Bob Skemp
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Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | National |
| Position(s): | Right guard |
| College: | UBC[1] |
| CFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 27 |
| Drafted by: | BC Lions |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1986-1992 |
Montreal Alouettes Toronto Argonauts |
Bob Skemp is a Canadian football player. Drafted in the third round, 27th overall, by the BC Lions, he played six years in the CFL.[2]
Growing up in Richmond, British Columbia Skemp, who still holds records in the CJFL,[3] played his junior football with the Richmond Raiders, where his father Archie Skemp was head coach from 1984 - 1989.[4] He later played with the UBC Thunderbirds.
During his first year in the CFL in 1986 Skemp was claimed as an unprotected player by the Montreal Alouettes as a non protected player. In 1987 during the equalization draft Bob was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts where he would continue to play for them until the 1992 season.[5]
During the 1991 CFL year Skemp was the starting right guard on the 1991 Grey Cup Toronto Argonauts football team.[6]
References
- ↑ "Bob Skemp Statistics on Just Sports Stats". Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ Mullin, Jim and Speers, Ian (2014). Canadian University Football Red Book. Krown Countdown U. ISBN 978-1-4602-5588-9.
- ↑ Assets.ngin.com
- ↑ "BCFC Saddened By Loss of Coaching Great Archie Skemp". 2 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ 1987 draft summary
- ↑ GreyCupCentral, 1991 summary