Related Research Articles
Russell Stanley Jackson is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL. In 2006, Jackson was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#8) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN, the highest-ranked Canadian-born player on the list.
Jesse James Palmer is a Canadian television personality, sports commentator, and former professional football player who was a quarterback for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) in the early 2000s. Palmer played college football for the Florida Gators under coach Steve Spurrier, and thereafter, he played professionally for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the NFL before spending half of the 2006 season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Michael Schad is a Canadian former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). After his football career, he became a mortgage banker with CMG Financial located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
David Mark Archer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones. Undrafted in the 1984 NFL draft, he played in the NFL from 1984 to 1989 for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Philadelphia Eagles.
Matt Kirk is a Canadian football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Ottawa Renegades in the 2004 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football at Queen's.
Adriano Belli is a retired football player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). Belli is nicknamed "The Kissing Bandit" for his penchant for kissing people on their cheeks. He has gained a reputation for being a kind and funny man off the field and a nasty and annoying player to his opponents on the field.
Christopher Schultz was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He primarily played with the CFL Toronto Argonauts. Schultz played college football at the University of Arizona. He was a sportscaster with Canadian sports television channel TSN.
Joseph Charles Moss was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Maryland and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Washington Redskins. Moss served as head coach for the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, and Atlantic University Sport. At the end of every season, the champions of each conference advance to semifinal bowl games; the winners of these meet in the Vanier Cup national championship.
Rick Sowieta was a CFL linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Ottawa Rough Riders, for whom he played eight years. He was a CFL Eastern All Star in 1980, 1983, and 1985.
Kenneth Charles Hobart is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the United States Football League (USFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1985 to 1990 and was an All-American at Idaho.
Clyde Vern Brock is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State University. He is a member of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame.
Val Belcher was an American football offensive guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted in the third round of the 1977 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Houston.
Steve Smith is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1981 to 1983. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Concordes in 1984 and the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1985.
Vaughn Martin is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional football defensive tackle. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft, the first Canadian university football player drafted by an NFL team as an underclassman. He played university football at the University of Western Ontario.
Vaughn Michael Raines is a former professional and college football player.
Matthew Nathaniel Teague is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the tenth round of the 1980 NFL draft. He was also drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 1980 NFL supplemental draft. He was also a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Prairie View A&M University.
Lemar Durant is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended Simon Fraser University, where he played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the second round of the 2015 CFL Draft. Durant has also been a member of the BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa Redblacks.
Neville Gallimore is a Canadian professional football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Michael Hoecht is a Canadian-born American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Brown Bears.
References
- ↑ "NFL Draft History: 1982". NFL.com.
- ↑ "OFC to the Pros". Ontario Football Conference. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007.
