A career that started on the practice roster has earned Chad Owens a spot in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
FILE - Toronto Argonauts slotback Chad Owens sits on the bench during second half CFL football action against the Montreal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ontario on Friday, October 23, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power-
“This is the last thing you can accomplish as a pro athlete . . . the highest thing,” Owens said. “It goes into the box of biggest things in my life. Period.Owens, 42, recorded 521 career catches for 6,217 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also had 4,027 punt-returns yards and 5,479 kickoff-returns yards, amassing 16,698 combined yards.
“But my experience in Montreal wasn't for nothing. They were stacked and Marc Trestman and Scott Milanovich were there. Scott comes over and Winnipeg , registering 715 catches for 10,026 yards and 61 TDs. The five-foot-seven, 168-pound Bismarck, N.D., native was the CFL's top rookie in '08 and a two-time all-star who made two Grey Cup appearances, winning in '13 in Regina with the Roughriders.
“Those days were probably the most important of my career,” Green said. “I was able to sit back and listen to coach Trestman coach up AC , I was able to listen to him coach Ben Cahoon, Kerry Watkins and Jamel Richardson. Coleman, 52, was another dual threat. The five-foot-nine, 170-pound cornerback played with Calgary and Winnipeg and was a three-time league all-star with 28 interceptions and 538 tackles.
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