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Date of birth | May 1, 1981 |
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Place of birth | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | K |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
College | Nebraska |
High school | St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute |
Career history | |
As player | |
2005–2009 | Calgary Stampeders |
2010 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2011 | Montreal Alouettes |
2012 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2013 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 2005, 2006, 2008 |
CFL West All-Star | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Awards | 2006 John Agro Special Teams Award 2008 Dick Suderman Trophy |
Career stats | |
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Sandro DeAngelis (born May 1, 1981) is a former gridiron football placekicker. He last played during the 2013 season for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He had also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. DeAngelis is among the most accurate kickers in CFL history and he won his first Grey Cup championship with the Calgary Stampeders in 2008. He is also currently employed in the Millard Public School District, in Omaha, Nebraska, as a science teacher at Millard North Middle School.
DeAngelis starred at fullback and linebacker for St. Joseph’s Collegiate in Buffalo, N.Y. and earned First-Team All-Western New York honours as a kicker in 1999, connecting on four field goals, while kicking 70 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone. He also rushed for 600 yards and nine touchdowns in just four games. As a junior, DeAngelis rushed for 1,821 yards and 22 touchdowns, while averaging 42 yards per punt, including a school record 84yard return. He also connected on five field goals and 37 PATs. DeAngelis’ longest field goal was a 46-yard kick as a sophomore.
DeAngelis was a first-team All-New York selection and was chosen as the Buffalo News Player of the Year and the Western New York Player of the Year, while earning honorable-mention All-America honors from USA Today. An outstanding student, he was a member of his school’s Collegiate Scholars Club, National Honor Society and earned academic All-Western New York honors.