Rene Paredes

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Rene Paredes
Career information
No. 30 Calgary Stampeders
Date of birth:	(1985-05-15) May 15, 1985
Place of birth:	Caracas, Venezuela
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	K
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
College:	Concordia
CFL Draft:	2010 / Undrafted
Organizations
As player:
2010 2011 2011–present	Winnipeg Blue Bombers* Winnipeg Blue Bombers* Calgary Stampeders *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	2012, 2013
CFL West All-Star:	2012, 2013
Awards:	2013 - John Agro Special Teams Award
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Rene Paredes (born May 15, 1985, in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in Pierrefonds, Quebec) is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Paredes attended training camp with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2010 and 2011 and after being released, was signed by the Stampeders on July 4, 2011.^[1] He played CIS Football with the Concordia Stingers.

On July 26, 2013, in a game versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Paredes successfully converted five field goal attempts on his way to breaking the all-time Canadian Football League record for most consecutive field goal conversions previously held by Paul McCallum. Paredes entered the game with 29 consecutive field goal conversions, one behind McCallum's record. Paredes currently holds the record with 39 consecutive field goals (2012–2013). In that same season, Paredes missed just three field goals to finish with the best conversion percentage in a single CFL season, making 54 of 57 attempts for a record 94.7% conversion rate.

References

↑ http://www.cfl.ca/article/fresh-meat-stamps-sign-kicker-paredes Stamps add kicker Paredes, DL Mayne

External links

Calgary Stampeders bio

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Active roster	0 Quincy Butler 1 Jonathan Hefney 2 Larry Taylor 3 Brad Sinopoli 4 Drew Tate 6 Rob Maver 8 Fred Bennett 9 Jon Cornish 12 Juwan Simpson 14 Matt Walter 16 Marquay McDaniel 17 Maurice Price 19 Bo Levi Mitchell 23 Junior Turner 25 Keon Raymond 26 Rob Cote 27 Jeff Hecht 28 Brandon Smith 30 Rene Paredes 31 Demetrice Morley 33 Chris Randle 35 Tim St. Pierre 40 Shawn Lemon 42 Deron Mayo 44 Justin Phillips 45 Karl McCartney 47 Alvin Bowen 48 Yannick Carter 49 Cordarro Law 50 Spencer Wilson 56 Randy Chevrier 59 Steve Myddelton 65 Daniel Federkeil 66 Stanley Bryant 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas 77 Ben D'Aguilar 81 Jabari Arthur 82 Nik Lewis 85 Joe West 86 Anthony Parker 96 Demonte' Bolden 98 Kevin Huntley

Injured List	24 Keenan MacDougall 29 Jamar Wall 32 Derrius Brooks 39 Charleston Hughes 63 Jon Gott

9-Game Injured List	11 Malik Jackson 20 Ryan Perrilloux 60 Shane Bergman 62 Edwin Harrison 80 Johnny Forzani 89 Chris Bauman 90 Étienne Légaré 93 Micah Johnson 99 Corey Mace

Practice Roster	21 Adam Berger 37 Jonathan Williams 46 Charlie Power 57 Billy Peach 83 Yannick Morin-Plante 84 Tim Hawthorne 94 Marvin Booker 95 Freddie Bishop III

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Persondata
Name	Paredes, Rene
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian football player
Date of birth	May 15, 1985
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Date of death
Place of death

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