Jerry Tagge

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Jerry Tagge (born April 12, 1950) is formerly a star football quaterback.

As the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback, he led his team to national titles in 1970 and 1971, was named Orange Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1971 and 1972 and was named Hula Bowl MVP. Additionally, Tagge was an All American in 1971. He is a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hall of Fame.

He threw for 5,071 yards, completing 377 of 637 passes and throwing for 32 touchdowns while at Nebraska. He was a first round draft choice, 11th overall, of the Green Bay Packers in 1972.

After three NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers, and one year with San Antonio Wings of the World Football League, Tagge completed his career with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

• Green Bay Packers, 1972-1974
• San Antonio Wings, 1975
• British Columbia Lions, 1977-1979

In three years with the Pack, Tagge played 17 games completing 136 of 281 passes for 1583 yards and only 3 TDs and 17 interceptions. In 1977 he moved north to Canada, where he was named a CFL all star and winner of the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy and runner up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award. In 1977 he completed 232 of 405 passes for 2787 yards, and in 1978 he hit on 243 of 430 passes for 3134 yards. He played part of the 1979 season before injuries forced him to retire.

As a professional quarterback, Tagge had 718 completions in 1,304 attempts for 9,277 yards and 38 TDs.

Jerry Tagge was a member of the Theta Xi Fraternity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Preceded by: Scott Hunter (quarterback)

Green Bay Packers Starting Quarterbacks 1973-1974

Succeeded by: John Hadl