
| 1987 | 176 | 298 | 59.1 | 2,249 | 20 | 7 | ||||
| 1988 | 233 | 390 | 59.7 | 3,115 | 29 | 12 | ||||
TheDallas Cowboys surprised observers by selecting Walsh with the second overall pick in theNFL supplemental draft,[2] even though they had selectedTroy Aikman number one overall in the1989 NFL draft and had to surrender by rule an equivalent pick in the1990 NFL draft, which turned out to be the number one overall selection.[3] Walsh started five games as a rookie while Aikman recovered from a broken finger. He recorded Dallas' only win of the season, a 13–3 victory over the rivalWashington Redskins. Against theKansas City Chiefs, he completed 23 of 36 passes for 294 yards and one touchdown. He recorded 1,371 yards and 5 touchdowns, while working with an inexperienced supporting cast.
Head coachJimmy Johnson who was his coach in Miami, reportedly favored him as the starter,[4] but Walsh could not move out of Aikman's shadow and was traded to theNew Orleans Saints three games into the1990 season in exchange for first, second, and third round draft picks.[5] With the third draft choice the Cowboys selected (#70-Erik Williams), the other two picks (#14-Leonard Russell and #52-Patrick Rowe) were traded to theNew England Patriots as a package to move up to the number one overall draft choice to selectRussell Maryland.
On September 25, 1990, theDallas Cowboys traded Walsh to theNew Orleans Saints for the Saints' first- and third-round picks in the1991 NFL draft and a second round pick (that could become a first round pick based on performance) in the1992 NFL draft.[6]
The Saints acquired Walsh, because quarterbackBobby Hebert was in the middle of a contract hold out that lasted all season long, andJohn Fourcade got off to a poor start. He generated high expectations after winning his first game against theCleveland Browns, while throwing 3touchdown passes. Walsh passed for 1,970 yards and 12 touchdowns, leading the franchise to its second ever playoff appearance, after finishing the season 8–8 and knocking the Cowboys out of the final playoff spot.
The next year, he lost his job after Hebert returned to the team,[7] and would start only 8 games in the following three seasons, while bouncing between the backup and third-string roles behind Hebert (1991-1992) andWade Wilson (1993). He was waived on April 24,1994.[8]
On April 26,1994, theChicago Bears signed Walsh as an unrestricted free agent, reuniting with former Cowboys and Hurricanes defensive coordinatorDave Wannstedt.[9] After the third game of the season he replaced an injuredErik Kramer,[10] posting an 8–3 regular season record as a starter and a 35–18 win against theMinnesota Vikings in the wild card round of the playoffs.[11] The next year, Kramer regained the starting job and Walsh would only play in one game.[12]
On April 10,1996, he was signed by theSt. Louis Rams as afree agent.[13] He started the first three games before being passed on the depth chart by rookieTony Banks.[14] He completed 33 of 77 passes for 344 yards and had 5 interceptions.
On April 16,1997, he signed with theTampa Bay Buccaneers to backupTrent Dilfer.[15] He appeared in 17 games during 2 seasons.
On August 11,1999, he was signed by theIndianapolis Colts to back up second-year proPeyton Manning. He was released on February 2,2000. He finished his career with 713 completions in 1,317 attempts (54.1%), 7,875 passing yards, 40 touchdowns and 50 interceptions, for apasser rating of 66.4.[16]
In December 2008, Walsh accepted the head football coaching job atCardinal Newman High School inWest Palm Beach, Florida. After a 4–6 record in his first season, Cardinal Newman finished 7–4 in 2010 and earned its first playoff appearance since 2005. Walsh coached the team to 10-2 records in 2011 and 2012, before losing in the opening round of the 3A playoffs. In 2013, Walsh led Newman to their First District Championship in 10 years and the Regional Final. It was the school's fifth straight playoff appearance. In April 2015, Walsh accepted the Director of Football position atIMG Academy, replacingChris Weinke.[17] He joined theToronto Argonauts' coaching staff in 2017 as a senior assistant.
In February 2018, Walsh became the quarterbacks coach for theSaskatchewan Roughriders.[18]
In February 2020, Walsh became the quarterbacks coach for theOttawa Redblacks.[19]
In December 2021, Walsh was named the head football coach at his high school alma mater, Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota.[20] After winning a section championship and returning the program to the state tournament for the first time in 7 years, Walsh will no longer lead the Raiders in 2025 but remains at the school as a major gift officer.
In 2001, Walsh entered into theMortgage Banking business. He returned to football in 2009, when he was named the head coach forCardinal Newman High School.
Walsh is the uncle of fellowCretin-Derham Hall High School alumnus andNational Hockey League defensemanRyan McDonagh, who currently plays for theTampa Bay Lightning.[21]Walsh is married to the former Deanna Lederman and have one child, Brayden. Walsh has three older children, Haille, Jordan and Cameron as well.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Cardinal Newman Crusaders()(2009–2014) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Cardinal Newman | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Cardinal Newman | 7–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2011 | Cardinal Newman | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | Section Runner-Up | ||||
| 2012 | Cardinal Newman | 9–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | Section Runner-Up | ||||
| 2013 | Cardinal Newman | 8–4 | 2–1 | 3rd | Section Champion | ||||
| 2014 | Cardinal Newman | 4–6 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Cardinal Newman: | 40–25 | 17–12 | |||||||
| Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders()(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Cretin-Derham Hall | 2–8 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | Cretin-Derham Hall | 5–6 | 0–4 | 5th | Section Runner-Up | ||||
| 2024 | Cretin-Derham Hall | 6-5 | 1-3 | 4th | Section Champions | ||||
| Cretin-Derham Hall: | 13–19 | 2-12 | |||||||
| Total: | 53–44 | ||||||||
