Paul McCallum is a former Canadian football punter and placekicker. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, having won with the BC Lions in 2006 and 2011. He is also a six-time CFL West All-Star and a two-time CFL All-Star. He was also named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian in 2006 and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award in 2011. McCallum had been a member of three different CFL franchises, one XFL team, an NFL Europa team, and a Scottish third division club. At the time of his retirement, McCallum was the oldest active player in the CFL, having played in 24 seasons over the course of his career.
Joseph Robert Garcia Kapp was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Patriots. Kapp led the BC Lions to their first Grey Cup Championship victory in 1964. With the Vikings, he led them to victory in the 1969 NFL Championship Game, the only league championship in team history. Kapp returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Golden Bears from 1982 to 1986. He was the general manager and president of the BC Lions in 1990.
Fredericton High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada that serves students under grades 9-12. The current principal is Jason Burns. With a student enrollment of 2,136 during the 2022-2023 school year, Fredericton High School is the largest grade school in the province.
Jarious K. Jackson is an American professional football coach and former player who is the interim head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a coach for the Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and BC Lions. Jackson played professionally as a quarterback in the CFL for eight seasons with the Lions and one year with the Argonauts where he won three Grey Cup championships in 2006, 2011, and 2012. He has also been a member of the Denver Broncos (NFL), to whom he was drafted 214th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, and the Barcelona Dragons. Jackson played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Paris Jackson is a former professional Canadian football slotback who last played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was originally drafted sixth overall by the BC Lions in the 2003 CFL Draft and signed with the team on August 30, 2003. He played college football for the Utah Utes from 2001 to 2002.
Jason Pottinger is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted second overall by the BC Lions in the 2006 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the McMaster Marauders.
Nautyn McKay-Loescher is a former Canadian professional Canadian football defensive end. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2004 and drafted in the 2004 CFL Draft by the BC Lions. He played college football at Alabama.
DeVier Stewart Posey is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football at Ohio State. He was also a member of the New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Toronto Argonauts, Baltimore Ravens, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and BC Lions.
Steven Jyles is an American former football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the UL Monroe Indians and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Edmonton Eskimos in 2006. Jyles was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Toronto Argonauts, and the BC Lions.
Joe McGrath is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Stampeders in the first round of the 2003 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Sean Whyte is a Canadian professional football placekicker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
James Yurichuk is a former Canadian professional football linebacker and businessman. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the 2009 CFL Draft in the first round and played four seasons with the BC Lions, winning the Grey Cup in 2011 with the Lions. He played CIS football for the Bishop's Gaiters. Yurichuk is also the founder of Wuxly Outerwear.
Andrew Harris is a former professional Canadian football running back who played for 14 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Harris is a four-time Grey Cup champion, two-time winner of the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian and one-time Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, as well as a five-time CFL All-Star and a six-time CFL West All-Star. He played for the BC Lions for six seasons before joining the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016 as a free agent, where he was named the 2017 Most Outstanding Canadian after leading the league in rushing and setting the record for single-season receptions by a running back. In 2022, while a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Harris passed 10,000 career rushing yards and became the CFL leader in career yards from scrimmage by a Canadian.
Khalif Quadree Mitchell is an American former professional football defensive tackle. Mitchell played college football for two seasons at the University of North Carolina and later at East Carolina University. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and released in 2010. In 2011, he won a Grey Cup with the BC Lions. In his professional career, Mitchell has played for the B.C. Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL, San Francisco 49ers in the NFL and the Sioux Falls Storm in the IFL.
Solomon Elimimian is a former Canadian football linebacker and the current president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA).
The Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy is presented annually to the Canadian Football League (CFL) player " who best demonstrates the attributes of Canada's veterans in times of war, peace and military conflict." The award was first presented in 2010, and the first recipient was Mike McCullough of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Sean Ortiz is a former professional Canadian football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League. He originally signed with the Toronto Argonauts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. In his current tenure with the BC Lions, he signed with the team on March 9, 2012. He was released by the Lions on June 24, 2012. He played CIS football for the UBC Thunderbirds and college football for the Minot State Beavers.
Aaron Grymes is an American former professional football defensive back who is a defensive assistant coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Idaho. Grymes made his professional debut for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2013 and has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
Shaquille Johnson is a Canadian professional football wide receiver. He has played for the BC Lions and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Jordan Xavier Williams is an American-Canadian former professional football linebacker who played for three years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted first overall in the 2020 CFL Draft by the BC Lions. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates.
