Lui Passaglia

Lui Passaglia
Passaglia in 2001
No. 5
PositionsPlacekicker  punter  wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1954-06-07) June 7, 1954
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
High schoolNotre Dame
UniversitySimon Fraser
CFL draft1976: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Career history
Playing
19762000BC Lions
Director of Community Relations
20012007BC Lions
Awards and highlights
Career CFL statistics
Games played408
Field goals made875
Field goals attempted1,203
Field goal %72.7
Points scored3,991
Longest field goal54

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. 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. 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.