John Haggerty (Canadian football)

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John Haggerty
No. 29     Toronto Argonauts
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Haggerty with the Toronto Argonauts in 2023
Born: (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status Global
Position(s) Punter
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
College Western Kentucky
CFL draft 2022G, round: 1, pick: 4
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2022–present Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 2022, 2024
Career stats

John Haggerty III (born 6 February 1995) is an Australian professional gridiron football punter for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early life

Haggerty grew up in Sydney, Australia, where he played rugby, Australian rules football, and soccer. [1] His biggest inspiration in sports was Kobe Bryant and he played football with Michael Dickson. [1]

College career

After attending Prokick Australia, a program designed to train Australian athletes in gridiron football, Haggerty was recruited to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers program where he played college football from 2019 to 2021. [2] He set single-season program records for punting average in each of his three years, with 45.7 yards in 2020, 45.9 yards in 2019, and 48.7 yards in 2021. [2]

Professional career

Haggerty was drafted in the first round, fourth overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2022 CFL Global Draft and signed with the team on 10 May 2022. [3] Following 2022 training camp, he was named the team's punter, allowing Boris Bede to focus on placekicking. [4] He played in his first career professional game on 16 June 2022, against the Montreal Alouettes, where he had four punts for a 51.2-yard average and scored two singles in the one-point victory. [5] Haggerty played in 17 regular season games where he had 107 punts for a 48.2-yard average, 36.9 yards net, and five singles. [6] He was named a CFL East All-Star at the end of the regular season. [7] He also played in his first Grey Cup game where he had six punts for a 49.2-yard average as the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–23 in the 109th Grey Cup and Haggerty won his first championship. [6] [8]

In 2023, Haggerty played in 12 games while sitting out six due to injury. [4] [9] He led the league in punting average with 48.0 yards per punt and had three singles. [4] He also played in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes.

In the 2024 season, Haggerty played in all 18 regular season games and had 88 punts for a 50.3-yard average which ranked as the third-highest single season punting average of all-time. [10] However, it was the second-highest average in that season as Jake Julien set the all-time record that year. [10] Nonetheless, Haggerty was named to the East Division All-CFL team for the second time in his career. [11] He also played in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where he had five punts for a 54.8-yard average and one single in the Argonauts' 41–24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [12]

Personal life

Haggerty and his wife, Spenser, have one son, Lincoln John Haggerty, who was born in July 2021. [1]

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