Joe Ferguson

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Full Name: Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. Primary Position: QB Height/Weight: 6' 1"/190 College: University of Arkansas Birthdate: April 23, 1950 High School: Woodlawn (Shreveport, LA) Birthplace: Alvin, Texas Pro Experience: 17 years

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Joe Ferguson (Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr.) was born April 23, 1950 in Alvin, Texas. He was a quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played football collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions (31 against Texas A&M in 1971) and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive Player of the Year in 1971.

The Buffalo Bills selected Ferguson in the 3rd round of the 1973 NFL Draft. Although he is most famous for playing with the Bills from 1973 to 1984, Ferguson also played three seasons for the Detroit Lions and two seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and one final season with the Indianapolis Colts.

Ferguson placed in the top 10 in pass attempts five times, completions and passing yards four times, passing touchdowns six times, and yards per pass three times. He has a 1-2 record in the NFL postseason, winning against the New York Jets in 1981. His two losses came from the Cincinnati Bengals in those same playoffs and the San Diego Chargers the year before in 1980, playing the entire game against the Chargers with a sprained ankle. He retired after the 1990 season after playing only one game with the Colts.

Ferguson's best season came in the 1975 campaign, when he tied Fran Tarkenton for the NFL lead with 25 touchdown passes and compiled a passer rating of 81.3. Ferguson also surpassed 20 touchdown passes on 3 other occasions (1980, 1981 & 1983).

In 1993, Ferguson was inducted into the Bills' Wall of Fame. Seven years earlier, he had been inducted in the National Federation of State High Schools Association's Hall of Fame in 1986 for his outstanding play at the high school level. The number 12 has been retired by the Bills in honor of both Ferguson and Jim Kelly. He is also in the Arkansas and Louisiana Hall of Fame. For several years he coached at the University of Arkansas, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston High School, he also was the head coach of Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. He has since returned to Arkansas to commercial/residential real estate.

In May 2005, Ferguson was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma cancer and was undergoing treatment at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. But he is now healthy and cancer free for over a year, he gives much credit to God, the encouragement of family, friends and his fans.

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