Zenon Andrusyshyn

The "Big Z" is one of the best remembered kickers in CFL history as he was among the vanguard of the new breed of dedicated kickers that took hold in the early 1970s. Andrusyshyn was born in Germany, raised in Oakville, Ontario, and played college ball at mighty UCLA before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL in the ninth round of the 1970 NFL draft. Andrusyshyn actually went to UCLA on a track scholarship, having represented Canada in the javelin at the 1966 Brithis h Empire (now Commonwealth) Games in Jamaica. While with UCLA, Andrusyshyn became famous for the strength of his leg. Anything inside the 50 yard line was fair game for the soccer style kicker, and in one game Andrusyshyn kicked fieldgoals of 57 and 62 yards - at the time the professional record was only 56 yards. After his release by the Cowboys, Andrusyshyn signed with Toronto in November, 1970, and took over as the punter for the Argos in 1971. In 1973, Andrusyshyn added the placekicking duties and had the first of five consecutive hundred point seasons. A highlight of those years was an 108 yard punt in 1977 which set a CFL record. Andrusyshyn was released by the Argos after the 1977 season and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL for the 1978 season where he was thei regualr punter. The Chiefs released Andrusyshyn in August of 1979, and he signed with Hamilton to finish the season. Andrusyshyn was released by Hamilton after the 1979 season and he rejoined Toronto for 1980 where he won East All-Star honours as a placekicker.as he hit on 30 of 42 field goal attempts for a career high 71.4% success rate. Andrusyshyn played 1981 with the Argos and started the 1982 season before being released in September and later signing with Edmonton. Edmonton released Andrusyshyn after the 1982 season and he then signed with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL. After three seasons (1983-85) in the USFL, Andrusyshyn returned for one last gasp in the CFL in 1986. Andrusyshyn signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in August of 1986, but never played a game for the green and white as they looked elsewhere for thei rpunting. An injury to Roy Kurtz in Montreal opened the door for Andrusyshyn in October of 1986 and the Big Z kicked 55 points in just 6 games.

Zenon Andrusyshyn in Wikipedia

Profile of Zenon Andrusyshyn on cfl.ca

NFL Stats for Zenon Andrusyshyn

Andrusyshyn Kicks 57 and 62 Yard Fieldgoals for UCLA - Septermber 12, 1967

Javelin Thrower Leads UCLA - November 8, 1967

Andrusyshyn Tharted by USC Defence - November 20, 1967

Misunderstanding Take Andrusyshyn Off Bruin Track Team - April 8, 1968

Andrusyshyn Signs With Argos - May 6, 1971

Big Z's Toe Fails Argos Again - August 31, 1972

Argos Burst Bubble With Big Z's Boots - August 26, 1974

Chiefs Sign Andruyshyn - April 15, 1978

Big Z Back With Argos - September 8, 1979

Andrusyshyn: Inspiration Is Easy When Your Career May Be Ending - June 22, 1985

Andrusyshyn Joins Roughriders - August 26, 1986

Andrusyshyn In For Injurt Kurtz - October 5, 1986

**Games Played, Placekicking and Points**
Year	Team	GP	ConvA	ConvG	%	Att	Good	FG%	Long	S	MFG	YdsMFG	Avg	PTS
1971	TOR	14	3	1	33.3	1	0	0	0	0	1	39	39	9
1972	TOR	14	4	3	75	16	6	37.5	45	6	10	394	39.4	35
1973	TOR	14	26	25	96.1	37	19	51.4	52	12	18	772	42.9	100
1974	TOR	16	24	22	91.6	54	32	59.3	52	8	22	1061	48.2	134
1975	TOR	16	20	20	100	56	30	53.6	54	8	26	1091	50	121
1976	TOR	16	29	29	100	38	22	57.9	46	6	15	651	43.4	102
1977	TOR	16	22	22	100	37	23	62.2	50	10	14	655	46.8	106
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	8	16	15	93.8	20	10	50	43	6	9	390	43.3	55
1980	TOR	16	31	31	100	42	30	71.4	57	8	12	515	42.9	136
1981	TOR	16	21	21	100	25	18	72	54	3	7	284	40.6	91
1982	EDM	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	TOR	9	24	24	100	21	11	52.4	48	6	10	472	47.2	65
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	6	9	9	100	18	14	55.6	46	3	4	184	46	55

**Kickoffs**
Year	Team	KO	Yds	Avg	Long	S
1971	TOR	48	2712	56.5	78	0
1972	TOR	40	2276	56.9	65	0
1973	TOR	40	2252	56.3	81	0
1974	TOR	42	2313	55	81	1
1975	TOR	59	3705	62.8	90	0
1976	TOR	45	2463	54.7	75	0
1977	TOR	43	2360	54.9	85	2
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	27	1686	62.4	90	51
1980	TOR	55	3136	57	90	2
1981	TOR	44	2406	54.7	85	1
1982	EDM	0	0	0	0	0
1982	TOR	39	2285	58.6	76	0
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	19	1110	58.4	69	0

**Punting**
Year	Team	P	Yds	Avg	Long	S
1971	TOR	122	5346	43.8	68	8
1972	TOR	125	5626	45	75	8
1973	TOR	121	5521	45.6	67	6
1974	TOR	142	6653	46.9	85	7
1975	TOR	126	5432	43.1	69	3
1976	TOR	132	5772	43.7	63	1
1977	TOR	128	5788	45.2	108	3
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	51	2205	43.2	66	4
1980	TOR	122	5524	45.3	83	5
1981	TOR	149	7037	47.2	74	12
1982	EDM	16	670	41.9	55	1
1982	TOR	82	3759	45.8	70	2
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	4	184	46	62	3

**Fumbles**
Year	Team	F	FL	OFR
1971	TOR	0	0	0
1972	TOR	2	0	1
1973	TOR	0	0	0
1974	TOR	0	0	0
1975	TOR	4	2	1
1976	TOR	1	1	0
1977	TOR	2	0	0
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	3	2	0
1980	TOR	3	3	1
1981	TOR	1	1	0
1982	EDM	0	0	0
1982	TOR	0	0	0
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	1	1	0

**Passing**
Year	Team	PA	PC	%	Yds	TD	Int
1971	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	TOR	1	1	100	23	0	0
1974	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	TOR	2	1	50	5	0	0
1976	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977	TOR	2	1	50	-4	0	0
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	1	1	100	19	0	0
1980	TOR	1	1	100	-3	0	0
1981	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0
1982	EDM	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	0	0	0	0	0	0

**Rushing**
Year	Team	TC	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1971	TOR	1	4	4	0	4
1972	TOR	1	66	66	0	66
1973	TOR	0	0	0	0	0
1974	TOR	0	0	0	0	0
1975	TOR	3	13	4.3	0	19
1976	TOR	0	0	0	0	0
1977	TOR	0	0	0	0	0
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	0	0	0	0	0
1980	TOR	2	20	10	0	13
1981	TOR	1	8	8	0	8
1982	EDM	0	0	0	0	0
1982	TOR	1	-11	-11	0	-11
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	0	0	0	0	0

**Fumble Returns**
Year	Team	FR	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	OFR
1971	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	TOR	1	8	8	0	8	1
1973	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	1
1976	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	NFL
1979	HAM	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	EDM	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	USFL
1984	USFL
1985	USFL
1986	MON	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zenon Andrusyshyn in 1976 Toronto Media Guide

Zenon Andrusyshyn from his Tampa Bay days

Zenon Andrusyshyn