Steve Hall (Canadian football)
Steve Hall (born March 19, 1960) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, and Ottawa Rough Riders. He previously played at the University of Guelph.[1] After his football career ended Hall took up bobsledding, competing internationally for Canada's national team for several years. [2]
Born: | Brisbane, Australia | March 19, 1960
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Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | DB/WR |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
University | Guelph |
CFL draft | 1983 / Round: 4 / Pick: 36 |
Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career history | |
As player | |
1983 | Edmonton Eskimos* |
1983 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1983 | Toronto Argonauts |
1985 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
He is the father of NHL player Taylor Hall.[2]
Steve was a bobsled stuntman in the movie "Cool Runnings".
Was a member of the RJB Fury Fastpitch team in Kingston, Ontario where they were in the league finals every year. Many highlights included his first and only career home run and finally getting a pair of ball pants before playoffs started. Attributed to the great coaching staff that helped him along during those years Steve was a weapon.. weapon x, that nobody saw coming. But you could always hear him.
Upon the merger of the Kingston Men’s Fastball League and the Loughborough Fastball League Steve and the RJB Fury parted ways. He once again enjoyed great mentorship with former RJB Fury members on the ICP team where they enjoyed another great playoff run when Steve sacrificed himself with a terrible slide into home tying And saving the game and also breaking his arm. The coaching staff never covered sliding with Steve as they understood he was too old and brittle to be doing that and didn’t think it would ever happen. The following season when he decided he could do it better, Steve rallied together a team of players because nobody else would and they were determined to make playoffs every year. Luckily with the Napanee Midgets and Bantam Express teams having to go back to school everyone makes playoffs by default. Steve, fortunately was still able to witness many home runs by his companions and former teammates albeit now he was on the receiving end of them.
References
- "Steve Hall". justsportsstats.com.
- Turner, Randy (2009-12-28). "Taylor soon to be Hall of fame". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2015-06-29.