Leif Pettersen
Leif Pettersen
Born: December 23, 1950
Deceased: July 30, 2008
Toronto, ON
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 183
College: Otterbein
High School: Northern (Toronto, ON)
Career: 1974-1981
Leif Pettersen played from 1974 to 1981 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Pettersen caught 208 passes for 3,032 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 15 | 237 | 15.8 | 31 | 3 |
| 1975 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 33 | 1 |
| 1976 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 37 | 3 |
| 1977 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 41 | 557 | 13.6 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 56 | 838 | 15.0 | 52 | 4 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 34 | 486 | 14.3 | 42 | 6 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | 415 | 15.4 | 48 | 7 |
| Totals | 208 | 3032 | 14.6 | 52 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 51 | 269 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 354 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1975 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1976 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1978 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 1979 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1981 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 149 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1979 - CFL CFL East All-Star
