Black was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to parents Marlane and Donovan, and has a younger brother Eric and a younger sister Destiny. As young boy, Black was in a French immersion program at Market Lane School Public School in downtown Toronto. While playing football at Northern Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario, Black was named the Mid-Town Football Most Valuable Player. In addition to football, Black played rugby, ice hockey, baseball, and Track and field athletics at high school. He was also an all-star member of the Metro Toronto Wildcats of the Ontario Varsity Football League, where he was named the league's Most Outstanding Defensive Back.[1][2]
College careeredit
Black went on to play college football at Saginaw Valley State University where he studied communications and marketing and was a four-year starter for the Cardinals football team. He was redshirtted in 2004 but started all games in 2005 as a red-shirt freshman. In 2006, he led the Cardinals with a 14.8-yard punt return average and took 8 kickoff returns back for a total of 203 yards and a touchdown. Black was named to the Academic All-Conference team in 2007 and returned 12 punts for 91 yards in 8 games played. In his final season, Black, was named to the First-Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team, selected to the Valero Cactus Bowl senior all-star game, recorded 42 tackles, 4 pass break-ups, and ranked third in the GLIAC with 5 interceptions for 119 yards, including 1 for a 19-yard touchdown. He earned a GLIAC Player of the Week honour in 2008 as well.[1]
Professional careeredit
Black was drafted in the sixth round of the 2008 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed to play on March 10, 2009.[3] In his first eight seasons with the club Black played in 109 games, with his two most significant seasons being 2013, when he contributed 34 tackles and 2016 when he set a career-high with 44. He was released by the Argos early in the 2017 season (having not played a game), but was re-signed a week later.[4] Black's interception in the final seconds of the 105th Grey Cup sealed a 27–24 victory for the Argos over the Calgary Stampeders. One day before becoming a free agent Black and the Argos agreed to a two-year contract extension.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab. Roster. Toronto Argonauts Football Club. Archived from the original on 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
^Nelson, Norm (2009-08-18). . Toronto Community News. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^. CFL.ca. 2009-03-10. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
^"Argonauts re-sign Canadian DB Black – Article – TSN". TSN. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
^"Argos ink DB Black through 2019 – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
matt, black, canadian, football, matthew, black, born, march, 1985, former, professional, canadian, football, defensive, back, played, seasons, with, toronto, argonauts, canadian, football, league, grey, championships, 2012, 2017, matt, blackblack, 2023persona. Matthew Black born March 1 1985 is a former professional Canadian football defensive back who played ten seasons with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League CFL He won two Grey Cup championships in 2012 and 2017 Matt BlackBlack in 2023Personal informationBorn 1985 03 01 March 1 1985 age 38 Toronto OntarioHeight 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 182 lb 83 kg Career informationHigh school NorthernCollege Saginaw Valley StatePosition Cornerback Kick returnerCFL Draft 2008 Round 6 Pick 45Career historyToronto Argonauts 2009 2018 Career highlights and awardsGrey Cup champion 2012 2017 Career CFL statisticsTackles 128Sacks 2Interceptions 3Player stats at CFL ca archive Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editBlack was born in Toronto Ontario Canada to parents Marlane and Donovan and has a younger brother Eric and a younger sister Destiny As young boy Black was in a French immersion program at Market Lane School Public School in downtown Toronto While playing football at Northern Secondary School in Toronto Ontario Black was named the Mid Town Football Most Valuable Player In addition to football Black played rugby ice hockey baseball and Track and field athletics at high school He was also an all star member of the Metro Toronto Wildcats of the Ontario Varsity Football League where he was named the league s Most Outstanding Defensive Back 1 2 College career editBlack went on to play college football at Saginaw Valley State University where he studied communications and marketing and was a four year starter for the Cardinals football team He was redshirtted in 2004 but started all games in 2005 as a red shirt freshman In 2006 he led the Cardinals with a 14 8 yard punt return average and took 8 kickoff returns back for a total of 203 yards and a touchdown Black was named to the Academic All Conference team in 2007 and returned 12 punts for 91 yards in 8 games played In his final season Black was named to the First Team All Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team selected to the Valero Cactus Bowl senior all star game recorded 42 tackles 4 pass break ups and ranked third in the GLIAC with 5 interceptions for 119 yards including 1 for a 19 yard touchdown He earned a GLIAC Player of the Week honour in 2008 as well 1 Professional career editBlack was drafted in the sixth round of the 2008 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed to play on March 10 2009 3 In his first eight seasons with the club Black played in 109 games with his two most significant seasons being 2013 when he contributed 34 tackles and 2016 when he set a career high with 44 He was released by the Argos early in the 2017 season having not played a game but was re signed a week later 4 Black s interception in the final seconds of the 105th Grey Cup sealed a 27 24 victory for the Argos over the Calgary Stampeders One day before becoming a free agent Black and the Argos agreed to a two year contract extension 5 References edit a b Matt Black Roster Toronto Argonauts Football Club Archived from the original on 2009 05 26 Retrieved 2009 03 11 Nelson Norm 2009 08 18 Three TDSB south division grads now suit up for Argos Toronto Community News Archived from the original on 2009 08 22 Retrieved 2009 08 19 Argos sign 2008 draft pick Black CFL ca 2009 03 10 Archived from the original on 2009 03 26 Retrieved 2009 03 11 Argonauts re sign Canadian DB Black Article TSN TSN 2017 08 07 Retrieved 2017 08 09 Argos ink DB Black through 2019 CFL ca CFL ca 2018 02 12 Retrieved 2018 02 13 External links editToronto Argonauts profile Matt Black on Twitter nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Black Canadian football amp oldid 1180353955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
