Bernie Custis

Bio

Full name: Bernard Eugene Custis

Preferred name: Bernie

Born: Sept. 23, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA

Died: Feb. 23, 2017 (Obituary)

Last Season (1959) Vitals:
  • Position: QB
Amateur Programs
  • Syracuse
  • Bartram HS (Philadelphia, PA)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
8 Season Career

Active years: 1951–1956, 1958–1959
Active teams (4):

  • HAM 1951–1955
  • OTT 1955
  • BB 1956
  • KW 1958–1959

78 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 77 regular season games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (1 championship win)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
  • 1953 Grey Cup
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
8 seasons
(Rank: T1712th,
85th percentile,
5 CFL seasons)		 4 teams 77
(Rank: T2499th,
78th percentile,
57 CFL games)		 0 1
1951 HAM HB, QB 94 12 -- 0
1952 HAM HB, QB 99 12 -- 0
1953 HAM HB, QB 99 13 -- 1
1954 HAM HB, QB 99 13 -- 0
1955 HAM HB, QB -- 0 -- 0
  OTT HB, QB 81 7 -- 0
  1955 Total 2 Teams     7 -- 0
1956 BB QB 23 9 -- 0
1958 KW QB 38 10 -- 0
1959 KW QB 1 -- 0
  • 1954 Team Nominee (HAM) Most Outstanding Player
  • 2015 Winner (HAM) Commissioner's Award
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Bernie Custis was inducted into the Builder wing in 1998 (Canadian Football Hall of Fame profile).

Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame

Bernie Custis was inducted in 2013 (Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame profile).