Martin Fabi

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Martin Fabi
Career information
Date of birth:	(1942-11-01) November 1, 1942
Place of birth:	Durrbach, Siebenbürgen, Romania
Status:	Retired
Position(s):	split end & punter
Organizations
As player:
1962 1963–1965	Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
Records:	Most Punting Yards, Regular Season Game (814), Most punts regular season game 18.

Martin Fabi is a former professional Canadian football player.

Martin Fabi was born November 1, 1942 in Durrbach, Siebenbürgen (Transylvania) in a family of Transylvanian Saxons. After his father was killed in World War II, the family fled to Austria in 1944. In 1953, Fabi and his family emigrated to Ontario, Canada, where they settled in the town of Aylmer.

In 1962, Fabi began playing in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes. He was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1963 and played for Saskatchewan till 1965. He was a split end who also punted for the Roughriders. He holds the league records for Most Punting Yards and Most Punts in a game. His records are 18 Punts totalling 814 yards at Calgary on September 14, 1963.^[1]

Notes

↑ "Individual Records - Punting". Individual Records. CFL.ca.

Persondata
Name	Fabi, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian football player
Date of birth	November 1, 1942
Place of birth	Durrbach, Siebenbürgen
Date of death
Place of death

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