More than two decades after his days as a star quarterback in high school, college and the National Football League, Blair Kiel finds himself charged with felonies in two counties.

When Kiel was arrested Sept. 5 at Victory Field on charges of domestic battery, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement, he already was facing a felony charge of invasion of privacy in Hamilton County. That charge, stemming from his alleged violation of a court order that an ex-girlfriend filed against him, is the third for invasion of privacy that Kiel has faced in Hamilton County in the past six years.

Kiel’s legal problems come nearly 30 years after he first gained prominence as a quarterback at Columbus East High School, which he led to a state championship in 1979. He went on to become the starting quarterback at the University of Notre Dame and later played in the NFL, including a stint with the Indianapolis Colts.

After his release from the Colts in 1987, Kiel went to Green Bay and Atlanta, but spent his last days of football in the Canadian and Arena football leagues. He retired in the early 1990s, coached youth football for the Carmel Dads’ Club and began a celebrity golf tournament to raise money for research on Crohn’s disease.

He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

Now 47 and living in Fishers, Kiel works as a senior adviser at Resource Commercial Real Estate in Downtown Indianapolis.

According to a report from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the incident at Victory Field stemmed from a confrontation with Kiel’s girlfriend, Christy Rundle, 40, of Noblesville. It escalated to a fight with Indianapolis police, during which Kiel allegedly hit an officer several times.

He pleaded not guilty last week to the charges in Marion County — a felony charge of domestic battery and misdemeanor charges of public intoxication, resisting law enforcement and battery, according to court records.

His next court date on the charges is Oct. 8 – about two weeks after he’s scheduled to appear in a Hamilton County court on the latest invasion-of-privacy charge.

If convicted, Kiel could face up to three years in jail for each felony, said John Tompkins, Kiel’s attorney in both cases.

Tompkins praised Kiel for staying level-headed through personal crises.

“He’s kept his job, he’s continued to work, he’s been trying to be as positive as he can,” Tompkins said.

In an interview, Rundle also was supportive of him.

“Blair is a wonderful and amazing person,” said Rundle, who wouldn’t comment on the events that led to Kiel’s arrest. “He would never harm me, nor my children.”

Kiel did not want to comment for this story, Tompkins said.

In both 2003 and 2004, Kiel was arrested when he violated a protective order his ex-wife Joanne Kiel filed against him, according to court documents.

He pleaded guilty to both charges in May 2005 and was sentenced to nearly a year of probation and community service and was told to complete an anger control assessment and counseling.