Bert Zagers

NFLretired


position=Running back
Defensive back
number=29
birthdate=birth date|1933|1|20
Fremont, Michigan
deathdate=September 1992 (age 59)
debutyear=1955
finalyear=1958
draftyear=1955
draftround=7
draftpick=84
(by the Detroit Lions)
college=Michigan State
teams=
* Washington Redskins (1955, 1957-1958)
stat1label=Rushing yards
stat1value=477
stat2label=Receiving yards
stat2value=356
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=6
nfl=ZAG415291

Bert Aldon Zagers (January 30, 1933 – September 1992) was an American football player who played running back and defensive back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.

Early career

Zagers was born in Fremont, Michigan and played high school football at Cadillac High School in Cadillac, Michigan and college football at Michigan State University.

NFL career

Zagers was drafted in the seventh round of the 1955 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, and played his entire career with the Washington Redskins.