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He and his first wife Shari Brown Theismann divorced in 1984. They have three children, Joe, Amy, and Patrick, all now married. Theismann was in a relationship with actress/TV host Cathy Lee Crosby for seven years. His second marriage, to former Miss Connecticut and Miss America Contestant Jeanne Caruso, ended in divorce after three years.
Theismann is now married to Robin Theismann. They have homes in Virginia, Tennessee, and the Florida Panhandle.
Theismann is the owner of Joe Theismann's Restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, founded 1976.
Theismann's son, Joseph W., pleaded guilty in 2002 to drug charges of dealing cocaine and possessing drug paraphernalia. He received a ten-year suspended prison term, was placed on five years of probation and fined.
From 2000-2003, he was a spokesperson for the Colonial Penn life insurance company.
On August 19, 2010, head coach Jay Gruden of the UFL's Florida Tuskers "confirmed that Theismann introduced himself to the Tuskers as the team's new part owner." Theismann expressed disappointment at the way he was treated during his time in the league and left the team when it was folded into the Virginia Destroyers in January 2011.
In 2012 Joe Theismann became a spokesperson for Super Beta Prostate, a supplement designed to help men who frequently wake at night to urinate.
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