Joe Theisman

Joe Theisman was a highly publicized signing out of Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish.  He led the East in passing in his rookie season, completing 53.6% of his passes for 2440 yards in a 14 game schedule.  Theisman took the Argos to the Grey Cup that year, with the double blue losing on the famous Leon McQuay fumble late in the game.  Injuries limited Theisman to just 6 games in 1972, but he rebounded in 1973 to again lead the East in passwing with a 57.3% completion percentage and 2496 yards passing.   Theisman was the East All-Star at QB in both 1971 and 1973.  After the 1973 season, Theisman returned south and joined the Washing Redskins of the NFL for a very successful career.

Complete NFL Stats for Joe Theisman

Games Played and Passing
Year Team GP PA PC % Yds TD Int Sacked Yds
1971 TOR 14 278 148 53 2440 17 21 27 319
1972 TOR 6 127 77 60.6 1157 10 13 14 151
1973 TOR 14 274 157 57.3 2496 13 13 33 409
Rushing
Year Team TC Yds Avg TD Long
1971 TOR 81 564 7 1 84
1972 TOR 21 147 7 1 16
1973 TOR 70 343 4.9 1 18
Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1971 TOR 5 4 0
1972 TOR 0 0 0
1973 TOR 9 4 3