1. Mike Kerrigan was recruited by Yale, Weber State, and Utah, but opted to attend Northwestern as a walk-on.
32 Facts About Mike Kerrigan
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Mike Kerrigan set Northwestern's single-season records for completions and passing yards during his junior year.
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Mike Kerrigan beat out Steve Sandon and Lou Pagley for the third-string quarterback position.
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Mike Kerrigan made the team again in 1983 and saw his first professional action on December 19,1983, replacing Tony Eason during the fourth quarter of the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Mike Kerrigan was cut following the 1984 preseason and tried out for the Los Angeles Rams and the Edmonton Eskimos before returning to the Patriots following an injury to Eason.
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When Eason returned three weeks later, Mike Kerrigan was released again.
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Mike Kerrigan appeared in one game versus Indianapolis, completing one pass for 13 yards, leading the offense on a fourth-quarter touchdown drive.
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Mike Kerrigan was released by the Patriots on June 20,1985.
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In 1986, Mike Kerrigan signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and competed with Tom Porras, Mark Casale, and Wilson Fraylon for the backup quarterback job.
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Mike Kerrigan won the second-string job and replaced Ken Hobart as starter in the team's fifth game of the year.
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Mike Kerrigan was named the game's most valuable offensive player.
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Mike Kerrigan entered the 1988 season in a competition with Hobart, Porras, and rookie Terry Andrysiak.
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Mike Kerrigan completed 248 of 486 passes for 3,635 yards and 20 touchdowns, ranking him fourth among CFL quarterbacks.
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Mike Kerrigan again led the Tiger-Cats to the league championship.
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Mike Kerrigan struggled in 1990 and was benched in favor of backup Todd Dillon shortly into the 1991 season.
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On June 4,1992, Mike Kerrigan signed with the Toronto Argonauts.
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Mike Kerrigan was signed by Toronto general manager Mike McCarthy, who had brought Kerrigan to Hamilton when he was the Tiger-Cats director of player personnel.
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Mike Kerrigan began the season as a third-string quarterback behind Rickey Foggie and John Congemi.
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Mike Kerrigan threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Darrell K Smith put the Argonauts ahead by one point with a minute left in the fourth quarter.
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Mike Kerrigan made his first start for the Argonauts in the following week's Labour Day Classic.
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Hamilton won the game 27 to 24, with Mike Kerrigan throwing an interception that set up the game-winning touchdown.
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Mike Kerrigan returned to the bench the following week due to a strained knee tendon.
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In 1993, the Argonauts brought in Tracy Ham to be the starter and Mike Kerrigan beat out Chris Flynn for the backup job.
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Mike Kerrigan started three games before missing the rest of the season with a broken collarbone.
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Mike Kerrigan was brought back in 1994 and won the starting job.
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Mike Kerrigan started six games before being benched in favor of Reggie Slack.
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Mike Kerrigan made one more start before another collarbone injury ended his season.
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Mike Kerrigan spent the year as the third string QB behind Anthony Calvillo and Steve Taylor.
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Mike Kerrigan was waived by the Ti-Cats on May 29,1996.
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Anthony Calvillo took over the starting job following his return from injury, but Mike Kerrigan remained with the team as the backup.
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Mike Kerrigan was released by the team prior to the start of the 1997 season.
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Mike Kerrigan married a member of Brock University's food services department that he met while the Tiger-Cats held training camp there.