The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were established in 1950 and have since had some stellar quarterback play. Here are the top 10 all-time leading passers in franchise history.
10) Henry Burris — 10,294 yards
2013-2014
The native of Spiro, Okla. cracked this list despite spending only two seasons in The Hammer. Burris led the Tiger-Cats to Grey Cup appearance in 2013 when he was the team’s nominee for Most Outstanding Player. The previous year, he recorded the fourth-highest single-game completion percentage in league history (90.0) and finished the season with the sixth-most passing touchdowns in a single campaign (43).
9) Zach Collaros — 11,342 yards
2014-2017
The dual-threat passer pushed Henry Burris out of Steeltown and spent four seasons with the team, a tenure that was marred by injury. Collaros led Hamilton to a Grey Cup appearance in 2014, his first year in Steeltown, and likely would have won Most Outstanding Player in 2015 had he not suffered a torn ACL. The native of Steubenville, Ohio threw for at least one touchdown pass in 18 consecutive games with Hamilton.
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8) Bo Levi Mitchell — 11,778 yards
2023-present
The 35-year-old got off to a slow start with the Tiger-Cats in 2023 but has since had back-to-back 5,000-yard seasons, earning two-straight East Division nominations for Most Outstanding Player. Despite winning two CFL Most Outstanding Player awards before arriving in Steeltown, Mitchell had never led the league in passing yards before joining the Tiger-Cats, accomplishing the feat in 2024 and 2025.
7) Kevin Glenn — 12,146 yards
2009-2011
Glenn spent a sizeable chunk of his nomadic CFL career in Hamilton, earning the team’s nomination for Most Outstanding Player in 2010 after throwing for over 5,000 yards. The five-foot-ten, 205-pound passer won the Tom Pate Memorial Award in 2011, his last of three seasons with the Tiger-Cats. Glenn led Hamilton to the playoffs in each of his seasons with the team, something they didn’t accomplish in the four years prior to his arrival.
6) Joe Zuger — 12,676 yards
1962-1971
The native of Homestead, Pa. threw a whopping eight touchdown passes in his first-ever start for the Tiger-Cats in 1962, a single-game CFL record that still stands today. Zuger spent 10 seasons with Hamilton, leading the team to three Grey Cup appearances with victories in 1965 and 1967. The Arizona State product, who passed away in 2024 at age 84, also served as the team’s general manager from 1981 to 1992.
5) Tom Clements — 13,467 yards
1979 & 1981-1982
The seven-time All-CFL selection and two-time Grey Cup Most Valuable Player spent three seasons with Hamilton over two separate stints, earning the team’s nomination for Most Outstanding Player each year with one divisional nomination. Clements would eventually win CFL Most Outstanding Player but not until his final season in the league, doing so as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1987.
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4) Jeremiah Masoli — 15,555 yards
2013-2021
The native of San Francisco, Calif. was named All-East Division and the East Division’s nominee for Most Outstanding Player in 2018, which was his first full season as the team’s undisputed starter. He got off to a great start again in 2019, though he suffered a torn ACL in Week 7. Masoli recorded the fourth-highest completion percentage in Grey Cup history in 2021 (80.0 percent), which turned out to be his last game with the Tiger-Cats.
3) Bernie Faloney — 17,425 yards
1957-1964
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee reached the Grey Cup seven times with Hamilton, going 2-4 as a starter. Faloney was a five-time All-East Division selection and was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player in 1961. The native of Carnegie, Pa. is one of three players ever to have their number officially retired by the Tiger-Cats alongside Angelo Mosca and Garney Henley. Faloney died in Hamilton at the age of 66 in 1999.
2) Mike Kerrigan — 17,761 yards
1986-1991 & 1995-1996
The six-foot-three, 205-pound passer was named the Grey Cup’s Most Valuable Player in 1986 after leading Hamilton to a 39-15 upset win over Edmonton, which snapped the franchise’s 13-year championship drought. Kerrigan helped get the Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup three years later and threw three touchdown passes, though his team lost an instant classic to Saskatchewan. Kerrigan was a two-time All-East Division selection.
1) Danny McManus — 33,841 yards
1998-2005
The current Winnipeg Blue Bombers assistant general manager helped Hamilton reach back-to-back Grey Cups, winning the latter in 1999 when he was awarded Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. McManus was Hamilton’s nominee for Most Outstanding Player three times and won the award in 1999, marking one of few instances in CFL history of a player winning M.O.P., Grey Cup M.V.P., and the Grey Cup all in the same year. The Dania Beach, Fla. native was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
