Pat Fischer

Patrick "Pat" Fischer (January 2, 1940 – October 8, 2024) was an American professional football player who played cornerback in the National Football League. Born in St. Edward, Nebraska, he was the eighth of nine children of Joe and Viola Fischer. The family moved to Omaha in 1955, where Fischer attended Westside High School and was named All-State in 1956. He is a member of the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Fischer attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he played safety, tailback as a sophomore and junior, and quarterback in his senior year. He holds a school record 18.33-yard punt return average. In 1960 he was selected team captain along with future NFL teammate Ron McDole, and won Nebraska's Tom Novak Trophy. Three of his older brothers — Cletus, Kenneth, and Rex — also played football at Nebraska, with two joining him in the school's Hall of Fame. Fischer was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1974.

In the NFL, Fischer played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961 to 1967 and the Washington Redskins from 1968 to 1977.