Nick Bastaja

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Nick Bastaja (centre)
Born: (1953-02-04) February 4, 1953 (age 71)
Grantham, England
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G
Career history
As player
1975–1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1977–1979 Toronto Argonauts
1980–1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1984, 1985

Nick Bastaja (born February 4, 1953, in Grantham, England) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Winnipeg Blue Bombers teams of 1984 and 1988. Bastaja won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in the 1985 CFL season.

After his retirement as a player, Bastaja spent two seasons as a colour commentator for CFL games on the Canadian Football Network.

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