Jeff Hostetler
Biography
William Jeffrey Hostetler (born April 22, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins. He won Super Bowl XXV with the Giants after taking over midseason for an injured Phil Simms. His nickname is "Hoss." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Hostetler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
In 1989, the Buffalo Bills were a talented team full of big personalities, including future Hall-of-Famers Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed. Dysfunction and infighting ran as deep as the talent in their locker room, but the team known as “The Bickering Bills” would soon transform themselves into an elite force. From 1990 through 1993, the Bills went on an unprecedented run of AFC Championship victories, appearing in a record four straight Super Bowls. But what’s been remembered most is how those Super Bowl appearances played out, with the Bills losing all four. Along the way though, the Bills took part in some of the defining NFL moments of the era. Theirs is a heartbreaking tale, yet one that ultimately proves Jim Kelly and the Bills to be among the most perseverant group of players in NFL lore.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Self
The men who play the toughest position in sports come clean- talking about themselves, each other and what it's like to line up over center each week in the National Football League.