Hank Ilesic was twice an all-star punter and played in the CFL for 19 seasons.
16 Facts About Hank Ilesic
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Hank Ilesic played on seven Grey Cup winning teams, and retired in 2001.
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Hank Ilesic remains third overall for Most Punting Yards, All-Time Regular Season.
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Hank Ilesic played one season in the National Football League.
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Hank Ilesic's punting was an essential part of the Eskimos' record-setting five Grey Cup dynasty.
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Hank Ilesic kicked for Edmonton until joining the Toronto Argonauts in 1983, where he won another Grey Cup.
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Hank Ilesic won the record for most punting yards in the regular season in 1986.
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Hank Ilesic remained there until 1993, then played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats until 1995.
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Hank Ilesic came out of retirement to punt for the BC Lions in 1998, playing only three games.
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Hank Ilesic signed with the Eskimos again in 2001 and to the Ottawa Renegades practice squad in 2005, but did not play in any games in either stint.
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Hank Ilesic punted in 1989 for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, punting 76 times in 14 games for 3049 yards, averaging 40.1 yards a punt.
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Hank Ilesic signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 1990, but did not play.
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Hank Ilesic is the CFL's third all-time leading punter in yardage with 91,753 yards.
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Hank Ilesic was on a CFL record seven Grey Cup-winning teams and is eighth all-time in CFL history for regular-season games played with 259.
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Hank Ilesic's is fifth all-time for scoring single points in the regular season with 185, many coming on his exceptionally long kick-offs.
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Unlike most modern-day placekickers, Hank Ilesic kicked with the front of his toe and not the side.