Fab Five to represent McGill in CIS East-West Bowl on May 8
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LONDON, Ont. -- Three McGill football players and two coaches from the Redmen football staff will be participating in eighth annual edition of the CIS East-West Bowl on Saturday.
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The CIS football all-star game, which showcases - for the most part - players who will be eligible for the 2011 Canadian Football League draft, is set to kick off at 1 p.m., live on Rogers TV in London
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McGill head coach Sonny Wolfe and Clint Uttley, the team's offensive coordinator, are part of Pat Sheahan's coaching staff. Sheahan is a McGill grad who served seven years as offensive coordinator of the Redmen, including the team's 1987 national championship season.
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On the player's side, Courtney Bishop, a 6-foot-2, 222-pound defensive end from Toronto, will be participating along with Redmen teammates Ben Thompson, a 20-year-old defensive tackle from Fredericton, N.B., and defensive back Patrick Bourgon, 21, of Pointe-au-Chêne, Que.
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Bishop's, who transferred to McGill from Concordia last fall, is a 24-year-old public relations major. Thompson, who measures 6-foot-1, 272, is a marketing junior and Bourgon is a 5-foot-11, 196-pound economics junior.
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Twenty-three of the 36 CIS standouts drafted by CFL teams last Sunday played in last year's East West Bowl including first-round picks Cory Greenwood, a linebacker from Concordia selected third overall by Toronto, Guelph kicker Rob Maver, chosen by Calgary at No. 5, and Concordia offensive tackle Kristian Matte, taken by Montreal at No. 7 (see complete list below).
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The official website for the CIS East-West Bowl can be found online at:
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Previous East West Bowl results:
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2009 (at Western): West 16, East 7
2008 (at McMaster): East 25, West 12
2007 (at Laval): West 22, East 19 (OT)
2006 (at Laval): West 34, East 26 (OT)
2005 (at Laurier): West 34, East 16
2004 (at Laurier): West 21, East 12
2003 (at Laurier): West 10, East 5
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation, Room 225 B
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514-398-7012 (Tel.)
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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