BOBBY HEBERT

'Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr.,' (born August 19, 1960, in Galliano, Louisiana) is a sportscaster but best known as a retired quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. He played professionally in the USFL and NFL from 1983 to 1996 for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons. Nicknamed the "Cajun Cannon", Hebert led the Panthers to the USFL championship in the league's inaugural season. Later he helped bring the Saints their first playoff appearance in franchise history. Hebert was inducted to the Saints Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. His surname is pronounced "''A-BEAR''".

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Playing career

Popular Cultural Reference

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Playing career

===USFL===
Hebert arguably had one of the greatest USFL careers for a quarterback in that league. In 1983, he won the USFL championship with the Michigan Panthers. In 1985 he played with the Oakland Invaders, which had merged with the Panthers.
===NFL===
In 1985, his rookie season with New Orleans, and in 1986, he split time with quarterback Dave Wilson. In 1987, he shared play with John Fourcade and took most of the snaps in 1988 and 1989. In 1990, he held out for more money. Therefore, Saints coach Jim Mora traded away several draft choices for Steve Walsh. In 1991 and 1992 he led the Saints to excellent starts and playoff appearances. In 1993, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons and was selected to his only Pro Bowl that season. He took a small number of snaps as a backup to Jeff George in 1994 and 1995, as well as the first few games of 1996. Jeff George's infamous Sunday Night Football blowup caused Head Coach June Jones to bench George for the rest of the game, then suspend George for four games. Jones then named Hebert starting QB. He is remembered for being on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
His wife Teresa owns an upscale clothing boutique in Georgia. They have four children together, daughters Ryan and Cammy and sons T-Bob and Bo. T-Bob will play football for the LSU Tigers beginning in 2007. Cammy is studying at UC Berkeley. Bo is in the ninth grade and excelling in sports. Ryan is currently studying abroad in South Africa and is involved in the creation of Sibambisene, an organization which volunteers at rural disadvantaged schools.
Bobby Hebert is currently a co-host of a sports radio show on WWL 870 and 105.3 FM in New Orleans.
On December 2, 2006, Hebert was honored by the City of Natchitoches, where he attended college at Northwestern State University, as the grand marshal of the annual Christmas lighting event. Bobby Hebert also rode as the grand marshal in the 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade.
He is locally known for his very popular 4th of July firework shows, which command respect.

Popular Cultural Reference

On the hit TV sitcom Seinfeld (season six, episode:"The Big Salad") , George is fascinated by the way to pronounce his name.

You know what's interesting. The quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons is Bobby Hebert. No "r" which I find fascinating. You know it's Herbert h-e-r-b-e-r-t, Hebert h-e-b-e-r-t. "Hebert" it's a fun name to pronounce. Try and say it Hebert

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★ Career stats and bio for Bobby Hebert

★ Interview in Gambit Weekly