No. 5 | |
Born: | Vancouver, British Columbia | June 7, 1954
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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 | |
Games played | 408 |
Field goals made | 875 |
Field goals attempted | 1,203 |
Field goal % | 72.7 |
Points scored | 3,991 |
Longest field goal | 54 |
Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a Canadian former professional football player. He was the placekicker/punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for a record-breaking 25 years from 1976 to 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]