Bernie CustisCustis, Bernard E.Height: 6-0 Weight: 183 Born: September 23, 1929 Washington, DC Died: February 23, 2017 Burlington, ON High School: John Bartram (Philadelphia, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Syracuse | |
| 1948 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| 1949 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| 1950 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1951 HAM IRFU | 99 | QB-FW | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1952 HAM IRFU | 99 | HB | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 99 | HB-QB | 13 | |
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 99 | OHB | 13 | |
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 81 | HB | 8 | |
| 5 Years (CFL)5 Years CFL | 58 | 24 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/19/1951 | 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | |
| Released | 7/28/1951 | 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1951 OTT IRFU | |
| Released | 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1951 OTT IRFU | |
| Signed | 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1951 HAM IRFU | |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | |
| Signed | 9/19/1955 | 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU |
| Released | 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1956 OTT IRFU | |
| Signed | 1957 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1957 TOR IRFU | |
| Released | 1957 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1957 TOR IRFU | |
| Signed | 1958 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1958 TOR IRFU | |
| Released | 7/26/1958 | 1958 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1958 TOR IRFU |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1951 HAM IRFU | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||
| 1952 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1952 HAM IRFU | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | |||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1951 HAM IRFU | 7 | ||||||||
| 1952 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1952 HAM IRFU | 5 | ||||||||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 3 | ||||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 104 | 472 | 4.5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1951 HAM IRFU | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 117 | 11.7 | 23.4 | 88 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 125.8 | |||||
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 143 | 11.9 | 23.8 | 88 | 11 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 86.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 37 | 399 | 10.8 | 60 | 4 | |||||||
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 41 | 451 | 11.0 | 60 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 35 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 3 | - | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 13 | - | 364 | 28.0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1955 OTT IRFU | 3 | - | 69 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16 | 433 | 27.1 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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