{"id":10256,"date":"2024-10-09T22:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10256"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:03:11","slug":"former-washington-commanders-all-pro-superstar-has-tragically-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10256","title":{"rendered":"Former Washington Commanders All-Pro Superstar Has Tragically Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0announced the death of former All-Pro defensive back Pat Fischer at 84.<\/p>\n<p>Fischer had spent 17 seasons playing in the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>, mainly as a cornerback, and originally started his career as a member of the St. Loius Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>He played there from 1961 to 1967 when he was named to two Pro Bowls, one first-team All-Pro, and one second-team All-Pro. During those seven years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FiscPa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he accumulated 29 interceptions<\/a>, 11 fumble recoveries, and four defensive touchdowns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We mourn the loss of Ring of Fame member and former All-Pro cornerback Pat Fischer. Sending our heartfelt condolences to Fischer\u2019s family and loved ones. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h7PI4MQWzl\">pic.twitter.com\/h7PI4MQWzl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Commanders (@Commanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders\/status\/1843725199814078761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After that final season in 1967, he left for free agency and signed with the Washington Redkinds, where he would play until the end of his career in 1977.<\/p>\n<p>During that time, he would make one more Pro Bowl and be named another second-team All-Pro.<\/p>\n<p>He continued establishing his reputation as a bawl hawk, racking up 27 more interceptions, eight more fumble recoveries, and one more defensive touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>His only time appearing in the playoffs was also as a member of the Redskins, and he recorded just one postseason interception in 1974 at 34 years old.<\/p>\n<p>He would later be inducted into the Commanders Ring of Honor and was even selected as one of the 80 greatest players in Commanders franchise history.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-pat-fischer-defied-all-odds\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pat Fischer Defied All Odds<\/h2>\n<p>One major aspect of Fischer that made him so amazing was his resiliency.<\/p>\n<p>Fischer was originally a 17th-round pick in 1961, back when there were just 14 teams in the NFL. Of course, these days, it\u2019s hard enough for a seventh-round pick to make the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, though, he was able to build a career that was way ahead of his time. He was also known for his great tackling skills despite being just 5\u20199\u2033 and 170 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; On Tuesday, the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0announced the death of former All-Pro defensive back Pat Fischer at 84. Fischer had spent 17 seasons playing in the\u00a0NFL, mainly as a cornerback, and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10258,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10256\/revisions\/10258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}