Jerry Mark Golsteyn was a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player. A 12th round drafted quarterback

Quarterback

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 from Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

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, Golsteyn played in 8 NFL seasons from 1977-1984 for 5 different teams. He also played a brief stint for the Orlando Americans in the American Football Association in 1981, becoming one of the few NFL-caliber players to play in that league. (The fact that Golsteyn was a star in the league was occasionally used as a joke regarding the AFA's inability to sign marquee talent.) He then played for the Orlando Renegades

Orlando Renegades

The Orlando Renegades were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s.-In Washington:-1983 season:...

 of the USFL

United States Football League

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 in 1985.