 Coming from the Verdun Shamcats in Montreal, Pajaczkowski would play 11 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (1955 to 1965) and 2 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes (1966 and 1967).An intense and physical player, he would be an all-star with Calgary 6 times and once with Montreal, and in 1961 he won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award (after being runner up in 1960.