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| Born: | December 5, 1971 Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | DT |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| College | New Hampshire |
| High school | Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, Massachusetts) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1996–1997 | BC Lions |
| 1998–1999 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2000–2004 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2004–2005 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1998 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 |
| Awards | 2003 CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player 2003 Norm Fieldgate Trophy |
Joe Fleming (born December 5, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. 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]
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.
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