Tony Pajaczkowski

Tony Pajaczkowski (born May 31, 1936) is a Canadian former professional football player. He was an all-star offensive guard in the Canadian Football League.

Tony Pajaczkowski
Born: (1936-05-31) May 31, 1936
Montreal, Quebec
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)G/DE
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
As player
19551965Calgary Stampeders
19661967Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
CFL East All-Star1966
CFL West All-Star1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Awards1961 - CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
Career stats

Coming from the Verdun Shamcats in Montreal, Pajaczkowski would play 11 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (1955 to 1965) and 2 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes (1966 and 1967). An intense and physical player, he would be an all-star with Calgary 6 times and once with Montreal, and in 1961 he won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award (after being runner up in 1960.)

He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

He currently resides in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. Tony has two sons: Dr. Jason Pajaczkowski, an accomplished Sports Specialist and Physical Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Chiropractor and owner of Sports Performance Centres Ltd. in Vaughan, Ontario, and Derek Pajaczkowski, owner of FPdesign in London, England.


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