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MONTREAL - Football player Val St. Germain is among six new 2010 inductees to the 9I制作厂免费 Sports Hall of Fame.

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Born on Oct. 8, 1971 in Ottawa to a mother of Cree descent and a French-Canadian father, the 6-foot-4, 308-pound offensive lineman played four seasons at 9I制作厂免费 and graduated with a degree in education, majoring in English and history. He was selected first overall by Hamilton in the 1994 CFL amateur draft, becoming the first 9I制作厂免费 player to be picked No. 1 since Len Sigurdson in 1958.

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A two-time all-Canadian guard with the Redmen, St. Germain played 32 games during his university career, winning 13 lineman-of-the-game awards, the Touchdown Club trophy as the team's most outstanding lineman and the Forbes trophy as 9I制作厂免费's male athlete of the year in 1993-94.

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In his final campaign with the Redmen, he was one of two Canadians selected to play in the East-West Shrine all-star game - primarily a showcase of NCAA seniors to professional scouts - in Palo Alto, Calif.

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St. Germain then embarked on an extensive 14-year career in the Canadian Football League. In total, he played 204 CFL regular-season games with Hamilton (1994-98), Edmonton (1999-01), Ottawa (2002-05), Winnipeg (2006-07) and Saskatchewan (2007).

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A three-time CFL all-star (1998, 1999, 2003) he played in the 1998 Grey Cup game with Hamilton (a loss to Calgary). He earned a Grey Cup ring with Saskatchewan's in 2007 but missed the championship game due to injury.

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The induction luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, officially kicks off the University's Homecoming Week celebrations. Tickets for the event are $65 and can be reserved by contacting Kathryn Weaver at kathryn.weaver [at] mcgill.ca or 514-398-7002.

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Tomorrow's profile: distance runner Tambra Dunn.

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

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