Episodes
Words of Wisdom
Coach Says
Other sports
Hockey, Rugby, Track and Field, Squash
Teams and Clubs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2002-2004)
Favorite Athletes
none
Favorite Teams
none
Mentors
1. Former high school teachers: Rick Debicki (music), Kim Corvino (Drama), Scott Allgood (English)
2. Mother and Father - both former athletes and university grads
3. Former football coaches - Ron Lancaster and Charlie Baillie
Competition History
Bio: The Hamilton native played three seasons (2002-04) with his hometown team after the Tiger-Cats selected him in the first round (7th overall) of the 2002 CFL Canadian College Draft…in 42 career games with Hamilton he made 33 defensive tackles, six special teams tackles, five quarterback sacks, one fumble return and one forced fumble…played in all 18 during the regular season in 2002, finishing his rookie season with four defensive tackles, including one for a loss of six yards and five special teams tackles…also had one quarterback sack and one forced fumble…made his CFL debut in Hamilton’s 27-15 season opening victory over the B.C. Lions…recorded his first CFL career quarterback sack in the Tiger-Cats 38-37 loss to Ottawa on July 25th…played in all 18 games during his second season with the Tiger-Cats…finished third on the Tiger-Cats with four quarterback sacks…also had 23 defensive tackles, including two for a loss of two yards, one special teams tackle and one fumble recovery…the third year Tiger-Cat suffered through an injury plagued 2004, playing in only six games during the regular season…finished the regular season with six defensive tackles…played five seasons (1997-2001) with the McGill University Redmen...left McGill as the Redmen's all-time leader in total tackles for loss with 31.5 in 38 games, including 16.5 quarterback sacks, eclipsing Randy Chevrier’s record of 30.5…earned all-conference and second Team All-Canadian honours during his final season with the Redmen.Personal Best
In 2001, I graduated from McGill, one of the top universities in Canada, with a BA in English Literature and was named an Academic All-Canadian (varisty athletes with a 3.0 GPA or better) as well Second team All-Canadian for football.
Also, while I was playing pro football, I received a B.Ed from McGill in Secondary Education.
Additional Comments
When I was in University, I stuck a fortune cookie message on the bottom of my computer screen. It read "All your hard work will soon pay off."
Whenever I didn't feel like studying or training for football, I would look at message to get motivated. It reminded me that the little things I did each day would pay off in the long run.