As good as Pat Fischer was at Nebraska, he stood at only 5' 9" and fell all the way to the 17th Round (232nd Overall) in the 1961 Draft. Fischer was barely expected to make the team, let alone win a starting job, but once he did, he would become one of the most seasoned Cornerbacks in NFL history.
Fischer saw more time as a Returner as a rookie, but by his third season, he was a full-time starter at Left Cornerback, pioneering the bump and run coverage and picking eight interceptions in 1963. Fischer had a career-best 10 Interceptions the season after, returning two for Touchdowns. The voters named him a First Team All-Pro, the first and only time that would happen in his career. Fischer would add a second Pro Bowl in 1965, but he was targeted far less after his explosive 1964 campaign, thus seeing his Interceptions drop.
Fischer signed with the Redskins after the 1967 Season and achieved far greater fame. Twenty-nine of his 57 Interceptions were as a Cardinal, though he is best remembered as a Redskin.