Matt Norman

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Matt Norman
No. 59
Position Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born (1988-06-20) June 20, 1988 (age 37)
Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
University Western Ontario
CFL draft 2012: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Career history
20122015 BC Lions

Stats at CFL.ca (archive)
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Austria Team Competition

Matthew Norman (born June 20, 1988) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected 22nd overall by the Lions in the 2012 CFL draft. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the tenth best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL draft, and fifth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. [1] He played CIS football with the Western Ontario Mustangs. [2] He also took a year away from football in 2012–2013 to get his teaching degree and was a student teacher at H.B. Beal Secondary School, where he was loved by many of his students. He retired from football in June 2016. [3]

References

  1. "CFL Scouting Bureau - April 2012". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Matt Norman
  2. "Matt Norman - Football - Western Mustangs Sports". WesternMustangs.ca.
  3. Dunk, Justin (June 7, 2016). "Canadian OL Matt Norman retires from CFL". 3DownNation.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.