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Quarterback, Nebraska, to 1971

Jerry Tagge

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Jerry Tagge played quarterback at Nebraska (to 1971). He finished seventh in the 1971 Heisman vote. The Green Bay Packers took Tagge in the first round, No. 11 overall in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Best season
1971
First-team All-Big Eight and National leader in passer rating (150.9)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passer rating, 1971
Drafted
No. 11
Overall, 1972 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1970 and 1971; Big Eight champions, 1970 and 1971

All-America: AP second team 1971; Football News 1971

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

MVP of the 1972 Hula Bowl.

Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1975WFLSan Antonio Wings
1977–⁠79CFLBC Lions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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