Henry Burris
Henry Burris with Calgary Stampeders in 2007
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| Date of birth | June 4, 1975 |
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| Place of birth | Spiro, Oklahoma |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Temple |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1997–1999 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2000 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers* |
| 2002 | Chicago Bears |
| 2003 | Berlin Thunder |
| 2003–2004 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2005–2011 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2012–2013 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2014–2016 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 2010, 2015 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2012, 2015 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2005, 2008, 2010 |
| Career stats | |
| Pass attempts | 7,221 |
| Pass completions | 4,488 |
| TD–INT | 362–220 |
| Passing yards | 61,175 |
| Passer rating | 93.3 |
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Henry Armand Burris, Jr. (born June 4, 1975) is an American retired professional quarterback, who mostly played Canadian football in the Canadian Football League from 1998 through 2016. He won three Grey Cup championships, two with the Calgary Stampeders, in 1998 and 2008, having spent 10 years of his career with the Stamps, and one with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2016. Burris won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2010 and 2015. At the time of his retirement Burris was third in all-time CFL passing yards and passing touchdowns. While playing in the Canadian Football League, he was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats and spent time in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Prior to his professional career, he played college football with the Temple Owls.
Burris attended Spiro High School in Spiro, Oklahoma, and won four varsity letters each in football, track, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was named the Oklahoma Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.
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