Ben Roethlisberger

All-Pro Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers

Career Highlights: The youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback ever, Ben Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL in February 2006 at age 23 … Last year in his fourth NFL season, Roethlisberger was named to his first Pro Bowl as his 32 touchdown passes set a new Steelers single-season record and ranked 3^rd in the NFL behind Tony Romo and Tom Brady…His 104.1 passer rating was second only to Brady…After four seasons, he has career statistics of 908 completions, 1,436 attempts, 11,673 passing yards, 84 touchdowns, 54 interceptions and a 92.5 quarterback rating.…He holds several Steelers single-season records…Roethlisberger had an incredible rookie campaign in 2004, getting the Steelers to the AFC Championship game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots…He set NFL records for a rookie quarterback, including passing percentage (66.4) and passer rating (98.1), both set by Dan Marino…He set team records in both these categories as well…Became the first quarterback in NFL history to compile a 13-0 record during the regular season…Roethlisberger was named the Associated Press’  NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and The Sporting News’ Rookie of the Year…Selected by the Steelers as the 11^th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft…A standout quarterback at Miami University of Ohio, Roethlisberger was an All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, earning third-team honors from the Associated Press…Played for the RedHawks for three seasons and in 38 games he rewrote virtually every school game, season and career passing record…Completed 854 of 1,304 passes (65.5%) for 10,829 yards, 84 touchdowns and 34 interceptions, topping the previous all-time records in all four categories…Set another RedHawks career-record with 11,075 yards in total offense…In 2003, he guided his team to an 13-1 record including the school’s first Bowl appearance since 1986…Defeated Louisville 49-28 in the GMAC Bowl, its first postseason victory in 28 years…Roethlisberger was a semi-finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top passer…He also was an All-Mid American Conference first-team choice and named the conference’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

Updated: May, 2008
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