Scott Rislov Explained

Birth Date:June 26, 1980
Birth Place:Pierre, South Dakota
Position1:Quarterback
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:220
College:San Jose State
Playing Years1:2005
Playing Team1:Sioux Falls Storm (UIF)
Playing Years2:2005
Playing Team2:Nashville Kats (AFL)
Playing Years3:2006
Playing Team3:Central Valley Coyotes (af2)
Playing Years4:2008
Playing Team4:San Jose SaberCats (AFL)

Scott Allen Rislov (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback most recently playing in the Arena Football League for the San Jose SaberCats in 2008.

Early life

Rislov was born in Pierre, South Dakota to Greg and Diane Rislov and is of Norwegian descent.[1] [2] He graduated from T. F. Riggs High School in Pierre in 1999. As a quarterback at Riggs, Rislov was twice an all-league selection and in his senior year (1998) an honorable mention All-America pick by USA Today.[3] In addition to football, Rislov played basketball at Riggs.[4]

College career

After redshirting his freshman year, Rislov played six games in 2000 with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team. In 2001, Rislov transferred to Ellsworth Community College in Iowa. He was named Honorable Mention All-American by the NJCAA that year. From 2002 to 2003, Rislov was the starting quarterback for the San Jose State Spartans. In 2004, Rislov graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.[5]

Professional career

Rislov tried out with the Cincinnati Bengals but never played, before moving on to the Sioux Falls Storm, Nashville Kats, Central Valley Coyotes, and the San Jose Sabercats. While playing for the af2 Coyotes in 2006, he threw a league-record 106 touchdown passes.[6] [7]

After football

Rislov worked as a sales representative with Realm Communications Group from 2007 to 2009, then with that company as an account manager and sales manager.[5] In August 2011, Rislov earned his Master's in Business Administration from San Jose State.[8]

He has worked at Bay Area Security Firm, Proofpoint, where he has worked with the firm's largest Higher Education Institutions.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nelson. Mabelle. Thompson. Olga. Down Memory Lane in the Rislov Family. SDSnake.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203131622/http://www.sdsnake.com/RisH.htm. 2008-12-03.
  2. Web site: Family of Don Rislov. SDSnake.com. May 25, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203134843/http://www.sdsnake.com/RisD.htm. December 3, 2008.
  3. Web site: Scott Rislov. San Jose State Spartans. https://web.archive.org/web/20040107130819/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/rosterdetail.asp?sportid=56&rosteryear=2003&id=40862&orderby=cast%28number+as+int%29. January 7, 2004.
  4. Web site: Scott Rislov. North Dakota Fighting Sioux. https://web.archive.org/web/20010529131302/http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/football/players/rislov.asp. May 29, 2001.
  5. Web site: Scott Rislov. LinkedIn.com. May 25, 2012.
  6. Web site: Rislov Called up by Nashville Kats. 5 April 2005.
  7. Web site: Rislov Signs with Sabercats. 13 October 2006.
  8. Web site: 2012 San Jose State University Commencement Student-Athlete Participation. San Jose State Spartan. June 10, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110190211/http://nmnathletics.com/downloads2/452906.pdf. November 10, 2013.