Ian Sunter

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Ian Sunter
Date of birth	December 21, 1952
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Position(s)	K
College	None
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1972-1975 1976 1977-1979 1980	Hamilton Tiger-Cats Detroit Lions Toronto Argonauts Cincinnati Bengals

Ian Sunter is a Scottish-Canadian football player.

[edit] Life

Ian attended Burlington Central High School from 1968 to 1971. Ian had emigrated from Scotland, where he had a strong background in soccer. Ian was encouraged by teachers, Bob Godley and Dale Parker to try-out for the football team as a kicker. This led to him playing for two years on the junior "Colts" team throughout grade nine and ten.

Throughout his senior high school years Ian played for the local Burlington Braves football club for coach Bernie Custis, who Ian describes as being the most influential person in his development towards professional football. In 1972, Ian began his 9 year professional football career in both the Canadian Football League and the National Football League.

Following his retirement from professional football, Ian became involved in local amateur sports as both a coach and manager. He has coached the Burlington Braves football team, Burlington minor soccer, and Burlington minor hockey teams, in an attempt to give back to the community that he feels has done so much for him. Ian currently owns and operates an athletic equipment store at Appleby Ice Centre in Burlington, Ontario.

[edit] Highlights

1969 BCHS – S.O.S.S.A. High School Soccer Champions
1970 Burlington Braves Football Club – Eastern Junior Champions
1971 Burlington Braves Football Club – Eastern Junior Champions
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Grey Cup Champions
- Youngest player in the CFL
- Kicked 5 Field Goals in Eastern Final Game
- Kicked winning field goal with no time remaining to win 13-10
- Voted Canadian Player of the Grey Cup Game
- Winner of the Nick of Time Award sponsored by Bulova Watch Company
1973 Hamilton Tiger Cats
1974 Hamilton Tiger Cats
- Eastern Canadian Scoring Champion
- Selected to Eastern Canadian All Star Team
1975 Hamilton Tiger Cats
1976 Detroit Lions – National Football League
1977-1979 Toronto Argonauts
1979 Toronto Argonauts Led the CFL in Punting
1980 Cincinnati Bengals Kicked the Winning Field Goals in 2 games against the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers – this was the first time a team had beaten the Super Bowl Champions twice in one season.