the future for the Cardinals, and Hart made mop-up appearances in four games that year, throwing one touchdown with 199 yards passing in 19-of-33 combined passing. Hart did not play when the Cardinals made it to the playoffs. 1983 was Hart's last season with the team. After Lomax was taken out in the midst of the season opener loss (whereupon Hart threw 11-of-20 for 141 yards), Hart would be the starter for three of the next four games. Hart's final start as a quarterback was on October 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs. He would throw 5-of-13 for 33 yards and three interceptions before being taken out for Rusty Lisch. Hart was signed by the Redskins to back up Joe Theismann for the 1984 season, playing little in that season before retiring in the off-season. However, Hart did make it into one footnote of history, as his appearance into the October 7th game was his 200th appearance in the quarterback position, making him the 10th quarterback to ever do so. In his career, he was also selected to the Pro Bowl four times. In the 1977 Pro Bowl, Hart threw five interceptions, the most in the Pro Bowl's history. He went 87–88–5 in his career, was sacked 243 times, and played in 201 games. , he was 25th in passing yards, 29th in victories, 34th in completions, and 32nd in passing touchdowns, though he is 10th in passes intercepted (including a 30-interception season in 1967, the sixth player in history to achieve this dubious benchmark), 73rd in being sacked, and 161st in Passer rating. He has the most passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, interceptions (both career and single season), wins, and losses as a Cardinal. Hart was named the NFC Player of the Year by UPI, All-NFC and second-team All-Pro for the 1974 season. Hart was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 for his contribution to the sport of football. Personal In 1983, Hart and teammate Dan Dierdorf opened up Dierdorf and Hart Steak House. The steakhouse closed in 2013 after 30 years of operation. Hart broadcast games on WGN with Dick Butkus after his retirement until 1989. In 1989, Hart became the athletic director for Southern Illinois University Carbondale, serving until a chancellor changeover forced him out in 1999. Hart has been married to his college sweetheart for over 40 years; he has three children