Norbert Wirkowski
Norbert Wirkowski "Nobby"
Born: August 20, 1926
Chicago, IL
Deceased: October 15, 2014
Oakville, ON
Position: QB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
College: Miami (Ohio)
High School: Crane (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1951-1960
Coaching record
Norbert Wirkowski played from 1951 to 1960 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts. Wirkowski threw for 9,701 yards in his career, completing 630 of 1,182 passes with 101 touchdowns and 65 interceptions. He also ran for 28 yards in 122 attempts with 9 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 21 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 15 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 355 | 198 | 55.8 | 2960 | 8.3 | 12 | 3.4 | 20 | 5.6 | 63 | 71.1 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 188 | 89 | 47.3 | 1329 | 7.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 9 | 4.8 | 47 | 61.7 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 133 | 73 | 54.9 | 999 | 7.5 | 11 | 8.3 | 8 | 6.0 | 82 | 81.6 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 181 | 94 | 51.9 | 1736 | 9.6 | 9 | 5.0 | 10 | 5.5 | 82 | 78.9 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 269 | 149 | 55.4 | 2300 | 8.6 | 13 | 4.8 | 12 | 4.5 | 90 | 81.4 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 40 | 17 | 42.5 | 201 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 6 | 15.0 | 34 | 27.2 |
| 1960 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 176 | 11.0 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 120.8 |
| Totals | 1182 | 630 | 53.3 | 9701 | 8.2 | 101 | 8.5 | 65 | 5.5 | 90 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 33 | -63 | -1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 45 | -73 | -1.6 | 10 | 5 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 28 | 0.2 | 14 | 9 |
Receiving:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star (2nd Team)
1953 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
