Lui Passaglia
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Lui Passaglia in 2001.
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| Date of birth | June 7, 1954 |
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| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | K/P/WR |
| University | Simon Fraser |
| High school | Notre Dame |
| CFL draft | 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
| Drafted by | BC Lions |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1976–2000 | BC Lions |
| As Director of Community Relations | |
| 2001–2007 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1979, 1983, 1984, 2000 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Awards | Dick Suderman Trophy (1985, 1994) |
| Honours | |
| Retired #s | BC Lions #5 |
| Career stats | |
Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a former professional Canadian football player. Passaglia was the placekicker/punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for a record-breaking 25 years (1976–2000) and scored more points in that time than any professional gridiron football player in history. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, and the BC Lions Wall of Fame. Passaglia's #5 jersey is one of nine numbers retired by the Lions. In 2003, Passaglia was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team as part of the club’s 50 year anniversary celebration. In 2006, Passaglia was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#30) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
After playing quarterback at Notre Dame Regional Secondary School in East Vancouver, Passaglia, not straying far from home, accepted an athletic scholarship to local Simon Fraser University in suburban Burnaby, British Columbia. At Simon Fraser, Passaglia played wide receiver as well as kicker/punter. As a member of the Clan, Passaglia recorded 175 career points, won All NAIA District 1 honours twice, and was named an All-Northwest All-Star. Passaglia was the fifth-overall selection of the BC Lions in the 1976 CFL season Canadian College Draft, as a kicker and wide receiver.
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