University of Toronto Athletics

Ken Mazurek returns for his sixth season on the Varsity Blues coaching staff.

He was a receiver for five years with the Blues and was the recipient of the team’s award of merit in 2004 and 2005. Before his career as a Varsity Blue, Ken played three years in his hometown of Lethbridge, Alta., with the Catholic Central Cougars as their quarterback, earning all-star recognition and the team’s most valuable player award. He returned to coach the Cougars for the following four spring seasons, specifically working with their quarterbacks and receivers. 

During his time at U of T, Ken has coached many Varsity Blues standouts. In 2008, David Hamilton was named a CIS offensive player of the week, ranked sixth in the nation with 2139 passing yards and was U of T’s first recipient of the CIS Russ Jackson Award. More recently, he coach Kevin Bradfield to the all-time Varsity Blues punt return and punt return yardage records, later seeing Bradfield drafted by the Toronto Argonauts. He also coached Aaron Gazendam, who set the OUA and CIS record for longest punt with a 101-yard strike in 2014.

Ken also served as a player-coach with the Montabaur Fighting Farmers of the German Football League in 2010 and 2011. He is currently a real estate agent in Toronto.