Pat O'Hara

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Pat O'Hara is a former USC quarterback who played in the Arena Football League, NFL, and the World League of American Football. He led the Orlando Predators to the ArenaBowl XII title and led the Tampa Bay Storm to the ArenaBowl XVII title off the bench after starting quarterback John Kaleo was injured late in the second quarter. O'Hara played on five ArenaBowl teams and won three championship rings. He also played with the Toronto Phantoms (2001-2002). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 10th round (260th pick) of the 1991 NFL Draft. Following the 1991 season O'Hara was allocated to the World League's Ohio Glory and subsequently signed by the San Diego Chargers as a Plan B free agent serving as their third string quarterback for the 1992 season. He attended training camp with the San Diego Chargers in 1993 and the Washington Redskins in 1994.

[edit] Coaching career

On January 15th 2007, O'Hara became the Offensive Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Storm. O'Hara served in a similar role during the 2005 season with the Storm as a player/coach.

[edit] USC career

At USC, O'Hara's playing time was limited to a back-up. O'Hara was almost guaranteed the starting job after Rodney Peete left after his senior season until he tore ligaments and fractured his right knee requiring numerous surgeries. Then-freshman Todd Marinovich was given the starting job and the unheralded Marinovich led the team to Rose Bowl win against Michigan in Bo Schembechler's last game as a head coach. O'Hara's arm was impressive enough for some NFL Scouts to offer him a workout with them. The most notable ones were Dallas and Tampa Bay which snapped him up with 260th pick of the 1991 NFL Draft.

[edit] Movie career

O'Hara has appeared in several movies including The Waterboy (1998), Any Given Sunday (2000), and The Game Plan (2007). O'Hara also shares his knowledge as a technical advisor on films such as The Longest Yard (2005), Invincible (2006), ), We Are Marshall (2006), and The Game Plan (2007).