| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | FS |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 1, 1979 London, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Saint Mary's |
| CFL draft | 2005: 4th round, 34th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | BC Lions |
| 2008 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Sebastian James Clovis (born September 1, 1979) is a Canadian television personality and former Canadian Football League player, who played free safety for the BC Lions in their Grey Cup championship 2006 season. [1] He is currently known as an HGTV home renovation host, appearing on the television series Tackle My Reno , Save My Reno , Home to Win and Gut Job . [2]
Born in London, England, Clovis migrated to Canada with his family when he was six years old. [3] He grew up in the east end of Toronto, in his family home where he was first introduced to carpentry and building. He is the eldest of five siblings; his brother Tristan Clovis was also a Canadian Football League player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [4]
Clovis attended the all-boys Catholic high school, Neil McNeil High School, where he was a competitive athlete in track & field and football, [5] which he pursued after school with the Scarborough Thunder Football Club. [3] In his final year of high school, he attended Senator O'Connor College School where he played on the senior boys football team.
Clovis received a scholarship to Mississippi State University and later transferred to Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he played for their football team, the Huskies. [6]
Clovis was drafted by the BC Lions in the 2005 CFL draft. [7] After being sidelined with a torn ACL in the 2005 season, [3] he came back to play all 18 games with the Lions during their 2006 Grey Cup winning season. Suffering another season-ending injury midway through the 2007 season, he was forced to rehabilitate from a second ACL tear. [8] Returning from reconstructive knee surgery for a second time, he was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, [9] but transferred to the Saskatchewan Roughriders midseason [10] and remained with the Roughriders for the rest of his CFL playing career. [11]
His nickname is "The Missile".
After retiring from football, Clovis trained as a construction contractor. He debuted as the host of Tackle My Reno in 2014, [12] and continues to cohost the spinoff series Save My Reno. [13] As of April, 2022, he will be launching his latest show, Gut Job, [14] his fifth for HGTV Canada.