Tony Proudfoot
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| Tony Proudfoot | |
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| Career information | |
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | DB |
| Jersey №: | 23/27 |
| College: | New Brunswick |
| CFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1971-1979 1980-1982 |
Montreal Alouettes British Columbia Lions |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1977, 1979 |
Tony Proudfoot was an all star defensive back in the Canadian Football League.
Proudfoot graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 1971 (BPE '71) and joined the Montreal Alouettes for 9 seasons (1971 to 1979, 107 games.) An all star in 1977 and 1979, he is perhaps best remembered for his most distinctive (and successful) innovation in Grey Cup history. He was the player that devised the staple gun modification to the Alouettes shoes in the 1977 Grey Cup (the "Ice Bowl") that helped win the game and go down in CFL history. He also played 3 seasons (1980 to 1982, 41 games) with the B.C. Lions.
Currently he is a Physical Education teacher at Dawson College in Montreal, where he was present and used his knowledge of first aid to help save a student's life during the Dawson College shooting on September 13, 2006. He is also currently a sports broadcaster and recently wrote a book about excellence in football, entitled "First and Goal". It was recently revealed that Tony Proudfoot is suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.[1]
[edit] Published works
- Proudfoot, Tony (2006). First and goal: the CFL and the pursuit of excellence. Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Pub.. ISBN 978-1551683164.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lefko, Perry. "Lou Gehrig's strikes Proudfoot", Sportsnet.ca, 2007-06-28. Archived from Lou Gehrig's strikes Proudfoot the original on 2007-07-03.
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