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Jerry Tagge (born April 12 1950) is a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hall of Fame.

As the Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback, he lead his college team to two national titles, was named Orange Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1971 and 1972 and was named Hula Bowl MVP. Additionally, Tagge played the Sun Bowls and the Collegiate All-Star and Coaches All-American Games.

After three NFL seasons and one year with San Antonio Wings of the World Football League, Tagge completed his professional football 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

He threw for 5,071 yard (377 of 637) and 32 touchdowns and was a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers. In 1977, he was named All-CFL and Western Conference Most Valuable Player. The following year, he passed for more than 3,000 yards, completing 34 of 49 for 430 yards. As a professional quarterback, Tagge had 718 completions in 1,304 attempts for 9,277 yards and 38 scores.

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