J. P. Darche
| No. 52, 51 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Long snapper / linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | February 28, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| College: | McGill | ||
| CFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 21 | ||
| Undrafted: | 1999 | ||
| Career history | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
|
|||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
|
|||
| Player stats at NFL.com |
Jean-Philippe "J. P." Darche (born February 28, 1975) is a former American and Canadian football long snapper. He was signed and drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in 1999. He played CIS football at McGill.
Darche has also played for the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. He is the older brother of Mathieu Darche, a retired National Hockey League player.
Family
JP Darche has 3 children Justin 2002, Cathrine 2003 and Zach 2005
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Darche's first love was ice hockey. As a youth, along with hockey, he played Bantam AA inter-city baseball with the St-Laurent Orioles. Hockey was his primary sport until high school, when he started playing American football. Darche's younger brother Mathieu is a retired hockey player of the National Hockey League.
Darche attended Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur in Montreal. He was a letterman in football. In football, after his senior season, he was voted to participate in the Montreal High School All-Star football game.
Darche attended Collège André-Grasset and was an honor student and named Athlete of the Year as a sophomore. His number 44 jersey was retired by the team.
Darche attended McGill University in Montreal where he was a star middle linebacker on McGill Redmen football team for five seasons. He was selected as a co-captain his final two seasons. He concluded his collegiate career as the all-time leading tackler in school history with 272 stops (132 solo). He graduated from McGill with a BSc. in physiology in 1998, then entered McGill Medical School for two years before entering the Canadian Football League in 1999. In 1998, he captured the Russ Jackson Award as the Canadian university football player who best combines athletics with academics and community service.
...
Wikipedia