(1950-04-12) April 12, 1950 (age 74) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Career information
CFL status
American
Position(s)
QB
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
215 lb (98 kg)
College
Nebraska
High school
Green Bay West (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
NFL draft
1972, Round: 1, Pick: 11
Drafted by
Green Bay Packers
Career history
As player
1972–1974
Green Bay Packers
1975
San Antonio Wings
1977–1979
BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1977)
2× National champion (1970, 1971)
Second-team All-American (1971)
CFL All-Star
1977
CFL West All-Star
1977
Career stats
Cmp–Att
136–281
Passing Yards
1,583
Touchdowns
3
Interceptions
17
Jerry Lee Tagge (born April 12, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), World Football League (WFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, leading them to consecutive national championships in 1970 and 1971. Tagge played professionally with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1972 to 1974, the San Antonio Wings of the WFL in 1975, and the BC Lions of the CFL from 1977 to 1979.
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third-string quarterback behind Joe Paopao and another ex-Green Bay Packer, JerryTagge. Autry made his film debut in the 1978 motion picture Remember My Name...
to have done so since the 1950s: Oklahoma's Steve Davis, Nebraska's JerryTagge, USC's Matt Leinart, Alabama's A. J. McCarron and Georgia's Stetson Bennett...
Bowl-bound Cyclones off the scoreboard for another shutout. Nebraska QB JerryTagge became the first Cornhusker to exceed 5000 career yards at Kansas State...
notable for Devaney's rotation of two quarterbacks - Van Brownson and JerryTagge - in every game throughout the season. President Richard Nixon honored...
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Davis). In 1974, he was the third-string quarterback behind John Hadl and JerryTagge. He appeared in 14 games (2 starts), tallying 28-of-54 completions (51...
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and featured a unique quarterback rotation between Van Brownson and JerryTagge. Nebraska entered the 1971 Orange Bowl ranked third nationally, but losses...
trade occurred the day after the Packers' offense (under quarterback JerryTagge) managed only three field goals in a 10–9 road loss to rival Chicago...
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The Packers were 3–3 at the time with lackluster play from quarterback JerryTagge, and Devine apparently believed an experienced quarterback was the last...
contract with a reported signing bonus of $350,000. Atlanta head coach Jerry Glanville did not approve of the drafting of Favre, saying it would take...
first quarter, as Nebraska led 14–0. In the second quarter, quarterback JerryTagge and Gary Dixon added touchdown runs of one and two yards respectively...
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included rookies Leon Bright, John Blain, Ken Hinton, and quarterback JerryTagge, as well as several newly acquired veterans. The Lions last-minute heroics...
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