Born: | Brantford, Ontario | May 5, 1944
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Died: | April 29, 2015 Brantford, Ontario | (aged 70)
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1963– 1964 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Adam Pikula, Sr. (May 5, 1944 – April 29, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1963. [1] He played high school football at the St. John's College in Brantford, Ontario and was the third player to go from playing high school football directly to the CFL. [2] A back injury forced his retirement from football in 1964. [3] He is a member of the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Hall of Recognition (1984). [4]
Pikula died on April 29, 2015, in Brantford, Ontario, from cancer. [5]