Rick Mirer

Biography

Born March 19, 1970, in Goshen, Indiana, Richard Franklin Mirer grew up the son of Ken Mirer, head coach at Goshen High School. At age eight, Rick competed in the National Punt, Pass and Kick Competition, foreshadowing his future as a quarterback. In his senior year at Goshen High School, Mirer posted 3,973 passing yards and thirty touchdowns—the second-most in national prep history—eclipsing Jeff George's Indiana state passing records. He won the Academy of Achievement Award as the nation's top high school football player in 1989 and the Atlanta Touchdown Club's Bobby Dodd Award as the best high school quarterback in America. Mirer attended the University of Notre Dame from 1989 to 1992, compiling a 29-7-1 record as starter including three bowl victories. Initially serving as backup to Tony Rice, Mirer took over the offense in 1990 and led Notre Dame to the Orange Bowl. In 1991, he set the single-season touchdown record with eighteen scores and was named co-MVP alongside Jerome Betti...