Birth Date: | 4 June 1959 |
Birth Place: | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Centre |
Position2: | Guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 265 |
Cis: | Wilfrid Laurier |
Cfldraftedyear: | 1982 |
Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 9 |
Cfldraftedteam: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career Highlights: | |
Cflallstar: | , – |
Cflwestallstar: | , –, |
Awards: | CFL Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy |
Honours: | 2005 Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour |
Records: | Eskimos Record
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Cfhof: | rod-connop |
Cfhofyear: | 2005 |
Rod Connop (born June 4, 1959) is a former professional Canadian football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] Connop spent his entire 16-year career with the Eskimos as an offensive lineman.[2] Connop played CIS football at Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.[3] He was named CFL All-Star six times and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in the 1989 CFL season.[2] Connop played 210 consecutive games with the Eskimos from 1983 until his retirement following the 1997 season. As of 2011, he continued to be the all-time Eskimo leader in games played (274).[4] He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 2005.[2] [5] His son Rory Connop played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL as a defensive lineman.[6]