William F. Etter (born February 18, 1950) is a former

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. He was an All-American at

Lewis and Clark High School Lewis and Clark High School is a four-year public secondary school in Spokane, Washington, United States. Opened in 1912, it is located at 521 W. Fourth Ave. in the Cliff/Cannon neighborhood of downtown Spokane, bounded by I-90 to the north and ...

in Spokane; a two-game starter for the

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until a knee injury ended his college career; and a three-year backup for the

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, from 1973-1975. He is currently a commercial and personal injury defense lawyer in Spokane. Etter held the Notre Dame record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game—146 yards against the

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, accomplished as a backup to

Joe Theismann Joseph Robert Theismann (born September 9, 1949) is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian ...

in 1969.

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