Born in Toronto, Forde attended the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Physical Education. While studying at Western, Forde played CIAU football for the Western Ontario Mustangs from 1987 to 1990. While he was at UWO, the Mustangs lost just once in the regular season, and they won the 1989 Vanier Cup. Selected two times as the Mustangs' Most Valuable Player, Forde co-captained the 1989 team.[1]
In 2008, Forde joined TSN as a game analyst for their CFL on TSN broadcasts.[2] Forde serves as the secondary commentator, calling games with play by play announcer Rod Black, and later with Rod Smith.[3] Forde was also an analyst for TSN.ca's coverage of the 2008 CFL Draft. He also contributes regularly to TSN's Sportscentre and writes a weekly column for TSN.ca.[2] Before joining TSN, Forde served as a commentator for The Score's CIS football telecasts from 2006 to 2007 and was a CFL analyst for Rogers Sportsnet from 2003 to 2005. He has been known as the premier Canadian College Draft expert and occasionally referred to by media members as the Mel Kiper Jr. of the CFL.[4][5]
Since 2010, Forde has run the National Invitational Combine during the same week that the CFL holds its own evaluation camp.[6]
Forde is a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
^Djukic, Marija (June 18, 2008). "TSN set to air entire CFL package". mediaincanada.com.
^Bostrom, Don (April 21, 2006). "Lafayette's Brown will be playing for the Eskimos ** Edmonton selects him in the fourth round of the CFL draft". The Morning Call.
^Beamish, Mike (May 2, 2009). "CFL draft goes live but will it hit a homer?". National Post.
^Bucholtz, Andrew (March 2, 2012). "Duane Forde talks about his National Invitational Combine, the CIS game and Canadian talent". Yahoo! Sports.
^"50TH VANIER CUP INTERVIEW SERIES: Duane Forde, Western Ontario (1989)". presto-en.usports.ca.
^Lefko, Perry (March 12, 2018). "Duane Forde gives back to community by coaching kids". Peel Region Review.
November 27, 2023
duane, forde, duane, taquan, forde, born, 1969, canadian, television, broadcaster, former, player, born, 1969, 1969, toronto, ontariocareer, informationcfl, statusnationalposition, fbcollegewestern, ontariocfl, draft1991, round, pick, 6drafted, bycalgary, stam. Duane Taquan Forde born May 8 1969 is a Canadian television broadcaster for TSN and a former player in the CFL Duane FordeBorn 1969 05 08 May 8 1969 age 54 Toronto OntarioCareer informationCFL statusNationalPosition s FBCollegeWestern OntarioCFL Draft1991 Round 1 Pick 6Drafted byCalgary StampedersCareer historyAs player1991 1992Calgary Stampeders1993Winnipeg Blue Bombers1994 1995Toronto Argonauts1996 2000Calgary Stampeders2001 2002Hamilton Tiger CatsCareer highlights and awardsVanier Cup champion 1989 also team captain Grey Cup champion 1992 1998 Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame Contents 1 Career 1 1 College football 1 2 CFL 1 3 Broadcasting 2 Personal life 3 ReferencesCareer editCollege football edit Born in Toronto Forde attended the University of Western Ontario in London Ontario where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Honours in Physical Education While studying at Western Forde played CIAU football for the Western Ontario Mustangs from 1987 to 1990 While he was at UWO the Mustangs lost just once in the regular season and they won the 1989 Vanier Cup Selected two times as the Mustangs Most Valuable Player Forde co captained the 1989 team 1 CFL edit Forde played twelve seasons for the Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Blue Bombers Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger Cats Forde who spent four years as the team captain of the Stampeders had a consecutive games played streak of 150 counting regular season and postseason games over an eight season period 1 Forde s teams reached the Grey Cup on five occasions 1991 1992 1993 1998 and 1999 winning twice 1992 and 1998 2 Broadcasting edit In 2008 Forde joined TSN as a game analyst for their CFL on TSN broadcasts 2 Forde serves as the secondary commentator calling games with play by play announcer Rod Black and later with Rod Smith 3 Forde was also an analyst for TSN ca s coverage of the 2008 CFL Draft He also contributes regularly to TSN s Sportscentre and writes a weekly column for TSN ca 2 Before joining TSN Forde served as a commentator for The Score s CIS football telecasts from 2006 to 2007 and was a CFL analyst for Rogers Sportsnet from 2003 to 2005 He has been known as the premier Canadian College Draft expert and occasionally referred to by media members as the Mel Kiper Jr of the CFL 4 5 Since 2010 Forde has run the National Invitational Combine during the same week that the CFL holds its own evaluation camp 6 Forde is a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame 7 Personal life editHe is married to sports journalist Sheri Forde 8 References edit a b Duane Forde Joins TSN Press release The Sports Network 2008 03 04 Retrieved 2010 12 11 a b c Duane Ford TSN ca Djukic Marija June 18 2008 TSN set to air entire CFL package mediaincanada com Bostrom Don April 21 2006 Lafayette s Brown will be playing for the Eskimos Edmonton selects him in the fourth round of the CFL draft The Morning Call Beamish Mike May 2 2009 CFL draft goes live but will it hit a homer National Post Bucholtz Andrew March 2 2012 Duane Forde talks about his National Invitational Combine the CIS game and Canadian talent Yahoo Sports 50TH VANIER CUP INTERVIEW SERIES Duane Forde Western Ontario 1989 presto en usports ca Lefko Perry March 12 2018 Duane Forde gives back to community by coaching kids Peel Region Review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duane Forde amp oldid 1181149173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
