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Date of birth | February 25, 1947 |
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Place of birth | Günzburg, West Germany |
Career information | |
Position(s) | K/P |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
College | UCLA |
NFL draft | 1970 / Round: 9 / Pick: 231 |
Drafted by | Dallas Cowboys |
Career history | |
As player | |
1971–1977 | Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
1978 | Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
1979 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
1980–1982 | Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
1982 | Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
1983–1985 | Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL) |
1986 | Montreal Alouettes (CFL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1980, 1981 |
Honours | 2× All-America punter (1967, 1969) |
Career stats | |
Field Goals | 215/365 (58.9%) |
Longest FG | 57 |
Kickoffs | 501 (Avg: 57.3 yards) |
Longest Kickoff | 90 |
Punting | 1,320 (Avg: 45.1 yards) |
Longest Punt | 108 *CFL statistics only |
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Zenon Andrusyshyn (born February 25, 1947) is a German-Canadian former Canadian Football League punter and kicker from (1971–1977, 1979–1982) for the Toronto Argonauts. He played in 1978 for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He later played with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League from 1983–1985 and ended his career with the Montreal Alouettes in 1986.
Andrusyshyn was born in Germany before his family moved to Ontario, Canada. He attended Oakville Trafalgar High School where he practiced track and soccer. He participated with the Canadian team in the javelin throw during the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He held the Canadian javelin record with a throw of 242 feet 6 inches.
He received a track and field scholarship for UCLA, but suffered an elbow injury while preparing for the 1968 Summer Olympics and decided to walk-on to the football team. In one practice he kicked field goals of 57 and 62 yards.