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| Date of birth | March 21, 1990 |
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| Place of birth | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | LB |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Canada university | Western (2009–2013) |
| High school | St. Anne (Tecumseh, Ontario) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2014 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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Pawel Kruba (born March 21, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at the University of Western Ontario.
Pawel Kruba was born on March 21, 1990, in Windsor, Ontario. [1] He attended St. Anne Catholic High School in Tecumseh, Ontario. [1]
Kruba played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs of the University of Western Ontario from 2009 to 2013. [1] He earned second-team Ontario University Athletics (OUA) All-Star honors in 2012. [2] In 2013, he won the Presidents' Trophy, given to the "Most Outstanding Defensive Player" in CIS football. [2] Kruba also garnered first-team All-Canadian and first-team OUA All-Star recognition that season. [2] He posted eight tackles in Western Ontario's 51–22 victory over the Queen’s Gaels in the 2013 Yates Cup. [3] He recorded CIS career totals of 116 tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and five interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. [2] He majored in social science at Western Ontario. [2]
At the 2013 CFL Combine, Kruba recorded the best shuttle time (4.23 s) among linebackers. [2] However, he was not selected in the 2013 CFL draft and returned to Western Ontario for his final season of CIS football. He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on January 29, 2014. [2] He dressed in 14 games for the Tiger-Cats during the 2014 season and returned one kickoff for no yards. [1] He was released by the Tiger-Cats on May 26, 2015. [4]