Tracy Ham: 1987

#8 Tracy Ham, Quarterback, Future Hall of Famer


Edmonton Eskimos 1987-1992	`Toronto` `Argonauts` `1993`	Baltimore Stallions 1994-1995	Montreal Alouettes 1996-1999

Import	5'10"	190 lbs	Georgia Southern	Born: 5/1/64	Gainsville, Florida
CFL: 13 years	Edmonton: 6	Toronto: 1	Baltimore: 2	Montréal: 4

Acquired: signed as a free agent by Baltimore, February 1994.

* Thanks to JP Palmentier for the scan of Tracy in an Argos uniform.

Career Highlights:

1999:

- Despite missing six complete games, completed 128 of 214 pass attempts (59.8), with 11 TD passes.

- Announced retirement February 4, 2000.

1998:

- Despite missing five complete games, completed 178 of 326 pass attempts (54.6), and 21 TD passes.

1997:

- Led the Als to the best record in the team's history (13-5).

- Led the team to the East Division final.

- In the regular season, completed 261 of 460 passes for gains of 3687 yards and 23 Tds.

- Efficiency rating was 56.7 percent and his INT/attempts ratio was one of the league's lowest at 2.6 percent.

- Ran 82 times with the ball on 584 yards and scored six touchdowns.

- In one of his best games of the season against Saskatchewan (Oct.3), completed 27 of 46 passes for 434 yards,

three Tds and two INTs.

1996:

- Led the Als to a club record 12 wins (6 losses) and led all QBs with a 98.2 efficiency rating.

- Completed 229 of 397 pass attempts for 3313 Yds, 28 TD and 10 INT.

- Was the team's second leading rusher with 603 yards on 75 carries and 4 TDs.

- Threw for a season high 362 yards and 3 TDs, completing 19 of 28 passes vs. Hamilton (Sept. 29).

- Had five three TD passing games.

1995:

- Led the Stallions to a 15-3 record.

- Passed for 3,357 yards with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

- Also rushed for 610 yards and four TD's.

- Passed for a season high 315 yards in win over Birmingham (Sept. 9).

- Offensive Player of the Week following wins over San Antonio (July 8) and Birmingham (Sept 9).

- In the playoffs, completed 39 of 67 passes for 566 yards and rushed for 103 yards with two TDs.

- MVP of the Grey Cup leading Baltimore over Calgary (completed 17 of 29 passes for 213 yards and rushed for 24

yards, including a one-yard TD scamper in the 3rd quarter).

1994:

- Second ranked passer in CFL with 4,348 yards (just 18 yards shy of his career best) with 30 TDs and a league low 13

interceptions.

- Had 107.2 efficiency rating.

- Rushed for 613 yards.

1993:

- Traded to the Argos from Edmonton in the largest transaction in professional sports history (eight-for-eight).

- Passed for 2,142 yards for the Argonauts.

1992:

- The league's premier passer with a 91.5 efficiency rating.

- Threw for 3,655 yards and 30 TD's, while rushing for 655 yards as Edmonton made the Western Final.

1991:

- Tied Eskimos record with five TD passes (vs Toronto, Aug 21).

- Third in the league with 31 TDs and 3,862 passing yards.

- Rushed for 998 yards.

- Set then-record for most yards rushing by a QB in a game with 166.

1990:

- Set record for yards rushing by a QB (1,096)

- Led the league with 36 TD passes, leading the Eskimos to the Grey Cup.

1989:

- Became the first QB to rush for at least 1,000 yards (1,005) while passing for a career high 4,366 yards.

- Unanimous All-CFL selection and MVP of the Western Division.

- The CFL's Most Outstanding Player.

1988:

- Threw for 2,840 yards and rushed for over 600 yards in his first year as a starter.

1987:

- Drafted in the 9th round by the Los Angeles Rams as a running back.

- Third-string QB behind Matt Dunigan and Damon Allen for the Grey Cup champion Eskimos.

College Highlights:

- Led Georgia Southern to two Division I-AA championships (1985, 1986).

- The only player in college football history to rush for more than 3,000 yards and pass for over 5,000 yards.

- The only QB in I-AA history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a single season.

- Had 14 100-yard rushing games in his career.

- Still holds over 50 school records.

- Offense re-named "the Ham-Bone" during his tenure.

Personal Highlights:

- Tracy and his wife Valarie have two sons, Tracy II and Caleb.

- Earned his degree in sports recreation from Georgia Southern.

      CFL Career Statistics:
       Regular Season:
         Passing:

Season	Team	GP	Att	Comp	Yards	TDs	Int	Pct
1987	Edmonton	5	36	15	231	1	3	41.7
1988	Edmonton	14	339	185	2,840	14	15	54.6
1989	Edmonton	18	517	268	4,366	30	18	51.8
1990	Edmonton	18	559	285	4,286	36	24	51.0
1991	Edmonton	17	454	242	3,862	31	16	53.3
1992	Edmonton	18	428	221	3,655	30	13	51.6
1993	Toronto	13	302	146	2,142	8	11	48.3
1994	Baltimore	17	519	280	4,348	30	13	54.0
1995	Baltimore	18	395	232	3,357	21	14	58.7
1996	Montréal	16	396	229	3,313	28	10	57.8
1997	Montréal	?	460	261	3,687	23	12	56.7
1998	Montréal	13	326	178	2,511	21	12	54.6
1999	Montréal	12	214	128	1,931	11	3	59.8
Totals		179	4,945	2,670	40,534	284	164	53.4

Rushing:

Year	Team	Carries	Yards	Longest	Avg	TDs
1987	Edmonton	9	56	20	6.2	1
1988	Edmonton	86	628	44	7.3	5
1989	Edmonton	125	1,005	55	8.0	10
1990	Edmonton	136	1,096	32	8.1	5
1991	Edmonton	125	998	42	8.0	7
1992	Edmonton	92	655	45	7.1	5
1993	Toronto	72	605	42	8.4	7
1994	Baltimore	76	613	80	8.1	4
1995	Baltimore	83	610	45	7.3	4
1996	Montréal	74	604	57	8.2	4
1997	Montréal	82	584	41	7.1	6
1998	Montréal	55	378	22	6.9	1
1999	Montréal	44	211	16	4.8	3
Total		1,059	8,043	80	7.6	62

Playoffs:

Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Comp	Yds	TDs	Int
1988	Edm	37	17	209	1	1
1989	Edm	40	17	238	0	2
1990	Edm	72	32	731	5	2
1991	Edm	27	16	235	3	0
1992	Edm	42	24	264	2	4
1994	Balt	46	28	370	2	1
1995	Balt	38	22	343	0	1
1996	Mtl	61	33	388	3	2
1997	Mtl	39	24	290	2	0
1998	Mtl	41	22	282	2	2
1999	Mtl	26	14	190	1	0
Totals		469	249	3,540	21	15

Rushing:

Carries	Yds	TDs	Avg
11	85	0	7.7
9	39	1	4.3
20	172	2	8.6
5	34	0	6.8
20	135	1	6.8
11	31	0	2.8
10	79	1	7.9
7	80	0	11.4
12	73	0	6.1
8	61	0	7.6
8	53	0	6.6
121	842	5	7.0

Grey Cup:

Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Comp	Yds	TDs	Int
1990	Edm	37	20	253	1	3
1994	Balt	24	9	193	0	2
1995	Balt	29	17	213	0	0
Totals		90	46	659	1	5

Rushing:

Carries	Yds	TDs	Avg
11	84	0	7.6
9	88	1	9.8
7	24	1	3.4
27	196	2	7.3

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