Sebastian Clovis | |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1979 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Import: | no |
Position1: | FS |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 206 |
Cis: | Saint Mary's |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2005 |
Cfldraftedround: | 4 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 34 |
Cfldraftedteam: | BC Lions |
Playing Years1: | 2005–2007 |
Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Playing Years2: | 2008 |
Playing Team2: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Awards: | 2006 Grey Cup Champion, 2003 and 2004 CIS All-Canadian, 2001 and 2002 Vanier Cup Champion and OFSAA gold medalist |
Cfl-Archive: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150512003232/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/442 |
Sebastian James Clovis (born September 1, 1979) is a Canadian television personality and former Canadian Football League player, who played free safety for the BC Lions in their Grey Cup championship 2006 season.[1] He is currently known as an HGTV home renovation host, appearing on the television series Tackle My Reno, Save My Reno, Home to Win and Gut Job.[2]
Born in London, England, Clovis migrated to Canada with his family when he was six years old.[3] He grew up in the east end of Toronto, in his family home where he was first introduced to carpentry and building. He is the eldest of five siblings; his brother Tristan Clovis was also a Canadian Football League player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[4] Clovis attended the all-boys Catholic high school, Neil McNeil High School, where he was a competitive athlete in track & field and football,[5] which he pursued after school with the Scarborough Thunder Football Club.[3] In his final year of high school, he attended Senator O'Connor College School where he played on the senior boys football team.
Clovis received a scholarship to Mississippi State University and later transferred to Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he played for their football team, the Huskies.[6]
Clovis was drafted by the BC Lions in the 2005 CFL draft.[7] After being sidelined with a torn ACL in the 2005 season,[3] he came back to play all 18 games with the Lions during their 2006 Grey Cup winning season. Suffering another season-ending injury midway through the 2007 season, he was forced to rehabilitate from a second ACL tear.[8] Returning from reconstructive knee surgery for a second time, he was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers,[9] but transferred to the Saskatchewan Roughriders midseason[10] and remained with the Roughriders for the rest of his CFL playing career.[11]
His nickname is "The Missile".
After retiring from football, Clovis trained as a construction contractor. He debuted as the host of Tackle My Reno in 2014,[12] and continues to cohost the spinoff series Save My Reno.[13] As of April, 2022, he will be launching his latest show, Gut Job,[14] his fifth for HGTV Canada.