Anthony Calvillo

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Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a CFL quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes.

Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 CFL career 4 Honours 5 External link

[edit] High school career

While attending La Puente High School, Anthony Calvillo was a two-sport standout in football and basketball.

[edit] College career

Calvillo attended Utah State University, and finished his impressive collegiate career with 5,264 passing yards. He holds the school record for the most all-purpose yards in a season with 3,260.

[edit] CFL career

Anthony started his Canadian Football League career in 1994 with the US expansion Las Vegas Posse. After the Posse folded a year later in the ill-fated CFL US expansion experiment, Calvillo was selected first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the dispersal draft. While in Hamilton, Calvillo served as a backup quarterback to players such as Steve Taylor, and[[Matt Dunigan)]. In 1998, Calvillo signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes where he became one of the most outstanding CFL quarterbacks in history. He led the Alouettes to the 2002 Grey Cup for the first time in 25 years where he was named the most valuable player in the game. 2003 became a stellar year for Calvillo where he broke numerous Montreal Alouette passing records completing 408 of 675 passing attempts for 5,891 yards and 37 touchdowns. In 2004, he became the fourth quarterback in CFL history to pass for more than 6,000 yards in a single season (Doug Flutie, David Archer, and Kent Austin being the other three) earning him the East Division nominee for Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive year.

[edit] Honours

• 2004 Fans' Choice Award
• 2003 CFL Most Outstanding Player
• 2002, 2003 and 2004 East Division Most Outstanding Player
• 2002 Grey Cup game Most Outstanding Player
• 2002, 2003 CFL All-Star team
• 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 East Division All-Star teams (unanimous selections)
• 2002, 2003 CFLPA All-Star team
• 2004 CFLPA East Division All-Star team

[edit] External link

• Montreal Alouettes profile

Preceded by Marcus Crandell	Grey Cup MVP 2002	Succeeded by Jason Tucker
Preceded by Milt Stegall	CFL MOP 2003	Succeeded by Casey Printers

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