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Martin Fabi

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Martin Fabi
Date of birth(1942-11-01)November 1, 1942
Place of birthDipșa, Beszterce-Naszód County, Hungary
Date of deathJanuary 5, 2023(2023-01-05) (aged 80)
Place of deathGuelph, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Split end, punter
Career history
As player
1962Montreal Alouettes
19631965Saskatchewan Roughriders
RecordsMost Punting Yards, Regular Season Game (814)
Most punts regular season game 18.

Martin Fabi (November 1, 1942 – January 5, 2023)[1] was a professional Canadian football player. After his father was killed in World War II, the family fled to Austria in 1944. In 1953, Fabi and his family immigrated to Ontario, Canada, where they settled in the town of Aylmer.

In 1962, Fabi began playing in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes. He was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1963 and played for Saskatchewan till 1965. He was a split end who also punted for the Roughriders. He holds the league records for most punting yards and most punts in a game. His records are 18 punts totalling 814 yards at Calgary on September 14, 1963.[2] His son, Randy Fabi, also played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Vanstone, Rob (January 7, 2023). "Former Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Martin Fabi dies at 80". Regina Leader-Post.
  2. ^ "Individual Records - Punting". Individual Records. CFL.ca.