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]