Lou KusserowKusserow, Louis JosephHeight: 6-1 Weight: 200 Born: September 6, 1927 Braddock, PA Died: June 30, 2001 Rancho Mirage, CA High School: Glassport (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Columbia | Lettered |
| 1946 | Columbia | Lettered |
| 1947 | Columbia | Lettered |
| 1948 | Columbia | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (11th overall) 1949 New York Yankees (secret); 3rd round (22nd overall) 1949 Detroit Lions |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 81 | ROH | 10 | 5 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 56 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 88 | DB | 12 | |
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 88 | DB | 14 | |
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 88 | OHB-DB | 12 | |
| 1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1956 HAM IRFU | 88 | HB | 1 | |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 21 | 5 | ||
| 4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL | 39 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 7/8/1948 | 1949 New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 NY AAFC |
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL |
| Signed (Future) | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1951 | 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL |
| Signed | 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | |
| Free Agent | 1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1956 HAM IRFU |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | ||
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 39 | 136 | 3.5 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 3 | ||||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 90 | 338 | 3.8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 127 | 743 | 5.9 | 68 | 7 | ||||
| 1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1956 HAM IRFU | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 40 | 142 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |||
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 49 | 702 | 14.3 | 73 | 5 | |||||||
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1956 HAM IRFU | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 68 | 939 | 13.8 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 2 | ||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 90 | 1 |
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 90 | 3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 1 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 6 | - | 116 | 19.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1955 HAM IRFU | 5 | - | 98 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 11 | 214 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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