Jeff Avery Explained

Jeff Avery
Import:no
Position1:Wide receiver
Position2:Punter
Birth Date:28 March 1953[1]
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:185
Cfldraftedyear:1976
Cfldraftedround:Territorial exemption
Playing Years1:
Cfleastallstar:,
Cfhof:jeff-avery
Cfhofyear:2017

Jeff Avery (born March 28, 1953) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. 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.[2] He played CIAU football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees where he won the 1975 Vanier Cup.[3] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017 as a reporter.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A.
  2. http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/a/avery_jeff.htm CFLAPEDIA entry - Jeff Avery
  3. http://www.75geegees.com/3/miscellaneous3.htm 1975 Gee-Gees
  4. Web site: AVERY, CALCUTT TO BE INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME . ottawaredblacks.com . November 15, 2017 . February 25, 2018.