Bernie Custis
Bernard E. Custis
Born: September 23, 1928
Washington, DC
Deceased: February 23, 2017
Burlington, ON
Position: QB/HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 186
College: Syracuse
High School: John Bartram (Philadelphia, PA)
Career: 1951-1955
Bernie Custis played from 1951 to 1955 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. Custis threw for 143 yards in his career, completing 6 of 12 passes with 11 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. He also ran for 538 yards in 121 attempts with 19 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 117 | 11.7 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 125.8 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 26 | 56.3 |
| Totals | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 143 | 11.9 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 88 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | ||||
| 1952 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 104 | 472 | 4.5 | 38 | 4 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 121 | 538 | 4.4 | 38 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 37 | 399 | 10.8 | 60 | 4 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Totals | 41 | 451 | 11.0 | 60 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | 364 | 28.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 433 | 27.1 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 35 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||
| 1952 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Totals | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | |
| 1955 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 0 |
Honors
1951 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1951 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star (2nd Team)
1952 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1954 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1954 - CFL CFL East All-Star
