Dwayne Provo

Dwayne Provo

Profile
Position	DB
Personal information
Born	(1970-10-07) October 7, 1970 (age 54) North Preston, Nova Scotia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Cole Harbour District High School
University	Saint Mary's University
CFL draft	1995: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Career history
1995–1996	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1996–1998	Montreal Alouettes
1998–2000	Edmonton Eskimos
2001	Toronto Argonauts
2002	Ottawa Renegades
2002	BC Lions

Dwayne Provo (born October 7, 1970 ^[1] ) is a Canadian athlete, school administrator, and politician.

Early life

Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia (one of Canada's largest Black communities) and attended university at Saint Mary's University where he played Canadian football and was drafted in 1995 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Professional football career

He went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the National Football League). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator.

Political career

In the 2006 Nova Scotia election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Preston, but finished second to Liberal Keith Colwell. In 2009, he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer Kirk Johnson and hockey player Evander Kane.

Electoral history

2009 Nova Scotia general election: Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	1,908	42.20	+0.07
	New Democratic Party	Janet Sutcliffe	1,316	29.11	+9.94
	Progressive Conservative	Dwayne Provo	1,240	27.43	-9.40
	Green	Sarah Densmore	57	1.26	-0.60

2006 Nova Scotia general election: Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	1,853	42.13	–
	Progressive Conservative	Dwayne Provo	1,610	36.83	–
	New Democratic Party	Douglas Sparks	843	19.17	–
	Green	David Farrell	82	1.86	–

References

1. "Dwayne Provo". nfl.com.

External links

• Canadian Football League stats at statscrew.com
• Biography at Dalhousie University