Sadeghian was an athlete during his tenure at Blessed Trinity Secondary School in Grimsby, Ontario and won several track and field awards including: Ontario Indoor Track and Field Championship Silver Medal for 60m (2001, 2003), Gold Medal for 60m (2002), Bronze Medal for 60m Hurdles (2001, 2002, 2003), OFSAA Bronze Medal for 110m Hurdles (2002).[1]
Andre attended the University of British Columbia for two years, then transferred to McMaster University. After sitting out one year for eligibility purposes, he had a solid final season with the McMaster Marauders. In his final season, he averaged almost 6 yards per carry (983 rushing yards) and had 10 touchdowns in eight games. Andre also had 12 receptions for 198 yards and 12 punt returns, also for 198 yards.[2]
He was selected in the third round (24th overall) in the 2007 CFL Draft by the British Columbia Lions. He spent the 2007 CFL season with the Lions and participated in all 18 regular season games.[3] He was signed as a free agent by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2008, placed on their Developmental Squad, released on August 2, signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 6 and placed on the Riders' Developmental Squad, only to be re-signed by the Tiger-Cats in October and dressed for three games.[3]
References
^. Roster. BC Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
^Little, Lyndon (2007-10-23). . Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
^ ab. Rosters. Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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andre, sadeghian, born, october, 1984, former, canadian, football, running, back, 20born, 1984, october, 1984, beamsville, ontariocareer, informationcfl, statusnationalposition, rbheight5, weight219, universitybritish, columbia, mcmastercfl, draft2007, round, . Andre Sadeghian born October 25 1984 is a former Canadian football running back Andre SadeghianNo 20Born 1984 10 25 October 25 1984 age 38 Beamsville OntarioCareer informationCFL statusNationalPosition s RBHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight219 lb 99 kg UniversityBritish Columbia and McMasterCFL Draft2007 Round 3 Pick 24Drafted byBC LionsCareer historyAs player2007BC Lions2008Hamilton Tiger Cats 2008Saskatchewan Roughriders 2008 2010Hamilton Tiger Cats2010Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pre season or practice squad onlySadeghian was an athlete during his tenure at Blessed Trinity Secondary School in Grimsby Ontario and won several track and field awards including Ontario Indoor Track and Field Championship Silver Medal for 60m 2001 2003 Gold Medal for 60m 2002 Bronze Medal for 60m Hurdles 2001 2002 2003 OFSAA Bronze Medal for 110m Hurdles 2002 1 Andre attended the University of British Columbia for two years then transferred to McMaster University After sitting out one year for eligibility purposes he had a solid final season with the McMaster Marauders In his final season he averaged almost 6 yards per carry 983 rushing yards and had 10 touchdowns in eight games Andre also had 12 receptions for 198 yards and 12 punt returns also for 198 yards 2 He was selected in the third round 24th overall in the 2007 CFL Draft by the British Columbia Lions He spent the 2007 CFL season with the Lions and participated in all 18 regular season games 3 He was signed as a free agent by the Hamilton Tiger Cats in 2008 placed on their Developmental Squad released on August 2 signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 6 and placed on the Riders Developmental Squad only to be re signed by the Tiger Cats in October and dressed for three games 3 References Edit Andre Sadeghian Roster BC Lions Football Club Archived from the original on 8 January 2009 Retrieved 2009 02 02 Little Lyndon 2007 10 23 Sadeghian s second chance Vancouver Sun Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2009 02 02 a b Andre Sadeghian Rosters Canadian Football League Archived from the original on 2008 06 17 Retrieved 2009 02 02 External links EditJust Sports Stats Tiger Cats profile This biographical article relating to a Canadian football running back is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Sadeghian amp oldid 1058668003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
