Joe Fleming

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Joe Fleming
No. 76
Date of birth (1971-12-05) December 5, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) DT
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
US college New Hampshire
High school Xaverian Brothers
(Westwood, Massachusetts)
Career history
As player
19961997 BC Lions
19981999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
20002004 Calgary Stampeders
20042005 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
Career stats

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