Place of birth Iowa City, Iowa Name Tom Canada Positions Defensive end CFL status International Role American football player Cfl east all star 2007 | College Berkeley Height 1.91 m Cfl west all star 2004 2004-2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Weight 116 kg | |
Date of birth (1980-01-08) January 8, 1980 (age 35) Education University of California, Berkeley | ||
Tom Canada (born January 8, 1980) is a former Canadian football defensive end.
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High School years
Canada attended Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California, and as a senior middle linebacker, received All-League honors and was named the West Yosemite League Player of the Year. He played college football at the University of California at Berkeley.
Blue Bombers
Canada joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL in 2004, and started all 18 games of the year for them. His play earned him the club’s Most Outstanding Rookie Award, and he was named a West Division All-Star. He continued his good play in the 2005 CFL season and the 2006 CFL season, once again starting all 18 games. In the 2007 CFL season his stellar play continued with the Bombers and was named a West Division All-Star for the second time in his career.
In the 2008 CFL season Canada's performance suffered along with the Blue Bombers, prompting Winnipeg to initiate a trade that was to send him to Hamilton in exchange for Zeke Moreno. Over the course of the trade negotiations it was determined that Canada had an enlarged spleen and would likely be out for the rest of the season. The Bombers still acquired Moreno in exchange for a 2009 first round pick and the CFL rights to Corey Mace.
On February 6, 2009, Canada was released by the Blue Bombers.
Canada is currently an Olympic style weightlifting coach at CrossFit Sandpoint in Sandpoint, ID.