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Mike Kerrigan 
Date of birth: April 27, 1960 Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois Career information Position(s): Quarterback Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 213 lb (97 kg) College: Northwestern University Organizations As player: 1983-1985
1986-1991
1992-1995
1995-1996New England Patriots
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Toronto Argonauts
Hamilton Tiger-CatsCareer highlights and awards Awards: 1986 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. Two time CFL All Star
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com Michael Joseph Kerrigan (Born April 27, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former professional quarterback.
An undrafted free agent, Kerrigan spent his first three professional seasons as a third-string quarterback behind Tony Eason and Steve Grogan. He saw his first professional action on December 19, 1983, replacing an ineffective Tony Eason during the fourth quarter of the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. He went 6 for 14 for 72 yards and rushed once for 14 yards in a 24-6 loss. The loss knocked New England out of the playoffs and resulted in the Seahawks' first playoff berth in franchise history.
He backed up Tony Eason and Steve Grogan during the 1984 season, appearing in one game versus Indianapolis, completing one pass for 13 yards, leading the offense on a fourth quarter touchdown drive. He was released after the 1984 season and was picked up by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
In his first season in the Canadian Football League, Kerrigan led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 39-15 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in the 74th Grey Cup. He was named the game's most valuable player. It was Hamilton’s first Grey Cup title since 1972, and their first win over the Eskimos since 1977. The Ticats entered the game as 12-point underdogs. They got to the Grey Cup by beating their archrivals, the Toronto Argonauts, in a two game total point series. Kerrigan set a CFL playoff completion record in the second game by completing 35 of his 47 passes.
He once again led the Tiger-Cats to the 1989 Grey Cup, losing to the Saskatchewan Roughriders 43-40 on a last second field goal in what many consider to be the most exciting Grey Cup ever played.
He retired after the 1996 season, leaving as the all-time leading passer in Tiger-Cat history at the time of his retirement.
Northwestern Wildcats starting quarterbacks Unknown (1882–1915) • Paddy Driscoll (1916) • Unknown (1917–27) • Walt Holmer (1928) • Unknown (1929) • Lee Hanley (1930) • Lafayette Russell (1930) • Pug Rentner (1930–32) • George Potter (1931–32) • Ollie Olson (1933–34) • Steve Toth (1935) • Fred Vanzo (1936–37) • Unknown (1938–39) • Dick Erdlitz (1940) • Bill DeCorrevont (1941) • Unknown (1942–46) • Jim Farrar (1947) • Don Burson (1948–49) • Dick Flowers (1950) • Bob Burson (1951) • Bob Bunco (1951) • Dick Thomas (1952–53) • John Rearden (1954) • Dale Pienta (1955–56) • Chip Holcomb (1957) • Dick Thornton (1958) • John Talley (1959) • Dick Thornton (1960) • Tom O'Grady (1961) • Tom Myers (1962–64) • Denny Boothe (1965) • Bill Melzer (1966–67) • Dave Shelbourne (1968) • Maurie Daigneau (1969–71) • Mitch Anderson (1972–74) • Randy Dean (1975–76) • Scott Stranski (1977) • Kevin Strasser (1978) • Mike Kerrigan (1979–81) • Kevin Villars (1981) • Sandy Schwab (1982–84) • Mike Greenfield (1984–87) • Greg Bradshaw (1988) • Tim O'Brien (1989) • Len Williams (1990–93) • Tim Hughes (1994) • Steve Schnur (1994–96) • Tim Hughes (1997) • Gavin Hoffman (1998) • Nick Kreinbrink (1999) • Zak Kustok (1999–2001) • Brett Basanez (2002–05) • Mike Kafka (2006) • C. J. Bachér (2006–08) • Mike Kafka (2008–09) • Dan Persa (2010) • Evan Watkins (2010) • Kain Colter (2011) • Dan Persa (2011−present)
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