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Canadian gridiron football player (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
| No. 33 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
 Liegghio with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023 | |
| Born: | February 13, 1997 Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Placekicker/Punter |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 195 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 | |
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| Career stats | |
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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]
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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