Dattilio is one of the few Canadian QBs since Russ Jackson to see any signficant action at QB. While Dattilio didn't put up the numbers or garner the awards of Jackson, he had a solid career, with one Eastern All-Star honour, an Outstanding Canadian award and runner-up for Most Outstanding Player in the CFL (all in 1980). Dattilio started his career with Toronto in 1975, but his Argo career was only one game long. Dattilio was actually a territorial exemption of Montreal in 1975, but was on the injured list most of the season before being claimed by Toronto in October. Dattilio was released by Toronto in June of 1976 and he returned to Montreal to begin a six year run with the Alouttes from 1976 to 1981. While he didn't see much action at QB for the first couple of years, Dattilio got his chance in 1980 and threw for 2892 yards and 19 touchdowns with a 57.6% completion rate on his way to his award winning season. The signing of the highly touted and hightly priced Vince Ferregamo in 1981 moved Dattilio to a backup role in 1981. After the 1981 season, Dattilio was traded to Calgary for QB Ken Johnson, LB John Palazetti and LB Frank Kosec. Dattilio was the regular QB in 1982, seting a new personal high of 387 pass attempts for 2788 yards. Dattilio was traded back to Montreal for the 1984 season for DL Lyle Woznesensky and played two more seasons in Montreal (1984-85) as the backup QB.
Gerry Dattilio - Canadian CFL QBs
| Year | Team | GP | PA | PC | % | Yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | MON | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | MON | 16 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | MON | 16 | 142 | 78 | 54.9 | 1120 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1979 | MON | 16 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 115 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | MON | 16 | 311 | 179 | 57.6 | 2892 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 1981 | MON | 16 | 122 | 69 | 56.6 | 1095 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1982 | CAL | 16 | 387 | 194 | 50.1 | 2788 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1983 | CAL | 16 | 183 | 104 | 56.8 | 1213 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1984 | MON | 16 | 75 | 48 | 65.3 | 568 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1985 | MON | 16 | 25 | 13 | 52 | 127 | 0 | 4 |
| Year | Team | TC | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MON | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 19 |
| 1977 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MON | 31 | 212 | 6.8 | 1 | 27 |
| 1979 | MON | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 1980 | MON | 61 | 324 | 5.3 | 2 | 24 |
| 1981 | MON | 12 | 43 | 4.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 1982 | CAL | 46 | 254 | 5.5 | 4 | 60 |
| 1983 | CAL | 13 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 1984 | MON | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 1 | 10 |
| 1985 | MON | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MON | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 1977 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MON | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 1979 | MON | 4 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 38 |
| 1980 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | MON | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Year | Team | F | FL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TOR | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MON | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | MON | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MON | 3 | 3 |
| 1979 | MON | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | MON | 4 | 3 |
| 1981 | MON | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | CAL | 4 | 2 |
| 1983 | CAL | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | MON | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | MON | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1978 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dattilio had one blocked kick with Montreal in 1977.
