Stefan LeFors

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Stefan LeFors
No. 17
Edmonton Eskimos
2009Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
  • C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2004)
  • Sammy Baugh Trophy
    (2004)
Career stats

Stefan LeFors (born June 7, 1981) is an American former professional

2005 NFL Draft. After his playing career, he became a high school football
coach.

College career

In 2003, LeFors became the starting quarterback for the

East–West Shrine Game
(college all-stars) and was named Offensive Player of the Game.

Professional career

LeFors was selected by the

Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL as an import player. He was the backup quarterback for the team's 2007 season, but had the opportunity to start 5 games at the end of the season because of Ricky Ray's shoulder injury. By the end of the 2007 CFL regular season, LeFors was placed 8th in the league in passing yardage with 1193 yards, as well as 6 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, while completing 60.8% of his passes. He was 7th in quarterback rushing yardage with 204 yards and 2 touchdowns. His best performance of the season came in week 18 against Saskatchewan. In a losing effort, he managed to complete 34/48 passes for 412 yards 3 touchdowns and 1 interceptions, while scrambling 6 times for 31 yards. According to head coach Danny Maciocia, LeFors shares the job as 2nd string quarterback on the Eskimo depth chart for the 2008 campaign with Jason Maas
.

On January 21, 2009, LeFors was traded to the

2010.[2] Then on June 18, 2009, LeFors was named Winnipeg's starting quarterback for the start of the 2009 season. In the offseason preceding the 2010 CFL season
, LeFors retired from the CFL.

Post-playing career

LeFors returned to Louisville and took a position with the U of L athletic department, also serving as a color analyst for the U of L radio network during the 2010 football season. In May 2011, he was named the new head football coach at Christian Academy of Louisville.,[3][4] He has led the Centurions to the Kentucky Class AA title in 2016[5] and 2018.[6] In 8 seasons, his career record as a head coach is 86–20. As of 2023, he is the head football coach at Parkview Baptist High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Personal life

LeFors is a

American sign language
. LeFors and his wife, Joy, have two children (Luke and Ella).  

See also

References

  1. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Eskimos trade LeFors to Bombers[permanent dead link]
  3. The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original
    on July 7, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Christian Academy-Louisville High School Directory Entry - (# 53)". KHSAA School Directory. Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Koob, Dan (December 4, 2016). "Christian Academy wins first football state title". Louisville, KY: WLKY. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Christian Academy wins Class 2A state title for second time in 3 years". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

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