Bert Zagers
Albert Aldon Zagers
Born: January 30, 1933
Fremont, MI USA
Deceased: September 2, 1992
Traverse City, MI
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Michigan St.
High School: Cadillac (MI)
Career: 1955-1958
Drafted: 1955 in Round 7, #84 overall by the Detroit Lions
Bert Zagers played from 1955 to 1958 during his career with the Washington Redskins. Zagers ran for 477 yards in his career on 116 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 356 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 89 | 395 | 4.4 | 41 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 116 | 477 | 4.1 | 41 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 306 | 21.9 | 57 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 356 | 20.9 | 57 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 55 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 217 | 15.5 | 76 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 383 | 13.7 | 76 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 280 | 25.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 348 | 23.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 628 | 24.2 | 35 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
