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]

Joe Pikula
Born:(1944-05-05)May 5, 1944
Brantford, Ontario
Died:April 29, 2015(2015-04-29) (aged 70)
Brantford, Ontario
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Tackle
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career history
As player
19631964Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1963)

Pikula died on April 29, 2015, in Brantford, Ontario, from cancer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Pikula Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ Heather Ibbotson (12 October 2013). "Flashback Oct. 12". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Golden Hawk Athletics & Recreation - Pikula leads Hawks to tourney win". laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Inductees". waynegretzkysportscentre.ca. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ^ Brian Smiley (29 April 2015). "Champ on and off field". Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.