Joe Pikula

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Joe Pikula
Profile
PositionOffensive tackle
Personal information
Born(1944-05-05)May 5, 1944
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 29, 2015(2015-04-29) (aged 70)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career history
19631964Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards and highlights
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Joseph Adam Pikula, Sr. (May 5, 1944 – April 29, 2015) was a Canadian professional 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]

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