Marco Iannuzzi Marco Iannuzzi ( born May 21 , 1987 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities the largest full service investment brokerage in Canada . He attended college at Harvard and MIT where he played college football with the Harvard Crimson football team from 2007 - 2010 . Marco was drafted in the first round by the Lions in the 2011 CFL Draft and was signed by the team on May 30 , 2011 . Minor Football . 1997 - 2001 : Calgary Cowboys football club winning 3 Provincial Championships . High School Football . 2002 - 2004 : Iannuzzi lead the St . Francis Browns ( Calgary , Alberta ) to its first back to back Provincial title in school history . He was undefeated through all three years of high school 29 - 0 . The 2004 team was ranked the # 1 high school football team in all of Canada . Junior Football . 2005 : Canadian Junior Football League ( CJFL ) National Champion with the Edmonton Huskies and All - Canadian . 6 - time Nike player of week ; League ' s outstanding return specialist of the year . Conference All - Star . Huskies Rookie of the year . League record with a 120 - yard kickoff return for a TD . Harvard Football . 2007 : Earned rare playing time for a freshman wide receiver , appearing in five games while also returning kickoffs . Caught passes against Penn and Yale . Averaged 20 yards on five kickoff returns and had 34 yards on eight punt returns . Major H recipient . 2008 : Lead the NCAA in receiving yards with 11 receptions for 174 yards , including a 68 - yard fourth quarter touchdown pass in a 25 - 24 win over Holy Cross in the season opener . Three catches into game two against Brown he shattered his collarbone which required surgery to repair . Following his 6 game absence recovering from surgery he caught a 39 - yard pass at The Game versus Yale . 2009 : Returned 15 kickoffs for 344 yards with a long of 57 against Penn . Totalled 695 all - purpose yards . Had 72 all - purpose yards including a 30 - yard reception in a win over Brown . Had 175 all - purpose yards against Lafayette . Had 163 all - purpose yards against Penn with 51 receiving yards ( 3 catches ) and 83 kickoff return yards on two attempts . 2010 : Iannuzzi averaged 34 . 5 yards per kickoff return in 2010 , making him Harvard ’ s all - time leader in that category . For his career , Iannuzzi averaged 26 . 5 yards per return , which also places him atop Harvard ’ s all - time list . He is the first player to have two kickoff returns for a touchdown in a single season . Had four catches for 52 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against Holy Cross . Had 194 all - purpose yards at Brown with a 21 - yard touchdown catch and a 95 - yard kickoff return for a touchdown . Returned two kickoffs for a total of 92 yards with a 50 and a 42 - yarder at Lafayette but broke his clavicle which required surgery . Playing for the first time in 49 days against Yale , Iannuzzi took his first kickoff return 84 yards for a touchdown to start the second half . The run sparked a Harvard team that had trailed throughout the game and paved the way for a 28 - 21 win . Following the game he was awarded the game ball , with which he immediately sent to Ashley Stearns who had recently been diagnosed with cancer . Ashley ' s father Geoff Stearns had attended 33 consecutive Harvard vs Yale bowl games prior to 2010 when he remained bedside with Ashley during her recovery . Also caught a 46 - yard pass against the Bulldogs . Named national kickoff returner of the week by College Football Performance Awards and the Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week . Harvard & MIT Academia . Marco spent his first two years as an economics concentrator while pursuing Pre - medical requirements . He spent the following two years of his degree exploring the realms of engineering , architecture and Environmental science . Combining these faculties he became one of only 10 to successfully petition the creation of their own multi - focused degree . The innovative nature of his program design called for cross - registration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) . Professional Football . 2011 : Marco was the Lions ’ first selection in the 2011 CFL Draft . He made his CFL debut in Week 1 and appeared in 15 regular season games where he caught eight passes for 65 yards and added 135 yards on 16 punt returns for a 8 . 4 yard average . Marco made four starts in the second half of the year and was awarded the special teams game ball when he intercepted Noel Prefontaine ' s attempted fake punt play on Sep 10 / 11 vs Toronto . In the Western Final and Grey Cup victories he caught 3 passes for 31 yards . 2012 : Iannuzzi had his first two touchdown performance against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 5 when stepping in for injured CFL All - time leading receiver , Geroy Simon . Marco had his best statistical professional start to date versus the Edmonton Eskimos on July 20 where he caught 7 passes for 99 yards and had 2 rushes for 10 yards . In the Community . Climb For The Cup : On March 22 , 2012 , " Marco Iannuzzi ' s Climb For The Cup [ Grey Cup ] " took place in support of the Branch Out Neurological Foundation The event gathered public and corporate support while participants accompanied Marco , and the Grey Cup , in an 802 step scramble to the summit of the Calgary Tower . The event was inspired by Marco ' s mother , Cathy , who has multiple sclerosis , which lead him to seek out the Branch Out Neurological Foundation . Energy Champions : Marco teamed up with FortisBC for an environmental educational tour called Energy Champions . The program was designed specifically for children in kindergarten through grade seven , emphasizing the importance of environmental responsibility and being an ' Energy Champion ' . In 2011 , the BC Lions FortisBC Energy Champions program visited 75 elementary schools throughout the lower mainland , Vancouver Island , the Interior and northern BC . Children ’ s Hospital Marco ' s support for the BC Children ’ s Hospital culminates each year with a holiday visit that he shares with a half dozen of his BC Lions teammates . 2011 visit , 2012 visit . Canuck Place Children ' s Hospice Marco and Travis Lulay teamed up to raise awareness and funding for North America ' s first Children ' s hospice which is located in Vancouver British Columbia .