Jeff Avery

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Jeff Avery
Date of birth (1953-03-28) March 28, 1953 (age 72)[1]
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)WR/P
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Canada universityOttawa
CFL draft1976 / round: Territorial exemption
Drafted byOttawa Rough Riders
Career history
As player
1976–1982Ottawa Rough Riders
CFL East All-Star1977, 1978
Career stats

Jeff Avery (born March 28, 1953) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.

Avery played CIAU football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, where he won the 1975 Vanier Cup.[2] He was drafted as a territorial exemption in the 1976 CFL Draft by the Rough Riders and would win the Grey Cup with the team that same year. Avery played seven seasons for the Rough Riders, being named a CFL East All-Star in 1977 and 1978.[3]

Avery was an announcer for the Rough Riders and Ottawa Renegades and is the current radio analyst for the Ottawa Redblacks.[4][5][6] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017 as a reporter.[7]

References

  1. ^ "A".
  2. ^ "1975 Gee-Gees". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  3. ^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Jeff Avery
  4. ^ Scanlan, Wayne (June 4, 1988). "Fringe benefits outweigh pay cut at Bourgeau rejoins Riders". The Ottawa Citizen.
  5. ^ "Schreiber Riders' radio voice". The Ottawa Citizen. May 30, 1992.
  6. ^ "Jeff Avery". Canadian Football Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "AVERY, CALCUTT TO BE INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME". ottawaredblacks.com. November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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