Marco Cyncar

Marco Cyncar (born April 13, 1958) is a former Canadian Football League receiver who played eleven seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos. He was a member of four Grey Cup Championship teams in Edmonton.

Marco Cyncar
Born: (1958-04-13) April 13, 1958
Edmonton, Alberta
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
UniversityAlberta
CFL draft1979 / Round: Territorial exemption
Drafted byEdmonton Eskimos
Career history
As player
1979Edmonton Eskimos
1980Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1981–1991Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Receptions289
Receiving Yards4,345 (Avg: 15.0; TDs: 10; Lg: 58)
Fumbles4
Kickoff Returns23 (Avg: 7.4; TDs: 0; Lg: 24)
Punt Returns26 (Avg: 6.1; TDs: 0; Lg: 18)

Cyncar played for the Edmonton Wildcats of the Canadian Junior Football League[1][2] and also university football with the Alberta Golden Bears from 1976 to 1978.[3] He was selected by the Eskimos in the 1979 CFL Draft as a territorial exemption and won his first Grey Cup as a member of that year's squad.[4]

An interesting deal in the 1980 CFL season saw the Eskimos "loan" Cyncar to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a single season (in which he played that season's Grey Cup game) after which he returned to the Eskimos for the 1981 CFL season. He completed his career in Edmonton gathering three more Grey Cup victories as part of the Eskimos dynasty of that period.[5]

References
  1. "CJFL alumni in the CFL". Football Canada. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  2. "Eskimos make $400,000 donation to amateur football". University of Alberta Athletics. 2004-12-16. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  3. "Alberta Golden Bears in Pro Football". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  4. Nohos, Lee. "Emilio Fraietta". Where are they now?. Edmonton Eskimo Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  5. Brunt, Stephen (2005-11-16). "Eskimos, Tiger-Cats rumour built on logic". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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