finalyear birth_place debutyear statvalue article_title position birth_date nfl number college statlabel
1984 kingston , pennsylvania 1974 24 -- 48 5,552 53.9 joe pisarcik
 quarterback 2 july 1952 pis276861 7 , 9 new mexico state tds-int yards qb rating
joe pisarcik

joseph anthony pisarcik -lrb- born july 2 , 1952 , in kingston , pennsylvania -rrb- is a former american football quarterback who played in the national football league for eight seasons , from 1977 through 1984 after playing high school football at west side central catholic h. s. -lrb- later bishop o'reilly , now closed -rrb- , and college football at new mexico state university .
his first professional team was the calgary stampeders of the canadian football league , where he played from 1974 to 1976 .
he began his nfl career with the new york giants , and is best remembered for his role in a november 19 , 1978 , game where the giants , ahead 17 -- 12 with only seconds to play and their opponent out of time-outs , lost after his handoff -lrb- a play called by offensive coordinator bob gibson over pisarcik 's objections -rrb- to larry csonka was fumbled and returned for a touchdown by herman edwards of the philadelphia eagles .
the play has since been referred to as `` the fumble '' by giants fans and `` the miracle at the meadowlands '' by eagles fans .
pisarcik signed with the eagles in 1980 after the giants had released him , where he played until retiring after the end of the 1984 season .
he remains in the new jersey area and is the ceo of the nfl alumni association in newark .
he has five children : kristin , lindsey , jake , joseph and katie .
jake is an offensive lineman for the university of oregon .
