Sam Cvijanovich, Date of Birth

    

Sam Cvijanovich

linebacker in the Canadian Football League

Date of Birth: 26-May-1950

Profession: Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Sam Cvijanovich

  • Sam Cvijanovich was a linebacker in the Canadian Football League.
  • Cvijanovich was a notable player for the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen during the 1971 NAIA Division II Football National Championship.
  • He has been named “the hardest hitter I’ve ever coached” by head coach Bob Shoup.
  • Nicknamed "Jawbone", Cvijanovich was six foot and 205 lbs.
  • He was later named named NAIA District III Player of the Year in both his junior and senior years at Cal Lutheran.
  • He was later drafted to the Canadian Football League after his collegiate career and was selected as the CFL Rookie of the Year in 1974 as a middle linebacker with the Toronto Argonauts.
  • He set a record for interceptions by a linebacker as a rookie and played three seasons for Toronto before being traded to Vancouver.
  • He ended his 1977 season and retired due to foot injuries.

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