Joe Urso
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Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born | March 1, 1979 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| College | Wilkes |
| NFL draft | 2001: undrafted |
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Joseph David Urso (born March 1, 1979) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played professional arena football/indoor football in three leagues, as well as brief stints in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks after coming out of college as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at Lycoming College, and then transferred to Wilkes University.
Urso attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. He was the starting quarterback on the varsity team from his sophomore season on. Urso lettered 3 years in football, and also excelled in other sports, lettering 3 years in basketball, and 1 season of baseball. His senior season, he was also Captain of both the football and basketball teams. In the 1995 season, Urso led B-CC to their first ever 10–0 regular season record as a junior. The team won their first ever road playoff game, defeating Milford Mill Academy, of Baltimore County, 29–14; pushing their record to 11–0. Urso led the way passing for 285 yards and 2 touchdowns of 82 and 78 yards, respectively. The following week Bethesda Chevy-Chase hosted the first ever home playoff game in the football program's 60-year history, but fell to eventual State Champion Linganore High School 24–6.
In 1996 Urso finished his high school career with 3,969 yards passing, 51 touchdowns, and the Maryland Public Schools State passing record for both completions in a career and attempts in a career, while finishing second all-time (as of 1996) in passing yards and touchdowns in a career. Following his senior season Urso was named 1st team All-County, All-Gazette, All-league, and also named to the All-State and The Washington Post All-Metropolitan teams. He was also invited to play in the Chesapeake Classic All-Star game (Maryland high school all-stars vs. Virginia high school all-stars).