- Leif Pettersen
Infobox CFL player
Name=Leif Pettersen
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position1=Slotback|position2=Wide receiver
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College=Otterbein College
DateOfBirth=Birth date|1950|12|23
Birthplace=Toronto ,Ontario
DateOfDeath=Death date and age|2008|07|30|1950|12|23
Deathplace=Toronto, Ontario
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=183
CFLDraftedYear=1974
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CFLDraftedTeam=Saskatchewan Roughriders
playing_years=1974–1977
1978–1981
playing_teams=Saskatchewan Roughriders Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Awards=Lew Hayman Trophy (1979)
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Records=Leif Pettersen (
December 23 ,1950 –July 30 ,2008 ) was a former receiver who played eight seasons in theCanadian Football League for theSaskatchewan Roughriders and theHamilton Tiger-Cats . He was born inToronto, Ontario . He won theLew Hayman Trophy in 1979. After retiring, he spent eighteen years as an analyst for theCFL on CTV and Friday Night Football. Pettersen joined TSN as a game analyst in 1986, when the network began televising CFL games.cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=244934|title=TSN, CFL, mourn loss of Leif Pettersen|date=2008-07-31|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2008-07-31] cite web|url=http://etobicokesports.ca/pettersen.html|title=Introducing Leif Pettersen|publisher=Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-08-01] [cite news|url=http://insidetoronto.com/news/Football/article/53038|title=OBITUARY: Former CFL all-star was long-time Etobicoke resident|date=2008-08-01|publisher=InsideToronto.com|accessdate=2008-08-02]Pettersen also worked at RBC Sports Professionals & Private Client Group as Director of Business Development, managing banking and investments for athletes, coaches and sports executives. Pettersen was a founding Governor of the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame and was appointed as a Governor of
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He died on the evening of July 30, 2008, at the age of 57 of an apparent heart attack in Toronto. [cite news|url=http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080731.wsptleif31/GSStory/GlobeSportsFootball/home|title=Leif Pettersen passes away|last=Houston|first=William|date=2008-07-31|publisher=Globe and Mail|accessdate=2008-07-31]References
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NAME= Pettersen, Leif
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DATE OF BIRTH=1950-12-23
PLACE OF BIRTH=Toronto ,Ontario
DATE OF DEATH=2008-07-31
PLACE OF DEATH=Toronto, OntarioLief died suddenly on July 31, 2008 at his home in Toronto. An autopsy found he did not suffer a heart attack but failed to identify a cause of death. Further tests are pending. Leif is survived by his wife, Lee, and by daughters Katharine (Katie) and Alexandra (Ali.)" Globe and Mail" August 8, 2008 S10
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