Joe Fleming

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Joe Fleming
No. 76
Position Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1971-12-05) December 5, 1971 (age 53)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school Xaverian Brothers
(Westwood, Massachusetts)
College New Hampshire
Career history
19961997 BC Lions
19981999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
20002004 Calgary Stampeders
20042005 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Joe Fleming (born December 5, 1971) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Over his ten years in the CFL he played for three teams and did not play during the 2002 CFL season. [1]

Fleming announced his retirement prior to the 2006 CFL football season. [2]

Early life

Fleming attended Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts, and was a star in both football and hockey, along with being a top student. In football, he was a Boston Globe and a Quincy Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic Choice while playing at the University of New Hampshire. [3] In ice hockey he was selected in the twelfth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.

Notes

  1. Joe Fleming #76, cfl.ca
  2. Blue Bombers' Fleming retires from CFL, CBC Sports, May 19, 2006, archived from the original on October 26, 2012
  3. Rendell, Rick (May 25, 2006), Joe Fleming on his Canadian football League career, MetroWest Daily News