Mike O'Shea (Canadian football)
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
| Nickname(s) | "Osh" |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 21, 1970 |
| Place of birth | North Bay, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | HC |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| University | Guelph |
| High school | Widdifield |
| CFL draft | 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 2010–2013 | Toronto Argonauts (STC) |
| 2014–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (HC) |
| As player | |
| 1993–1995 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1996 | Detroit Lions* |
| 1996–1999 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2000 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2001–2008 | Toronto Argonauts |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1999 |
| CFL East All-Star |
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Michael "Mike" O'Shea (born September 21, 1970) is the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He is a former Canadian football linebacker and former special teams coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 2010 to 2013, winning the Grey Cup in 2012. O'Shea played 16 seasons in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1993 to 2008. He retired second all-time in career tackles with 1154 and is one of only three players to record over 1000 tackles made. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1999 after recording 84 tackles, 13 special teams tackles and three interceptions that year. O'Shea is a three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, having won all three with the Argonauts in 1996, 1997, and 2004.
The Edmonton Eskimos picked O'Shea in the 1st round (4th overall) in the 1993 CFL Canadian College Draft. However, he was soon after traded to Hamilton by Edmonton along with QB DeChane Cameron, linebacker DeWayne Odom and a negotiation list player in exchange for QB Damon Allen on February 16, 1993.
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