Quirk, who wore uniform number 5, was notable for his hustle between plays on the football field, resulting in the length of games being shortened.
[2] Following high school, he served two years at Fort Monroe in Virginia as a First Lieutenant in the Continental Army Command Headquarters Honor Guard Company.
[2] A resident of Rumson, New Jersey, Quirk is married to Carol Christopher, his high school sweetheart; they have three children.
[1] Parkinson relied on the view supplied by a fixed camera on the roof of the stadium to review the play.
[1] After a four minutes and 54 seconds, he ruled the ball was still behind the line, overruling Quirk's call, and giving the Packers the score.
[4] The impact of this play resulted in the change of the illegal forward pass rule for the 1990 NFL season to include a passer's body being across the line, not only the ball, in determining an infraction and a limit of two minutes for instant replay reviews.
"[5] Dick Vermeil, then-coach of the Rams, later joked with Robinson, asking him, "(Quirk is a) Hell of a tackler, isn't he?
[6] Following the game, Quirk was told by league officials privately that he went "over the line" in restraining Barnett, but he would not face disciplinary action.
[6] Mike Pereira, the league's director of officiating, said, "[Quirk] should refrain from similar techniques when trying to break up a potential skirmish.