Rob Pikula

Infobox CFL player
Name=Rob Pikula
team=Edmonton Eskimos

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import=no
Position=PK & P
number=14
College=Western Ontario
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1981|12|23
Birthplace=Brantford, Ontario
Height_ft=5
Height_in=9
Weight_lbs=175
playing_years=2006
2007
playing_teams=BC Lions
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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CFL=798

Robert Pikula (born December 23rd, 1981 in Brantford, Ontario) is a kicker/punter for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He went to The University of Western Ontario and played for the Western Mustangs, and named a 2004 CIS All-Star. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in February 2006. During training camp, he shared kicking duties with Luca Congi. He was released by the Roughriders in June 2006 and signed as a free agent by the Lions on June 20th. He played 4 games for the Lions on his first season in 2006 as a backup kicker and punter where he hit 6/7 field goals, 85.7%, and punted 6 times with 48.2 yrd/avg

. He was dressed during B.C.'s 2006 Grey Cup victory. The Blue Bombers traded the BC Lions a third round draft pick for the 2008 draft to acquire Rob during the second week of the 2007 CFL season. In February, 2008, he was traded back to B.C. in exchange for Sebastian Clovis [Cite news| url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=c0c77661-ebe9-464c-ad0d-7f5d2ea2413d| title=Pikula's return to Lions sets up kicking competition| first=Mike| last=Beamish| publisher=Vancouver Sun| date=2008-02-14] [Cite news| url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=bdfeed92-b1f7-47f7-866d-4574f22d857e| title=Kicker returns -- but why?| first=Lowell| last=Ullrich| publisher=The Province| date=2008-02-14] then traded on to Edmonton on March 20 in exchange for a higher draft pick. [Cite news| url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=232459&hubname=| title=Eskimos acquire P/K Pikula from Lions| author=Canadian Press| publisher=TSN.ca| date=2008-03-20]

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External links

* [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=798 CFL Bio]