Sean Salisbury
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Long Beach, California, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 9, 1963 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Orange Glen (Escondido, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | USC | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Sean Salisbury (born March 9, 1963) is an American football analyst and former player who was the host of The Sean Salisbury Show on KBME, Sportstalk 790, an iHeartRadio station in Houston, Texas.[1] Salisbury was let go by the network in October 2025.[2] He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.
Salisbury was born on March 9, 1963, in Long Beach, California. He attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, California. During his senior year at Orange Glen, he was a highly recruited quarterback,[3] choosing USC over UCLA, BYU, Stanford, Notre Dame, Cal, Arizona, Arizona State. Sean's brother is Brett Salisbury.
Salisbury was a high school All-American basketball player, averaging 26.5 points per game his senior year. UCLA and USC both offered Salisbury basketball scholarships.
Salisbury has three children, Dylan, Dodge, and Shea.[4]
College career
Salisbury became USC's starting quarterback midway through the 1982 season, which they ended with a record of 8–3; NCAA sanctions prevented them from playing in a bowl game. In 1983 the Trojans, still under sanctions, fell to a record of 4–6–1, their first losing season in 22 years. Salisbury suffered a season-ending injury early in the 1984 season, but was on the team as USC won the Rose Bowl over Ohio State. In his 1985 senior year, Salisbury was the main quarterback through a 6–5 campaign, but lost the starting job to Rodney Peete before they fell to Alabama in the Aloha Bowl. Salisbury finished his USC career as the school's all-time leader in pass completions (346) and yards gained (4,481), breaking marks previously held by Paul McDonald; both records were later broken by Peete. Salisbury was also second in pass attempts (602) and fourth in touchdowns (25). He also ranked fourth in USC history in total offense (4,127 yards), trailing Charles White, Marcus Allen and Jimmy Jones.
Professional career
During his ten-year career, Salisbury was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Oilers, and San Diego Chargers, as well as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In 1988, Salisbury and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the 76th Grey Cup championship over Matt Dunigan and the BC Lions.