Joe Zuger
Joeseph Mark Zuger
Born: February 25, 1940
Homestead, PA
Deceased: November 24, 2024
Position: QB/P,QB,DB/P
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212
College: Arizona State
High School: Homestead (PA)
Career: 1962-1971
Joe Zuger played from 1962 to 1971 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Zuger threw for 12,676 yards in his career, completing 814 of 1,618 passes with 76 touchdowns and 95 interceptions. He also ran for 885 yards in 283 attempts with 12 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 115 | 64 | 55.7 | 1070 | 9.3 | 15 | 13.0 | 6 | 5.2 | 79 | 105.1 |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 92.5 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 108 | 41 | 38.0 | 669 | 6.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 7 | 6.5 | 91 | 38.7 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 159 | 70 | 44.0 | 1252 | 7.9 | 7 | 4.4 | 11 | 6.9 | 48 | 57.4 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 320 | 163 | 50.9 | 2771 | 8.7 | 11 | 3.4 | 17 | 5.3 | 92 | 69.9 |
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 316 | 160 | 50.6 | 2616 | 8.3 | 15 | 4.7 | 19 | 6.0 | 83 | 69.5 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 198 | 108 | 54.5 | 1562 | 7.9 | 14 | 7.1 | 6 | 3.0 | 68 | 91.4 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 132 | 78 | 59.1 | 1073 | 8.1 | 3 | 2.3 | 10 | 7.6 | 62 | 61.2 |
| 1971 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 265 | 129 | 48.7 | 1632 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 19 | 7.2 | 108 | 48.5 |
| Totals | 1618 | 814 | 50.3 | 12676 | 7.8 | 76 | 4.7 | 95 | 5.9 | 108 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 24 | 3 |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 44 | 86 | 2.0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 43 | 162 | 3.8 | 23 | 3 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 60 | 195 | 3.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 52 | 114 | 2.2 | 22 | 1 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26 | 102 | 3.9 | 15 | 2 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19 | 114 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22 | 12 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals | 283 | 885 | 3.1 | 25 | 12 |
Receiving:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 120 | 5197 | 43.3 | 60 | 3 |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 86 | 3462 | 40.3 | 65 | 2 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 63 | 2695 | 42.8 | 69 | 2 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 134 | 5990 | 44.7 | 81 | 12 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 118 | 5195 | 44.0 | 81 | 8 |
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 125 | 5726 | 45.8 | 81 | 17 |
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 129 | 6249 | 48.4 | 85 | 7 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 97 | 4676 | 48.2 | 73 | 6 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 62 | 2900 | 46.8 | 65 | 1 |
| 1971 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 141 | 6840 | 48.5 | 76 | 9 |
| Totals | 1075 | 48930 | 45.5 | 85 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 37 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | |||||||
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||
| 1967 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||
| 1968 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |||||||
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |||||||
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1971 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 139 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | |
| 1965 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
Awards
1967 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
