Ray Mariuz

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Ray Mariuz
Born: (1980-12-25) December 25, 1980 (age 42)
Mississauga, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) LB
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)
University McMaster
CFL Draft 2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2003–2005 Toronto Argonauts
2006–2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Ray Mariuz (born December 25, 1980) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker He was drafted 28th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2003 CFL Draft and won a Grey Cup championship in 2004. In 2011, Mariuz retired from professional football. However, he would come out of retirement later in the 2011 CFL season and finish the season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played CIS football for the McMaster Marauders.

Mariuz now works as a sales distributor for Conmed Linvatech. [1]

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References

  1. "Cox: Former Tiger-Cat goes from the field into the fire | The Star".