Ada's Favorite Son, Zac Dysert, will return to Ada on Sunday, Feb. 16. The event, "Welcome Home Denver Bronco's Quarterback, Zac Dysert," will be open to the public and held from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Ada High School gymnasium, according to Donald Traxler, who is planning the event.
Several parts of the program are still to be confirmed, Traxler told The Icon. "This is something that the Ada community can feel very proud to be part of," he said.
It is hoped that several of Dysert's former coaches and teammates will be on hand for the event. Watch The Icon for more details.
DYSERT AT A GLANCE - from the Denver Bronco website:
• A quarterback who accounted for a school-record 12,678 yards of total offense (12,013 passing, 665 rushing) as a four-year starter at Miami (Ohio) University, breaking Ben Roethlisberger’s career mark and placing second in Mid-American Conference history.
• Finished his tenure with the RedHawks as the team’s first-ever three-time captain and completed 1,066-of-1,672 passes (63.8%) for 12,013 yards with 73 touchdowns and 51 interceptions in addition to rushing for 665 net yards and 12 scores on the ground.
• Topped the 300-yard passing mark in 19 career contests and threw at least five touchdown passes five times during his career.
• Became the first NCAA FBS player to pass for 500 yards (516) and rush for 100 yards (108) in a single game with his performance at Akron (9/29/12).
• Attended Ada (Ohio) High School, where he accumulated 11,174 career passing yards to rank second all-time in Ohio prep football history.
• Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (234th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.
