Lui Passaglia
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 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, 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.
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Lui Passaglia in 2001. | |
| Born: | June 7, 1954 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| 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 | 2× Dick Suderman Trophy (1985, 1994) |
| Honours | |
| Retired #s | BC Lions #5 |
| Career stats | |