Paul Osbaldiston Explained

Paul Osbaldiston
Birth Date:27 April 1964
Birth Place:Oldham, England
Number:3
Status:Retired
Import:no
Position1:Punter
Position2:Placekicker
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:225
College:Western Montana
Cfldraftedyear:1986
Cfldraftedround:7
Cfldraftedpick:63
Cfldraftedteam:BC Lions
Playing Team1:BC Lions
Playing Team2:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Playing Years3:
Playing Team3:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career Highlights:
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Records:
  • 1986 tied Grey Cup record for most field goals (6)
  • most points in a season (233)

Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964) is a former punter and placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1986 to 2003. He was the Assistant Special Teams/Kicking Coach for the Tiger-Cats until 2014.[1] Osbaldiston was a three-time CFL All-Star, seven-time East Division All-Star and a member of Hamilton’s 1986 and 1999 Grey Cup championship teams.[2]

Early career

Osbaldiston was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He played his rookie season for the British Columbia Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He also played for the Richmond Raiders of the British Columbia Football Conference (CJFL) from 1983 to 1985.

Records

CFL

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4418757-cfl-hamilton-ticats-part-ways-with-veteran-kicker-turned-coach-paul-osbaldiston Hamilton Spectator
  2. Web site: Paul Osbaldiston returns to Ticats coaching staff . 2013-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005150354/http://www.cfl.ca/article/paul-osbaldiston-returns-to-ticats-coaching-staff . 2015-10-05 . dead .
  3. https://www.cfl.ca/uploads/assets/CFL/PDF_Docs/2011/Individual_Record_Book_2011.pdf Canadian Football League Individual Record Book 2011