Jerry Tagge
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| Date of birth | April 12, 1950 |
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| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| College | Nebraska |
| High school | Green Bay West (WI) |
| 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 | |
| CFL All-Star | 1977 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1977 |
| Awards | Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1977) |
| Career stats | |
| Cmp–Att | 136–281 |
| Passing Yards | 1,583 |
| Touchdowns | 3 |
| Interceptions | 17 |
Jerry Lee Tagge (born April 12, 1950) is a former American football player. He played college football as quarterback at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he led the Nebraska Cornhuskers to consecutive national championships in 1970 and 1971. Tagge played professionally with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 1974, the San Antonio Wings of the World Football League (WFL) in 1975, and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1977 to 1979.
Tagge was born at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, Nebraska, the third child and second son of William Robert (Billy) Tagge and Lois Jurczyk Tagge.
As a teenager in the mid-1960s in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tagge sold concessions at Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers, then coached by Vince Lombardi. He graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1968.
Tagge played college football at Nebraska under head coach Bob Devaney. In his sophomore year in 1969, Tagge rose to second-string quarterback. His playing time increased until midway through his junior year when he took over the starting position from Van Brownson, leading the team to a 10–0–1 season and a matchup with LSU in the 1971 Orange Bowl. Tagge scored the game-winning touchdown in a 17–12 victory over the Tigers on a quarterback sneak, earning himself Most Valuable Player honors, and the Huskers the AP national championship for 1970. Both #1 Texas and #2 Ohio State lost their bowl games on New Year's Day. (Through the 1973 season, the final UPI coaches' poll was released in December, before the bowls.)
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