Jamie Taras

Jamie Taras

Jamie Taras (right)
Date of birth	(1966-01-31) January 31, 1966 (age 51)
Place of birth	Acton, Ontario
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	C/G/FB
University	Western Ontario
CFL draft	1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 25
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
1987–2003	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1995, 1999
CFL West All-Star	1999, 2001, 2002
Awards	1999 Tom Pate Memorial Award
Retired #s	BC Lions #60

Jamie Taras (born January 31, 1966, in Acton, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League British Columbia Lions, and current Director of Community Relations with the BC Lions. Taras spent his entire 16-year career with the Lions as a fullback and offensive lineman, and played on two Grey Cup championship teams with the club.

Taras played Canadian college football at the University of Western Ontario. In 2003, Taras was voted a member of the B.C. Lions All-Time Dream Team as part of the club’s 50th anniversary celebration. Taras' number 60 jersey is one of eleven numbers retired by the B.C. Lions.

From 1979 to 1983, Taras played high school football at Bishop MacDonell High School in Guelph, Ontario. From 1983 to 1986, he played Canadian college football at the University of Western Ontario. Taras was an offensive guard for the Mustangs.

Following his graduation from the University of Western Ontario, Taras was drafted by the B.C. Lions in the third round of the 1987 CFL Draft as a guard. Taras initially played fullback for the Lions for four years, but achieved the greatest success of his playing career as an offensive guard, and later, center.