Leon Hatziioannou

Leon Hatziioannou (; born March 28, 1965) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts. He was selected by the Rough Riders in the third round of the 1988 CFL draft after playing college football at Simon Fraser University.

Early life Leon Hatziioannou was born on March 28, 1965, in Toronto. Hatziioannou played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan of Simon Fraser University, with his final year being in 1987. He dressed in five games for the Rough Riders during the 1988 season. Hatziioannou then played for the Blue Bombers in an October 16 Sunday afternoon game after having already played for the Rough Riders in Ottawa's October 14 Friday night game two days earlier. Hatziioannou won the 76th Grey Cup with the Blue Bombers in 1988 and the 78th Grey Cup in 1990. Overall, he dressed in 85 games for Winnipeg from 1988 to 1993.

Hatziioannou was signed to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts on July 11, 1994. He was later promoted to the active roster and dressed in 14 games for the Argonauts that year. Hatziioannou became a free agent on February 15, 1996, and was not re-signed by Toronto. He finished his CFL career with totals of 113 games dressed, 125 tackles, eight sacks, and four fumble recoveries.