Scott Allen Rislov (born June 26, 1980) is an

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most recently playing in the

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for the

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in 2008.

Early life

Rislov was born in

Pierre, South Dakota Pierre ( ; lkt, Čhúŋkaške, lit=fort) is the capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the seat of Hughes County. The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census, making it the second-least populous US state capital after Montpelier, ...

to Greg and Diane Rislov and is of

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descent. He graduated from T. F. Riggs High School in Pierre in 1999. As a quarterback at Riggs, Rislov was twice an all-league selection and in his senior year (1998) an honorable mention All-America pick by ''

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''. In addition to football, Rislov played basketball at Riggs.

College career

After redshirting his freshman year, Rislov played six games in 2000 with the

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Fighting Sioux football team. In 2001, Rislov transferred to

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in Iowa. He was named Honorable Mention All-American by the NJCAA that year. From 2002 to 2003, Rislov was the starting quarterback for the

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. In 2004, Rislov graduated from San Jose State University with a

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degree in

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Professional career

Rislov tried out with the

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but never played, before moving on to the

Sioux Falls Storm The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Storm joined the original Indoor Football League as an expansion team in 1999 as the Sioux Falls Cobras, and first took the field for the 2000 ...

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, and the

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. While playing for the

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Coyotes in 2006, he threw a league-record 106 touchdown passes.

After football

Rislov worked as a sales representative with Realm Communications Group from 2007 to 2009, then with that company as an account manager and sales manager. In August 2011, Rislov earned his

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from San Jose State. He has worked at Bay Area Security Firm, Proofpoint, where he has worked with the firm's largest Higher Education Institutions.

References

External links

arenafan.com profile
1980 births Living people American football quarterbacks Ellsworth Panthers football players Central Valley Coyotes players Nashville Kats players San Jose SaberCats players San Jose State Spartans football players Sioux Falls Storm players North Dakota Fighting Hawks football players People from Pierre, South Dakota Players of American football from South Dakota American people of Norwegian descent {{quarterback-1980s-stub