Joe Ferguson
Joe Ferguson was born in Alvin, Texas, United States on April 23rd, 1950 and is the Football Player. At the age of 74, Joe Ferguson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Joseph Carlton Ferguson Jr. (born April 23, 1950) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League.
Early years
Ferguson played high school football in Shreveport, Louisiana for Woodlawn High School. He guided the Knights to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class AAA (the top classification at the time) state championship in 1968. Ferguson succeeded Terry Bradshaw as Woodlawn's starting quarterback.
Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he held the school's single game record for most completions until broken in 2012 (31 against Texas A&M in 1971).
Personal life
In May 2005, Ferguson was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma cancer and underwent treatment at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. In January 2008, Ferguson was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. In February 2008, he was treated at M.D. Anderson in the intensive care unit for pneumonia. In July 2009, it was reported that Ferguson had recovered from his battles with cancer.
Professional career
In the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected Ferguson. Ferguson played three seasons for the Detroit Lions, two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and one final season with the Indianapolis Colts, although he is best known for his appearances with the Bills from 1973 to 1984. Jim Kelly, Ferguson's number 12 on the Bills, has been fired for his replacement with the team, Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.
Ferguson finished in the top ten in pass attempts five times, completes and passing yards four times, passing touchdowns six times, and yards per pass three times. He held the NFL record for consecutive starts by a quarterback with 107, with Ron Jaworski, before being replaced by Joe Dufek on September 30, 1984. He has a 1–3 record in the NFL playoffs, winning against the New York Jets in 1981. He lost his three games with the Cincinnati Bengals, the San Diego Chargers the year before (a game in which he played the entire game without a sprained ankle), and the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1974. After playing only one game with the Colts in 1989, he resigned after the 1990 season.
Ferguson came out of retirement to play as a backup quarterback for the San Antonio Texans in the Canadian Football League's South Division in 1995. After starting quarterback David Archer was injured midseason, Kay Stephenson, who had worked with Ferguson in his last year in Buffalo, was coach of San Antonio at the time and needed a cheap backup who knew Stephenson's gear.
Ferguson tied Fran Tarkenton for the NFL lead in 1975 with 25 touchdown passes and an 81.3 passer rating. Ferguson has also passed over 20 touchdown passes in three other seasons: 1980, 1981, 1983. He had 196 touchdowns and 209 interceptions during his career, finishing his career with 196 touchdowns and 209 interceptions.