Steven Carl Pelluer is a former professional American football

American football

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 player who was drafted

NFL Draft

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 by the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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 in the 5th round of the 1984 NFL Draft

1984 NFL Draft

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. A 6'4", 209-lb. quarterback

Quarterback

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 from the University of Washington

University of Washington

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, Pelluer played in eight NFL

National Football League

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 seasons from 1984 to 1991.

Early life

Pelluer attended Interlake High School

Interlake High School

Interlake High School, also known as IHS, is a public high school in Bellevue, Washington. The school is one of the six high schools in the Bellevue School District. It is known for its diversity, its students' scholarship, and the International Baccalaureate program located at the school. The...

 in Washington and was a letterman in football

High school football

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 and basketball

Basketball

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. In football, he led his team to the State Quarterfinals as a junior and as a senior.

Professional career

Pelluer was the Cowboys third string quarterback in 1984 and 1985 and saw little action. In 1985, however, he was forced to enter a tight game against the New York Giants

New York Giants

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 because both starting

Starting lineup

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 quarterbacks, Danny White

Danny White

Wilford Daniel "Danny" White is a former quarterback and punter for the Dallas Cowboys, an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. He was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion...

 and backup Gary Hogeboom

Gary Hogeboom

Gary Keith Hogeboom is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League and a contestant on the CBS reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala.-Career:...

 had been injured. Pelluer played well in relief and led the Cowboys to a victory that clinched the NFC East

NFC East

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 Title. In 1986 he became the #2 quarterback after Hogeboom was traded, and when Danny White suffered a season ending injury in week 9, he became the starter for the remainder of the season, losing most of his starts. In 1987 he began as White's backup, but took the starting job in week 10. In 1988 he started 14 of the 16 games, and led the Cowboys in passing by passing for 3,139 yards and 17 touchdowns, but the Cowboys finished just 3-13 (3-11 in his starts), and Pelluer's career as a Cowboy was over. Pelluer spent the 1989 season as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

. After his NFL playing days were over, Pelluer went on to play in the WLAF

World League of American Football

The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia...

 for the Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

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He was the final quarterback to start a game for a Tom Landry

Tom Landry

Thomas Wade "Tom" Landry was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League history, creating many new formations and methods...

-coached team and was the starting quarterback in Landry's final win.

Personal life

Pelluer's nephew Cooper is currently a linebacker at the University of Washington

Washington Huskies football

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