Aaron Fiacconi

{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Aaron Fiacconi | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|12}} | birth_place = Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = | status = Retired | import = no | position1 = Offensive lineman | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 298 | college = Mansfield | high_school = St. Mary's College | CFLDraftedYear = 2002 | CFLDraftedRound = 4 | CFLDraftedPick = 32 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2002}}–{{CFL Year|2005}} | playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2005}}–{{CFL Year|2007}} | playing_team2 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers | playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2007}}–{{CFL Year|2011}} | playing_team3 = Edmonton Eskimos | career_highlights = * Eskimos' Most Outstanding Offensive Player (2010) *Sault Ste Marie Sports Hall of Fame (2015) *Mansfield University Athletic Hall of Fame (2023) | CFL = 256 }} '''Aaron Fiacconi''' (born November 12, 1979) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman. He announced his retirement on June 2, 2012.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130122220029/http://www.esks.com/article/fiacconi-announces-his-retirement] Aaron Fiacconi Announces His Retirement</ref> He most recently played for five seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as fourth round draft pick (32nd overall) by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2002 CFL draft. He played college football at Mansfield.

Fiacconi has also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1655939|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724075959/http://saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1655939|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-24|title=Invigorated Fiacconi savours life as starter|last=Leeson|first=Ben|date=2009-07-15|publisher=The Sault Star|accessdate=2009-07-16}}</ref> Currently, he stays involved in football by coaching offensive linemen at a high school in the Edmonton Area. Fiacconi was inducted into the Sault Ste Marie Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. In November 2017, Fiacconi became a member of the Edmonton Police Service.<ref>https://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20171125/281629600581221</ref>

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