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| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1966-11-17)November 17, 1966 (age 59) Buckingham, Quebec, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Saint Mary's |
| CFL draft | 1991: 5th round, 35th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1992 | Montreal Machine (WLAF) |
| 1993-1996 | Fighters de Croissy sur Seine |
| 1996 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2011) | |
Chris Flynn (born November 17, 1966) is a Canadian former professionalfootballquarterback and is the only player to win theHec Crighton Trophy three times as the most valuable player in Canadian university football. He was a 3-time All Canadian with theSaint Mary's Huskies (Bachelor of Arts degree) and played for SMU from 1987-1990.
He played for theMontreal Machine of theWorld League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. Flynn signed with theChampionnat Élite Division 1 in France where he played for 4 seasons (1993-1996) for the Fighters de Croissy sur Seine. During these years, he was a star of the French championship with an annual salary slightly less than 30,000 Euros. Flynn then played his last season for the CFL'sOttawa Rough Riders in 1996.
He was inducted into the Saint Mary's Hall of Fame in 2001,[1] inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 2011,[2] and inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 2015.[3] He was voted in a Sportsnet poll as the #1 university football player of the past 50 years. In 2019 Chris Flynn's #1 jersey was the first jersey retired in the 217-year history of Saint Mary's University.[4] In 2021 TSN's Gridiron Nation show voted Chris as the all-time "Great Canadian Goat" in Canadian University football history.
In 1994 Flynn received a Medal of Honor for Courage and Bravery for saving a young woman from drowning in theSeine river in France.
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