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Joseph Adam Pikula, Sr. (May 5, 1944 – April 29, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1963. He played high school football at the St. John's College in Brantford, Ontario and was the third player to go from playing high school football directly to the CFL. A back injury forced his retirement from football in 1964. He is a member of the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Hall of Recognition (1984).

Pikula died on April 29, 2015, in Brantford, Ontario, from cancer.

References

1. "Joe Pikula Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
2. Heather Ibbotson (12 October 2013). "Flashback Oct. 12". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
3. "Golden Hawk Athletics & Recreation - Pikula leads Hawks to tourney win". laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
4. "Inductees". waynegretzkysportscentre.ca. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
5. Brian Smiley (29 April 2015). "Champ on and off field". Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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