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| Position | Defensive tackle |
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| Born | (1960-02-11)February 11, 1960 (age 65) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| College | Oregon |
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Mike Gray (born February 11, 1960) is a former award-winning and all-starCanadian Football League (CFL)defensive tackle andGrey Cup champion.
After playing his college football at theUniversity of Oregon Gray started his pro career with theBritish Columbia Lions in 1985. He played 16 games and had 13 sacks, good for an all-star nod and theCFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. After 8 sacks in 1986, the Lions lost Gray to theOttawa Rough Riders in the equalization draft. Ottawa released him and he began a 7-year stay with theWinnipeg Blue Bombers, playing 107 regular season games and being named an Eastern all-star in 1989.
Perhaps Gray's most famous and dramatic play came in the classic76th Grey Cup game. Facing his old team, the B.C. Lions, Winnipeg had their backs to the wall, leading by only 3 points in the final minute of the game, with the Lions on the Bomber 7 yard line.Matt Dunigan's pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage and somehow Gray came up with the Cup-saving interception, earning him the defensiveGrey Cup Most Valuable Player award.
In 1994 Gray was an assistant coach with the Lions.[1]
In October 2018, he became the defensive line coach for theSalt Lake Stallions of theAlliance of American Football.[2]