Rusty Lisch

Los Angeles Rams 89th pick

QB · Notre Dame · 1980–1984

Draft Details

Year

1980

Round

Round 4

Pick

89th overall

Team

Los Angeles Rams

Position

College

Notre Dame

Rusty Lisch Career Stats

Ranks 10th in the 1980 draft class in passing yards (547).

Career Totals

Games	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT Thrown	Rush Yds
30	547	1	11	130

Career span: 1980–1984.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Rusty Lisch is a former quarterback out of Notre Dame, selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 89th overall pick (round 4) in the 1980 NFL Draft. He played 30 regular-season games from 1980 to 1984.

More from the 1980 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DET	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma
1	2	NYJ	Lam Jones	WR	Texas
1	2	NYJ	"Johnny ""Lam"" Jones"	WR	Texas
1	3	CIN	Anthony Munoz	OT	USC
1	4	GB	Bruce Clark	DT	Penn State
1	5	BAL	Curtis Dickey	RB	Texas A&M
1	6	LA	Curtis Greer	DE	Michigan
1	7	ATL	Junior Miller	TE	Nebraska
1	8	NYG	Mark Haynes	DB	Colorado
1	10	SEA	Jacob Green	DE	Texas A&M

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