Joe Zuger
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Joe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.
He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, 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 percent) 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.
Drafted by the NFL's Detroit Lions in the 18th round (248th overall) Zuger came to Canada for what would be a ten year career (1962 to 1971) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He turned heads immediately, in a 67-21 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders when he threw for a team record 572 passing yards and a league record 8 TD passes. He would also have a league record 45.5 yard punting average over his career.
He played in 5 Grey Cup games, winning 3 and being named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 55th Grey Cup.
He would later serve in Hamilton's front office, as General Manager, for over a decade.
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