Marc Liegghio

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Marc Liegghio
No. 33     Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Liegghio with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023
Born: (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 27)
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Placekicker/Punter
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
University Western
High school Bill Crothers Secondary
CFL draft 2020, round: 5, pick: 39
Drafted by Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career history
As player
2021–2022 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2023–present Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Marc Liegghio (born February 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional football placekicker and punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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University career

Liegghio played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs from 2015 to 2019. [1] He sat out the 2015 season due to injury, but became the team's placekicker and punter in 2016 where he was named an OUA Second Team All-Star. [1]

In 2017, Liegghio was named a U Sports Second-team All-Canadian as a placekicker after connecting on 29 of 33 field goal attempts and all but one of his point-after-touchdown converts. [1] [2] He finished that season as a Vanier Cup champion when the Mustangs completed an undefeated season and defeated the Laval Rouge et Or in the 53rd Vanier Cup game. [3] In that game, Liegghio missed his only field goal attempt, but was perfect on five point-after-touchdown converts and had eight punts with a 41.8-yard average. [4] In 2018, he was named a U Sports Second-team All-Canadian, but this time as a punter. [5] His best season came in 2019 when he became the first player to be named a U Sports First-team All-Canadian at both the placekicker and punter positions as he set a U Sports single-season record with a 47.5-yard punt average and connected on 22 out of 24 field goal attempts. [6] In four seasons with the Mustangs, he became the all-time leading scorer in OUA history with 442 points and set the U Sports record with 92 successfully made field goals (from 105 attempts). [6]

Professional career

Liegghio was drafted in the fifth round, 39th overall, in the 2020 CFL Draft, by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [7] However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of both the 2020 CFL season and the 2020 U Sports football season. Instead, he signed with the Blue Bombers on January 7, 2021 to a rookie contract. [8] He was named the team's punter following training camp with Tyler Crapigna handling the placekicking duties. Liegghio played in his first professional game on August 5, 2021 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he had 10 punts for a 41.4-yard average (36.2-yards net average). [9] With Crapigna out with injury in the week 4 game against the Calgary Stampeders, Liegghio was also named the team's placekicker for the August 29, 2021 game. [10] On June 3, 2023, Liegghio was released by the Blue Bombers. [11]

On June 17, 2023, it was announced that Liegghio had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, [12] with incumbent kicker Seth Small being placed on the suspended list. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Football All-Canadian teams announced". U Sports. November 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Strong, Gregory (November 25, 2017). "Western's Vanier Cup victory over Laval caps off punishing playoff run". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. ↑ "2017 Vanier Cup Boxscore". U Sports. November 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Calgary QB Sinagra highlights 2018 football award winners and All-Canadians". U Sports. November 22, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Major Awards in May: Marc Liegghio". Western Mustangs. May 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Liegghio excited to learn from Medlock". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. May 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bombers sign 2020 CFL Draft selections DB Noah Hallett, K/P Marc Liegghio". 3DownNation. January 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers boxscore". Canadian Football League . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bombers release 25 in final roster cuts, including Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio". 3DownNation. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tiger-Cats transactions June 17". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ticats sign Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio, suspend Seth Small". 3downnation.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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