Jeff Piercy

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Jeff Piercy
Born: (1983-03-25) March 25, 1983 (age 40)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) FB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)
College University of Oxford
University Saskatchewan
High school Evan Hardy Collegiate
CFL Draft 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
20052007 Montreal Alouettes
20072008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Jeff Piercy (born March 25, 1983) is a former Canadian football fullback who most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Piercy is an alumnus of Evan Hardy Collegiate, where he graduated in 2001.

Piercy played in college for the University of Saskatchewan and was named a Canada West All-Star in his final season. He was selected 12th overall in the 2nd round of the 2005 CFL draft and he played mostly on special teams his first year with the Montreal Alouettes.

In 2007, Piercy was traded to the Tiger-Cats in exchange for Jason Maas. In January 2009, Piercy retired from the CFL to pursue a Master's degree in Business Administration at Oxford. [1]

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