Tom Burgess (Canadian football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Player of American and Canadian football
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1964
Place of Birth: Newark, New York, United States
Profession: Canadian football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Tom Burgess (Canadian football)
- Tom Burgess (born March 6, 1964) is a former all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Burgess was a graduate of Colgate University, playing from 1982 to 1985, and was inducted into the Colgate University Athletic Hall of Honor in 1986.
- As a senior on the 1985 squad, he was named honorable mention Associated Press All-American after setting 14 school records in passing and total offense.
- He finished ninth in the nation in total offense with 266.1 yards per game.
- Burgess also received Colgate's Andy Kerr Trophy, given annually to the squad's most valuable offensive player.
- He threw for a school-record 2,565 yards in 1985 and gained a school-record 2,927 yards of total offense. He moved to Canada in 1986, and played for the Ottawa Rough Riders, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
- He was instrumental in the Roughriders playoff run for their 1989 Grey Cup victory and quarterbacked the Blue Bombers to a Grey Cup win in 1990.
- Burgess was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence of the 78th Grey Cup. Tom Burgess was part of a quarterback tandem in Saskatchewan with Kent Austin.
- Burgess defeated the 16-2 Edmonton Eskimos in the 1989 CFL Western Final replacing an injured Austin who would return to start and win the 1989 Grey Cup.
- Both quarterbacks were capable starters and Burgess requested a trade in the off-season to pursue a full-time starting opportunity, getting that chance with the Blue Bombers.
- Burgess was a full-time starter for the next five seasons.
- He won a Grey Cup starting with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1990, and became an East Division All-Star selection.
- He enjoyed a 5,000 yard, 30 TD passing season with Ottawa. He spent his final two seasons as a Roughrider and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Roughrider Plaza of Honor in 2009.
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