Jerry Tagge's early life alternated between Nebraska and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Tagge was born on an Air Force base in Nebraska, played high school in Green Bay where he worked concessions at Lambeau Field, went to college at Nebraska, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. In college, Tagge took over the starting QB job in his junior year and led Nebraska to an Orange Bowl win in 1971, winning the game and the MVP award with a Quarterback sneak. Tagge was drafted in the first round by the Packers, and spent three seasons in the NFL though with not much success. Tagge played in the WFL with San Antonio Wings in 1975, and then came North to the CFL in 1977. Tagge played three years with the Lions, and was remarkebly consistent in his pass completion percentages with the Leos, completing 57.2, 56.5 and 57.1 percent of his passes in the three seasons (1977-79). Tagge won a West All-Star in his first season with BC in 1977 and was named the Outstanding Player in the West, losing out to running back JImmy Edwards of Hamilton for the Outstanding Player Award in the CFL. A knee injury in 1979 ended Tagge's football career.
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| Year | Team | GP | PA | PC | % | Yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Yds | TC | Yds | Avg | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | BC | 16 | 405 | 232 | 57.2 | 2787 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | BC | 16 | 430 | 243 | 56.5 | 3134 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 111 | 34 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1979 | BC | 8 | 154 | 89 | 57.1 | 1131 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 125 | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | BC | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | BC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | BC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
