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Sep 23, 1928 Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States Died on 23 Feb 2017 (aged 88)

American and Canadian football player

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About Bernie Custis

  • Bernard Eugene Custis (September 23, 1928 – February 23, 2017) was an American and Canadian football player who went on to a distinguished coaching career.
  • He is known for having been the first black professional quarterback in the modern era and first in professional Canadian football, starting for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1951.In 2019, Bernie Custis Secondary School officially opened in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • The school is located adjacent to Tim Hortons Field (and formerly Ivor Wynne Stadium), home site of the Tiger-Cats and Bernie's first professional games.

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