Greg Vavra was born on February 19,1961 and is a former Canadian football quarterback who played five seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders, BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos.
13 Facts About Greg Vavra
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Greg Vavra set a single season record for passing yards that year with 2,823, which was surpassed in 2002 by Tommy Denison.
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On November 4,1983, Greg Vavra became the first University of Calgary student-athlete to have his uniform number retired by a varsity team of the school.
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Greg Vavra was inducted into the University of Calgary Athletic Hall of Fame on October 12,1995.
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Greg Vavra was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a university player in 2020.
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Greg Vavra was drafted as a territorial exemption by the Calgary Stampeders in the 1983 CFL Draft but was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos for Mike Levenseller on June 22,1983.
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Greg Vavra was released in July 1983 and returned to the Calgary Dinos to complete his university eligibility.
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In 1985, Greg Vavra was used more as a back-up as he played in 10 games and started in just two, where he completed 32 passes on 73 attempts for 391 yards with one touchdown and five interceptions.
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Greg Vavra later signed with the BC Lions, where he played for two years and dressed in 23 games, and completed 50 passes on 101 attempts for 829 yards, five touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
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Greg Vavra started his last game at quarterback on October 11,1987, but the Lions lost to the Stampeders.
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Greg Vavra retired after the 1988 season in order to complete his law degree and work in the oil and gas industry.
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Greg Vavra joined the coaching staff of the Calgary Dinos in 2006 to serve as the team's offensive coordinator; a position he held for five years.
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Greg Vavra re-joined the team in 2015 as the quarterbacks coach and served in that capacity for two years.