Josh Bourke and John Bowman were Montreal Alouettes teammates for nine seasons (2007-15) and helped the franchise capture consecutive Grey Cup titles (2009-2010)
They were teammates for the bulk of their CFL careers, celebrated two Grey Cup wins and spent countless hours off the field together. So it's only fitting that Josh Bourke will enter the Canadian Football Hall of Fame with John Bowman.
Bourke and Bowman were Montreal Alouettes teammates for nine seasons and helped the franchise capture consecutive Grey Cup titles before Bourke finished up with the Toronto Argonauts in 2016. Bowman spent his entire CFL career in La Belle Province and remains the franchise's all-time sacks leader .
Montreal selected the six-foot-seven, 315-pound Bourke in the third round of the 2004 CFL draft but he returned to Grand Valley State University that season. Bourke then signed with the Green Bay Packers and spent all of 2006 with the NFL club without appearing in a game. Bourke figured the Canadian Football Hall of Fame would come calling one day but wasn't expecting it to happen now.
"I loved giving back to that community and being super involved," he said. "Many great friendships were built in Montreal, not only with teammates but also people from different walks of life. "By the time I ended up walking away I think it was time for me to move on," he said. "I felt I'd accomplished everything I needed to as a player, teammate and individual … it was a pretty seamless transition.""When I was a player, I tried to always work extremely hard," he said. "I wasn't always the biggest, fastest, strongest or most talented but I took pride in working harder than everybody else.
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