Joe Ferguson played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Bills in the third round of the 1973 NFL draft.
11 Facts About Joe Ferguson
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Joe Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he held the school's single game record for most completions until broken in 2012.
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Joe Ferguson placed in the top 10 in pass attempts five times, completions and passing yards four times, passing touchdowns six times, and yards per pass three times.
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Joe Ferguson retired after the 1990 season after playing only one game with the Colts.
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In 1995, Joe Ferguson briefly came out of retirement to serve as a backup quarterback for the San Antonio Texans of the Canadian Football League's South Division.
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In 1975 Joe Ferguson tied Fran Tarkenton for the NFL lead with 25 touchdown passes and compiled a passer rating of 81.3.
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Joe Ferguson surpassed 20 touchdown passes in three other seasons: 1980,1981,1983.
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Joe Ferguson finished his career with 196 touchdowns thrown and 209 interceptions.
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In May 2005, Ferguson was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma cancer and underwent treatment at The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
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In January 2008, Joe Ferguson was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
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In July 2009, it was reported that Joe Ferguson had recovered from his battles with cancer.