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Bernard Joseph Kosar Jr. (born November 25, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, leading the team to a national championship in 1983. He subsequently played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1993, the Dallas Cowboys in 1993, and Miami Dolphins from 1994 to 1996. He was the backup quarterback on the 1993 Cowboys team that won Super Bowl XXVIII.
Kosar was born in Youngstown, Ohio and raised in suburban Boardman Township. He is of Hungarian descent.
He attended Boardman High School, where he earned Parade magazine All-American honors in 1981 as a senior and was Ohio’s Division I “Player of the Year.” He also gained recognition as a baseball player, especially for his pitching skills.
Kosar was recruited by University of Miami head football coach Howard Schnellenberger, and Kosar committed to the University of Miami, which ran a passing-oriented offense and was beginning to emerge as one of the nation’s premier college football programs. Kosar proved instrumental in establishing the University of Miami…
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