Joe Zuger
Born: | P, QB | February 25, 1940
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College | Arizona State University |
NFL draft | 1962, Round: 18 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1962–71 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
Awards | 1967 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player |
Honors | 3× Grey Cup champion - 1963, 65, 67 |
Joe Zuger (born February 25, 1940) is a former
College career
Zuger attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offence, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24–7 record in three years as a starter. He also played defensive back and punter. During his senior season in 1961, Zuger completed 67-of-133 passes (50.4%) for 879 yards and eight touchdowns, and led the team and ranked among the nationally with 10 interceptions (the third best single-season mark in ASU history), and had a 42.1-yard punting average. He has been inducted into the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame.
CFL playing career
Drafted by the
Zuger, as a punter recorded a league record 45.5-yard punting average over his career. Three times, he averaged over 48 yards-per-punt over a season and had punts of over 80 yards at least four times, including one of 85 yards in 1968.
He played in five Grey Cup games, winning three (1963, 1965, 1967).
Post-playing CFL career
Zuger would later serve in Hamilton's front office. In 1981, he was appointed as General Manager,[4] a position he served for over a decade.
References
- ISBN 978-1-55439-056-4. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Arizona State Bulldogs and Sun Devils, 1930-1970, who signed on with professional football teams". Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ "Untitled Document".
- ^ ISBN 1-55041-855-6