About Joe Pikula
Lived 1944 – 2015 (aged 70). Joe Pikula was a Canadian canadian football player.
Joseph Adam Pikula, Sr. (May 5, 1944 – April 29, 2015) was a Canadian professional football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1963. He played high school football at the St. John's College in Brantford, Ontario and was the third player to go from playing high school football directly to the CFL. A back injury forced his retirement from football in 1964. He is a member of the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Hall of Recognition.
Pikula died on April 29, 2015, in Brantford, Ontario, from cancer.
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Who was Joe Pikula?
Canadian football player
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Joe Pikula was born on 5 May 1944 in Brantford.
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Joe Pikula died on 29 April 2015 in Brantford.
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Joe Pikula was a canadian football player.
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Joe Pikula was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Pikula. https://biography.guide/joe-pikula/
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