Peter Dyakowski

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Peter Dyakowski
No. 54      Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Peter Dyakowski in a parking lot (cropped).jpg
Born: (1984-04-19) April 19, 1984 (age 40)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) OL
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
College LSU
High school Vancouver College
CFL draft 2006, Round: 2, Pick: 11
Drafted by Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2007–2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2017* Toronto Argonauts
2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 2012
Career stats

Peter Stefan Dyakowski (born April 19, 1984) is a retired Canadian football offensive lineman, who was most recently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2007 to 2016. Dyakowski has also served as Treasurer of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). [1]

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Early years

Dyakowski did not start playing football until he entered Grade 10 at Vancouver College. After high school, he signed a national letter of intent to play for Louisiana State Tigers and signed a football scholarship for the Louisiana State University.

In his early years at LSU he was nicknamed "The Mullet" because of his hair style, and captured a national title in 2004. In 2003 and 2004 he was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Then, as a senior at LSU he received the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team Player of the Week Award and was LSU's nominee for the 2006 Southeastern Conference Football Good Works Team.

He was named to ESPN.com's All Bowl Team and played in the Inta Juice North-South All Star Game following his senior season at LSU.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

He was not picked by any team in the 2007 NFL draft, but signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints shortly thereafter. Nevertheless he was subsequently released.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Dyakowski was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the second round of the 2006 CFL Draft. In 2011 Dyakowski was the Tiger-Cats' nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. In 2012, he was named a CFL Eastern Division All Star and was also named to the CFLPA All-Star Team. In 2013, he was again voted to the CFLPA All-Star Team. [2] On February 16, 2017, the Tiger Cats released Dyakowski. [3] Dyakowski played 10 seasons for the Tiger-Cats, playing in 148 regular season games.

Toronto Argonauts

After being released by the Tiger-Cats Dyakowski signed with the Toronto Argonauts later that same day. [4]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On May 27, 2017, the Argonauts traded Dyakowski to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for wide receiver Armanti Edwards. [5] He played in all 18 regular season games, as well as the Riders' playoff games of the 2017 season. Dyakowski was released by the Riders on April 24, 2018. [6]

Politics

In February 2019, Dyakowski was selected to run as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Hamilton Mountain in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Dyakowski vowed to fight for workers rights and to promote the economic revitalization of Canada. [7]

Other activities

In 2012, he was named Canada's Smartest Person by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [8] He defeated spoken word artist Greg Frankson and journalism student Laura Suen, both from Toronto, and science teacher Marshall Carroll from Winnipeg.

Dyakowski appeared on an episode of Jeopardy! broadcast on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, finishing in third place. [9]

Dyakowski attended the same elementary school as Canadian performer and playwright Katherine Cullen, and is the subject of the song "Peter Dyakowski Won" in Stupidhead!, Cullen's autobiographical comedic musical about growing up with dyslexia. [10]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election : Hamilton Mountain
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Duvall 19,13536.1+0.21$49,075.51
Liberal Bruno Uggenti16,05730.3-3.22$69,313.38
Conservative Peter Dyakowski 13,44325.5-0.20$95,613.48
Green Dave Urquhart3,1155.9+3.31none listed
People's Trevor Lee7601.44-$668.87
Christian Heritage Jim Enos3300.6-0.24none listed
Rhinoceros Richard Plett1090.2-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit52,949100.0
Total rejected ballots489
Turnout53,43866.0
Eligible voters80,992
New Democratic hold Swing +1.72
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Executives". cflpa.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jon Cornish, Henry Burris headline CFLPA all-star team". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Drew (February 16, 2017). "Ticats release veteran offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN   1189-9417 . Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tiger-Cats release Peter Dyakowski; he signs with the Argos hours later | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Riders add veteran offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski". Regina Leader-Post. May 28, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dyakowski, Hecht among four Riders cuts - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hamilton Mountain federal Conservative candidate Peter Dyakowski lines up for political game". February 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Peter Dyakowski Comments on Winning Canada's Smartest Person". YouTube.com. Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ Kleinpeter, Jim (June 3, 2014). "Former LSU lineman Peter Dyakowski appears on Jeopardy Tuesday". nola.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ Wheeler, Brad (March 22, 2017). "Stupidhead!: Katherine Cullen unfolds a life lived with dyslexia". The Globe and Mail.
  11. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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