# David Azzi

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{{Short description|Lebanese gridiron football player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
 |image = 2023, Alum86, David Azzi.jpg
 |caption = Azzi in 2023
 |name=David Azzi
 |import=n
 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1981|1|25}}
 |birth_place= [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon)
 |death_date=
 |position1=[Wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver)
 |CIS=[Ottawa](/source/University_of_Ottawa)
 |CFLDraftedYear=2004
 |CFLDraftedRound=1
 |CFLDraftedPick=3
 |DatabaseFootball=
 |PFR=
 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2004}}
 |playing_team1=[Ottawa Renegades](/source/Ottawa_Renegades)
 |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2005}}–{{CFL Year|2006}}
 |playing_team2=[Toronto Argonauts](/source/Toronto_Argonauts)
 |playing_years3={{CFL Year|2007}}
 |playing_team3=[Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders)
 |ProBowls=
 |HOF=
}}

'''David Azzi''' (born January 25, 1981, in [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon)) is a former professional [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver) and slotback in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL).

==College career==
In 1999 Azzi was named 1st Team All-Canadian, 1st Team All-Academic and earned a full scholarship to attend Div. 1A [Bowling Green State University](/source/Bowling_Green_State_University) in the [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association). Azzi played quarterback under Coach [Urban Meyer](/source/Urban_Meyer).<ref name="Around the MAC">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mac/2001-04-30-column.htm|title=Around the MAC|last= Russell|first=Tim|date=24 June 2001|work=USATODAY.com|publisher=Gannett Co. Inc.|accessdate=17 January 2010}}</ref> Later he transferred  to the [University of Ottawa](/source/University_of_Ottawa) in the [CIS](/source/Canadian_Interuniversity_Sport).

==Professional career==
Azzi was the [Ottawa Renegades](/source/Ottawa_Renegades)' first round draft pick in the [2004 CFL draft](/source/2004_CFL_draft).<ref name="Canadian Draft">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2004|title=Canadian Draft|year=2004|work=CFL.ca|publisher=Canadian Football League|accessdate=17 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819185836/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2004|archive-date=19 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  He then played for two years for the [Toronto Argonauts](/source/Toronto_Argonauts). Azzi won a [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) in 2007 with the [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azzi, David}}
Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Bowling Green Falcons football players
Category:Canadian football slotbacks
Category:Canadian people of Lebanese descent
Category:Ottawa Renegades players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Hillcrest High School (Ottawa) alumni
Category:Sportspeople of Lebanese descent

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