Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Birthdate:October 11, 1969
First media job:In 2008, co-hosted with Mike Hogan Inside the Argos. A one hour radio program on the FAN 590 that provided insight and analysis for the Argos and the CFL. In 2009, guest host on Argos Access a half-hour television show on SUN TV that took viewers and fans inside the huddle and behind the scenes.
Career highlight:Winning my first Grey Cup with the Argos, (North America's oldest professional sports team) in Ottawa after enjoying the Tragically Hip perform the halftime show. It doesn't get anymore Canadian then that! Then winning my second Grey Cup with the 2005 Eskimos, a team that everyone said was too old and was picked to finish last! I have had the incredible fortune of blocking for Damon Allen, pro football's most prolific passer. It was also a privilege to play with and play for Michael "Pinball" Clemons, the greatest ambassador the CFL has ever produced. But on a personal note, it's the little things that I remember most such as playing at Taylor Field under a Prairie sky. Or, being heckled by the neighbors sitting on their front porches as you make your way to the locker room at Ivor Wynn. I can still smell the grass at Commonwealth Stadium. The career may fade, but the friendships, sights and sounds will last a lifetime. Choose one highlight? Impossible.
Special interests/hobbies:Playing in the park with my children. Learning to play the piano. Canadian Football.
Bio: I graduated from the University of Western Ontario and hold a degree in Sociology. I enjoyed a stellar collegiate career winning a Vanier Cup in 1989. I was drafted into the CFL and enjoyed an 11-year career. Stops in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto led to back to back Grey Cup Championships. One with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004 and again with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2005. As a tireless worker in the community, I certainly list "Pinball" as one of my greatest influences. In 2004, I created PROJECT 65, an anti-bullying program that has traveled to over 60 Ontario schools. After retiring from professional football in 2006, I founded Body Science Ltd., a sports consulting and management company, representing athletes from many professional sports and leagues. In 2007, I accepted the role of Niagara Chapter President of the Heart & Stroke Foundation where I assist in fund-raising programs and play a strong advocacy role for a number of community based groups. In 2009, I was chosen to be an Olympic torch-bearer in Niagara Falls, which I was both humbled and proud to carry the Olympic torch. It’s an honour I plan on sharing with my community and family. Speaking of which, my wife Elissa and I share the blessings of five beautiful children: Alexis, Sydney, Maximus and the twins Roman and Gianna.
