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Zenon Andrusyshyn (born February 25, 1947 in Günzburg, West Germany of Ukrainian parents) is a former Canadian Football League punter and kicker from (–, –) for the Toronto Argonauts. He played in 1978 for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He later played with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League from 1983–1985 and ended his career with the Montreal Alouettes in 1986. ==Early years== Andrusyshyn was born in Germany before his family moved to Ontario, Canada. He attended Oakville Trafalgar High School where he practiced track and soccer. He participated with the Canadian team in the javelin throw during the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19710506&id=HJEuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4713,1491004〕 He held the Canadian javelin record with a throw of 242 feet 6 inches. He received a track and field scholarship for UCLA, but suffered an elbow injury while preparing for the 1968 Summer Olympics and decided to walk-on to the football team. In one practice he kicked field goals of 57 and 62 yards.〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19670901&id=i1UyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7122,1474195〕 He led the NCAA in punting as a sophomore with a 44.2 average, but against USC he missed an extra point that gave them the victory and the eventual 1967 championship.〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19671207&id=204aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2366,5669874〕 He would become a two-time All-American punter (1967, 1969). Coach John McKay of USC, UCLA's rival, remarked that "Andrusyshyn kicks with low leverage," and in the 1967 USC-UCLA game, the USC Trojans blocked two Andrusyshyn field goals and an extra point en route to a 21–20 victory. He was voted to UCLA's All Century Team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zenon Andrusyshyn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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