Joe Ferguson
Sport: Football
Induction Year: 1994
Induction Year: 1994
Joe Ferguson set national prep passing records at Shreveport’s Woodlawn High, starred at Arkansas and ranks among the all-time NFL pasing leaders. He played 7 NFL seasons, 12 for the Buffalo Bills (1973-84) and also with Detroit (1985-87) and Tampa Bay (1988-89). In 1976, he set NFL records for fewest interceptions (1 in 151 attempts) in a season and lowest interception ratio per attempt. Upon his retirement, he ranked ninth all-time in pass attempts (4,511), 11th in completions (2,367), 12th in yardage (29,756) and 18th in touchdown passes (196). He completed 52.2 percent of his passes while starting 171 of his 185 games.
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