Tom Burgess

Bio

Full name: Thomas A. Burgess

Preferred name: Tom

Born: March 6, 1964 in Newark, NJ (58 years old)

Last Season (1995) Vitals:
  • Player classification: Import
  • Height: 6′ 0″
  • Weight: 195 lbs
  • Position: QB
  • Jersey: #12
Amateur Programs
  • Colgate
  • Central HS (Newark, NJ)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
10 Season Career

Active years: 1986–1995
Active teams (3):

  • OTT 1986, 1992–1993
  • SSK 1987–1989, 1994–1995
  • WPG 1990–1991

174 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 172 regular season games
  • 2 Grey Cup appearances (2 championship wins)
2 Grey Cup Appearances
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
10 seasons
(Rank: T475th,
95th percentile,
10 CFL seasons)		 3 teams 172
(Rank: T239th,
97th percentile,
172 CFL games)		 0 2
1986 OTT QB 16 18 -- 0
1987 SSK QB 16 10 -- 0
1988 SSK QB 16 18 -- 0
1989 SSK QB 16 18 -- 1
1990 WPG QB 13 18 -- 1
1991 WPG QB 13 18 -- 0
1992 OTT QB 13 18 -- 0
1993 OTT QB 13 18 -- 0
1994 SSK QB 12 18 -- 0
1995 SSK QB 12 18 -- 0
Tom Burgess Records Held and Approached

CategoryRankValueTeamSeasonGameLeague Record Held Span OR
Regular Season
Longest Pass – Play T22nd 104 yards (TD) WPG 1991 OTT 19 @ WPG 26
-- 98 yards (TD) OTT 1993 SSK 27 @ OTT 26
Passing Yards – Game -- 464 yards WPG 1991 SSK 41 @ WPG 49 OT
Weekly
1987
  • Offensive Star Week 8 (SSK)
1988
  • Offensive Star Week 1 (SSK)
  • Offensive Star Week 3 (SSK)
1989
  • Offensive Star Week 2 (SSK)
  • Offensive Star Week 5 (SSK)
  • Offensive Star Division Finals (SSK)
1990
  • Offensive Star Week 4 (WPG)
1991
  • Offensive Star Week 10 (WPG)
1992
  • Offensive Star Week 1 (OTT)
1993
  • Offensive Star Week 12 (OTT)
  • 1990 Winner (WPG) Grey Cup Most Valuable Offensive Player
Saskatchewan Roughriders Plaza of Honour

Tom Burgess was inducted in 2009.