| No. 12 Montreal Alouettes | |
| Date of birth: | May 1, 1981 |
| Place of birth: | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
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| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | K |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| College: | Nebraska |
| High school: | St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2005–2009 2010 2011–present |
Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star: | 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| CFL West All-Star: | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Awards: | 2006 John Agro Special Teams Award 2008 Dick Suderman Trophy |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Sandro DeAngelis (born May 1, 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a gridiron football placekicker with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He has also been a member of the Calgary Stampeders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. DeAngelis is the most accurate kicker in CFL history and he won his first Grey Cup championship with the Calgary Stampeders in 2008. He is also currently employed in the Millard Public School District, in Omaha, Nebraska, as a substitute teacher at Millard North High School.
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DeAngelis starred at fullback and linebacker for St. Joseph’s Collegiate in Buffalo, N.Y. and earned First-Team All-Western New York honours as a kicker in 1999, connecting on four field goals, while kicking 70 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone. He also rushed for 600 yards and nine touchdowns in just four games. As a junior, DeAngelis rushed for 1,821 yards and 22 touchdowns, while averaging 42 yards per punt, including a school record 84yard return. He also connected on five field goals and 37 PATs. DeAngelis’ longest field goal was a 46 yard kick as a sophomore.
DeAngelis was a first-team All-New York selection and was chosen as the Buffalo News Player of the Year and the Western New York Player of the Year, while earning honorable-mention All-America honors from USA Today. An outstanding student, he was a member of his school’s Collegiate Scholars Club, National Honor Society and earned academic All-Western New York honors.
DeAngelis went on to play college football at the University of Nebraska from 2000-2004. He was the team's starting placekicker for parts of three seasons.
He signed with the Calgary Stampeders as a free agent on March 8, 2005. In his first year, DeAngelis led the league in field goal percentage (76.9%) connecting on 40 of 52 field goals. He finished second in the league with 179 points and kicked the longest field goal of the season in the CFL from 56 yards. He finished third in the league with a 58.9 kickoff average. Sandro was named to the CFL Western All-Star team and CFL All-Star team. He was also named Player of the Week twice in Weeks 9 and 18.
In 2006, DeAngelis was the league's leading scorer, with 214 points. DeAngelis connected on a league leading 56 of 65 field goal attempts. His 86.2% conversion rate was second in the league. His 53 yard kick tied for the longest kick in the CFL. DeAngelis also led the league with 84 kickoffs and 4,762 kickoff yards. The 56.9 yard kickoff average ranked sixth in the league.
On November 23, 2008, DeAngelis won his first Grey Cup championship with the Stampeders against the hosting Montreal Alouettes. His 5 field goal performance, including one from 51 yards, earned him the Dick Suderman Trophy as the Grey Cup's Most Outstanding Canadian.
On February 22, 2010, DeAngelis signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a free agent. During the 2010 season, he kicked for a career low 76.2%, leading to his eventual release the following off-season on May 24, 2011.[1]
On May 30, 2011 DeAngelis signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[2]
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| Preceded by Andy Fantuz |
Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian 2008 |
Succeeded by Ben Cahoon |
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