Jeff Hostetler William Jeffrey Hostetler ( born April 22 , 1961 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Giants , Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders , and Washington Redskins . His nickname is " Hoss " . College career . Penn State . Hostetler started his career at Penn State , where he started two games for the 1980 season . But Todd Blackledge beat him for the job , and Hostetler transferred to West Virginia . Hostetler sat out the 1981 season , due to NCAA transfer rules , while Mountaineers ' quarterback Oliver Luck led the Mountaineers to an upset win against the University of Florida in the Peach Bowl . West Virginia . Hostetler ' s first game as a Mountaineer was a 41 - 27 win over the # 9 Oklahoma Sooners , when he threw for four touchdowns and 321 yards . The upset victory earned Hostetler Offensive Player of the Week honors from " Sports Illustrated " . Another big win that ' 82 season was a week later against the University of Maryland Terrapins , who were led by Boomer Esiason . The Mountaineers won 19 – 18 against the Top 10 ranked Terps . The Terps lost the game on a two - point conversion , while Hostetler threw for 285 yards and a touchdown . Hostetler led the Mountaineers to the 1982 Gator Bowl , where they lost to Florida State 31 – 12 . Hostetler totaled 1 , 916 yards with ten touchdown passes that season . In 1983 , Hostetler led the # 7 Mountaineers over Big East rival Pitt after a fourth quarter run to beat the Panthers 24 – 21 , the first victory over Pitt in seven years . Hostetler led the game - winning drive that he capped out with a bootleg touchdown run for victory . In the 1983 Hall of Fame Bowl , Hostetler pulled out a come - from - behind 20 - 16 victory over the University of Kentucky , throwing two touchdowns . Hostetler finished his college career in the 1984 Hula Bowl and in the Japan Bowl . Hostetler threw for 2 , 345 yards and 16 touchdowns his senior season . Hostetler ' s two - year tenure at WVU led him to an 18 – 6 record under coach Don Nehlen . Hostetler ranks among single - season leaders at WVU in total offense , passing yards , pass completions , pass attempts , touchdown passes and passing efficiency . Hostetler also is the career leader in interception avoidance . Hostetler was named to the WVU all - time roster . In 1998 , Hostetler was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame . Hostetler was named to the 1984 GTE / CoSIDA academic All - America team and that same year won the National Football Foundation postgraduate scholarship . He was also a fan favorite in Morgantown and inspired a record , " Ole Hoss ( The Ballad of West Virginia ' s Jeff Hostetler ) " . Professional career . Hostetler was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 1984 NFL Draft , where he served as backup to Phil Simms . In his first five seasons , despite earning a Super Bowl ring with the 1986 Giants , he played sparingly , rarely making an appearance as he was the third string quarterback behind both Simms and Jeff Rutledge . His first start came late in the 1988 season , where he helped lead the Giants to victory in a road game against the New Orleans Saints . In 1989 , he started a key game in the middle of the season , leading the Giants to a Monday night victory over the Minnesota Vikings . However , outside of these games Hostetler ' s primary roles were mop - up duty and holder for kickers Raul Allegre , Bjorn Nittmo , and Matt Bahr . On December 15 , 1990 , Simms broke his foot during a game against the Buffalo Bills . The following week , Hostetler , who had thrown only 109 passes in his 7 years with the Giants , took over as the starting quarterback . The Giants won their final two regular seasons games and swept through the playoffs , defeating the Bills in Super Bowl XXV , 20 – 19 . During the game , he completed 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards , with one touchdown and no interceptions . In 2008 , ESPN ranked Hostetler ' s performance # 30 for the best quarterback performances in Super Bowl history . During the summer of 1991 , new Giants ’ head coach Ray Handley allowed Hostetler to compete with Simms for the starting job . Hostetler eventually beat out Simms for the starting job , winning the season opening Monday night game against the 49ers . Hostetler started 12 games for the Giants in 1991 , winning six . However , in his twelfth start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Hostetler broke his back and missed the rest of the season . Of the games Hostetler started ( including the one he didn ' t finish ) , the Giants went 7 - 5 . By comparison Simms , who finished the Week 13 win over Tampa Bay , only won once in his four starts after Hostetler ' s injury ( the season finale against the Houston Oilers ) . When Hostetler returned from his injury in 1992 , he once again was placed in competition with Simms for the starting quarterback position . Simms won the job , but after a Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Raiders , Hostetler again was pressed into service as Simms suffered a season - ending injury . Again , however , Hostetler was unable to stay healthy and he only managed 9 starts , playing in four more games , and missed three other games with injuries including a concussion . While Hostetler had the best record of any Giants starter in 1992 ( 5 - 4 ) , he was not retained by the team following the season and signed with the Los Angeles Raiders to be their starter in 1993 . During his four years as a Raider , Hostetler was voted to his only Pro Bowl , in 1994 . He also led them to an impressive 42 - 24 playoff win over the Denver Broncos in the 1993 season , throwing for 294 yards and three touchdowns . He finished his career with two seasons with the Redskins ( 1997 and 1998 ) ; during his last season he spent much of his time on injured reserve and did not see any playing time . Hostetler retired with 1 , 357 of 2 , 338 completions for 16 , 430 yards and 94 touchdowns , with 71 interceptions . He also rushed for 1 , 391 yards and 17 touchdowns . Perhaps most impressive about Hostetler was his ability to perform very well in the post - season . In five playoff games , he completed 72 of 115 passes ( 62 . 6 percent ) for 1 , 034 yards , seven touchdowns , no interceptions , and a 112 . 0 passer rating while going 4 - 1 . Personal . Hostetler now lives in Morgantown , West Virginia , and owns a construction company . Hostetler is a descendant of the Amish - Mennonite immigrant , Jacob Hochstetler . With his wife , Vicky ( the daughter of his college head coach ) , he has three sons . Hostetler graduated with a 3 . 85 GPA in Finance from West Virginia University . His nephew is Ryan Nehlen , currently a wide receiver for the West Virginia Mountaineers . Chris Cuomo of ABC News interviewed Hostetler as part of " One Moment in Time : The Life of Whitney Houston " , a two - hour special on ABC shortly after the 2012 death of singer Whitney Houston . In Super Bowl XXV , Houston performed " The Star - Spangled Banner " , and Hostetler and Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis Anderson reflected on Houston ' s performance in that game . Hostetler is slated to restart Trinity Christian School ' s football program in the fall of 2013 . The Warriors ' program defunct for many seasons .