Greg Vavra

Greg Vavra (born February 19, 1961) is a Canadian former professional football quarterback who played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders, BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. He played CIAU football for the Calgary Dinosaurs and won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 1983.

Early life Vavra attended Bishop Grandin High School in Calgary, Alberta.

University career Vavra played CIAU football for the Calgary Dinosaurs as a quarterback, placekicker, and punter from 1979 to 1983. On October 7, 1983, he set the CIAU record for most passing yards in a game with 627 yards in their game against the Saskatchewan Huskies. He set a single season record for passing yards that year with 2,823, which was surpassed in 2002 by Tommy Denison. For the season, he was named a First-team All-Canadian and was awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy.

On November 4, 1983, Vavra became the first University of Calgary student-athlete to have his uniform number (17) retired by a varsity team of the school. He was inducted into the University of Calgary Athletic Hall of Fame on October 12, 1995.

Professional career Vavra was drafted as a territorial exemption by the Calgary Stampeders in the 1983 CFL draft but was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos for Mike Levenseller on June 22, 1983. He was released in July 1983 and returned to the Calgary Dinos to complete his university eligibility.

He re-signed with the Stampeders in 1984 where he played in 11 games as a rookie and started nine while posting a 4–5 win–loss record as a starter. That year, he completed 161 passes from 324 attempts for 1,901 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.

Coaching career Vavra joined the coaching staff of the Calgary Dinos in 2006 to serve as the team's offensive coordinator; a position he held for five years.