Tom Canada
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| Tom Canada | |
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| Date of birth: | January 8, 1980 |
| Place of birth: | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Career information | |
| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | DE |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Jersey №: | 44 |
| College: | Berkeley |
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| 2004-present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Tom Canada (born January 8, 1980 in Iowa City, Iowa) is a Canadian Football League defensive end who plays for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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[edit] High School years
Canada attended Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California, and as a senior middle linebacker, won named All-League honors and was named the West Yosemite League Player of the Year. He played college football at the University of California at Berkeley.
[edit] Blue Bombers
Canada joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL in 2004, and started all 18 games of the year for them. He had good numbers for the first half of the season, but his play started to tail off because of the long schedule. Nevertheless, his play earned him the club’s Most Outstanding Rookie Award, and he was named a West Division All-Star. He continued his good play in the 2005 CFL season and the 2006 CFL season, once again starting all 18 games. In the 2007 CFL season his stellar play continued with the Bombers and was named a West Division All-Star for the second time in his career.
[edit] Blog
For Canada Day the Winnipeg Free Press decided to give the appropriately named Canada his own blog to fill with the many pictures he takes while with the team.
[edit] External links
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