Paul Osbaldiston

"Osbaldiston" redirects here; not to be confused with Osbaldistone (disambiguation).

Paul Osbaldiston

No. 3
Positions	Punter  • Kicker
Personal information
Born	(1964-04-27) April 27, 1964 (age 61) Oldham, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Western Montana
CFL draft	1986: 7th round, 63rd overall pick
Career history
1986	BC Lions
1986	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1986–2003	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards and highlights
2× Grey Cup champion (1986, 1999) Dick Suderman Trophy (1986) Lew Hayman Trophy (1990) 3× CFL All-Star (1996, 1998, 2001) 5× CFL East All-Star (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) Records 1986 tied Grey Cup record for most field goals (6) 1990 most points in a season (233)

Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964) is a former punter and placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1986 to 2003. ^[1] He was the Assistant Special Teams/Kicking Coach for the Tiger-Cats until 2014. ^[2] Osbaldiston was a three-time CFL All-Star, seven-time East Division All-Star and a member of Hamilton’s 1986 and 1999 Grey Cup championship teams. ^[3]

Early career

Osbaldiston was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He played his rookie season for the British Columbia Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He also played for the Richmond Raiders of the British Columbia Football Conference (CJFL) from 1983 to 1985.

Records

CFL

• most field goals in a regular season game (8, tied with Dave Ridgeway, Mark McLoughlin and Lirim Hajrullahu)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

• career scoring (2856 points)
• single season scoring (233 points)
• career converts (652)
• single season converts (63)
• single game converts (9)
• career field goals (655)
• single season field goals (54)
• single game field goals (8)
• career punting yards(88,542)
• career punts (2,127)
• single season punts (165) ^[4]

References

1. Another kick at the 'Cats ^{[ usurped ]}
2. Hamilton Spectator
3. "Paul Osbaldiston returns to Ticats coaching staff". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
4. Canadian Football League Individual Record Book 2011 Archived 2015-01-16 at the Wayback Machine