Lou Kusserow
Louis Joseph Kusserow
Born: September 6, 1927
Braddock, PA USA
Deceased: June 30, 2001
Rancho Mirage, CA
Position: LB-FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Columbia
High School: Glassport (PA)
Career: 1949-1956
Drafted: 1949 in Round 3, #22 overall by the Detroit Lions
Lou Kusserow played from 1949 to 1956 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, New York Yankees and New York Yanks. Kusserow ran for 1,246 yards in his career on 264 attempts, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 68 passes for 939 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 56.3 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 39 | 136 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 90 | 338 | 3.8 | 17 | 4 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 127 | 743 | 5.9 | 68 | 7 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| AAFC | 39 | 136 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| CFL | 224 | 1104 | 4.9 | 68 | 14 | |
| Totals | 264 | 1246 | 4.7 | 68 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 49 | 702 | 14.3 | 73 | 5 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 27 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 |
| CFL | 68 | 939 | 13.8 | 73 | 11 | |
| Totals | 68 | 939 | 13.8 | 73 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 |
| AAFC | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 11 | 214 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 350 | 20.6 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 90 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| CFL | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 90 | 1 | |
| Totals | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 90 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||||
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| CFL | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | |
| Totals | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 11 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 |
Honors
1953 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1954 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1955 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1955 - CFL CFL East All-Star
