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| No. 79, 66, 69 | |
| Born: | (1946-05-07)May 7, 1946 (age 78) Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| College | Kent State (1967–1969) |
| High school | Scollard Hall (North Bay, Ontario) |
| NFL draft | 1970, round: 2, pick: 33 |
| Drafted by | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1994–1997 | Kent State Head coach |
| As player | |
| 1970–1981 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 4× (1971,1973,1975,1977) |
| CFL East All-Star | 8× (1971–1973,1975,1977–1980) |
| Retired #s | Kent State Golden Flashes No. 79 |
| Career stats | |
| Games played | 124 |
| Sacks | 4 |
| Fumble recoveries | 16 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Interception yards | 5 |
| Defensivetouchdowns | 1 |
Jim Corrigall (born May 7, 1946) is a Canadian formerfootball player and coach He was all-stardefensive end for theToronto Argonauts in theCanadian Football League (CFL). Corrigall served as the head football coach atKent State University from 1994 to 1997, compiling a record of 8–35–1. He was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
Corrigall played football in high school at Scollard Hall, a private boys' school inNorth Bay, Ontario, andBarrie North Collegiate, inBarrie, Ontario. He played his college football atKent State University. During his outstanding university career, Corrigall was selected Most Valuable Sophomore, Best Defensive Lineman, Most Inspirational Player and he was the first Kent State player to be selected to the first team All-Mid-American Conference for three consecutive years. His jersey number 79 was retired by Kent State when he graduated.
Though drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinals of theNational Football League (NFL), (2nd round, 33rd overall) Corrigall went home to play an 11-year career with theToronto Argonauts (from 1970 to 1981), including 148 regular season and 5 playoff games (included in those playoff appearances was the 1971 Grey Cup game). He won theGruen Trophy as outstanding rookie in the CFL East, was named an all-star 7 times (All-Canadian 4 times) and in 1975 he won theCFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award.
Corrigall was honoured as an "All-Time Argo" in 1997 for his contributions to the Argonaut team and was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990.[1]
In 1994, Corrigall returned to his alma mater, Kent State, as head football coach. The program had been struggling for years when he arrived and had just come off a winless season in 1993. Although some progress was made, theGolden Flashes best season under Corrigall, a 3–8 campaign, proved to be his last in 1997. Three wins in 1997 were the most wins for Kent State since 1988. Corrigall had an overall record of 8–35–1 in four seasons. In 2012, Corrigall was the defensive line coach forArchbishop Hoban High School (Akron, OH). He led the Knights to an undefeated season. As of October 2020, Corrigall is the head coach for the freshmen team at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Golden Flashes(Mid-American Conference)(1994–1997) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Kent State | 2–9 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1995 | Kent State | 1–9–1 | 0–7–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1996 | Kent State | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 1997 | Kent State | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–4th(East) | |||||
| Kent State: | 8–35–1 | 6–26–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–35–1 | ||||||||