Card: All World 1991
Acquired: TTM 1992, CFL Blitz
After being drafted 53rd overall in 1984 by the British Columbia Lions, Irv Daymond would end up playing center for the Ottawa Rough Riders by 1986. A non-import from Western Ontario University, Daymond would provide exceptional protection and run support, winning CFL All Star honors numerous times through his retirement in 1995. At 6’5″, 255 his versatility and size would allow him to basically play any position on the line. I’d get his autograph along with a slew of other CFLers back in the early 1990s.
After retirement he made his way back to the college level and coached offensive line for Ottawa University, NCAFA’s Nepean Redskins and at the moment is with the Ottawa Invaders of the Northern Football Conference as their offensive line coach.
Card: All World 1991
Acquired: TTM 1992, C/o The CFL
After graduating from Central Michigan in 1982, wide receiver/ kick returner Stephen Jones would play from 1985-1993 in the Canadian Football League. He played in 1985 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but headed over to the Edmonton Eskimos from 1986 to 1989. On August 1st 1986, in a game versus the Toronto Argonauts, Jones would finish with the 3rd all-time single game kick-return yardage record with 228. He’d then finish out his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1990-1994. Stephen was a two-time CFL West All-Star in 1990 and 1992. In 1992, Jones helped the Rough Riders make the playoffs for the first time in over 10 years, as the team lost a heartbreaker 29-28 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the first round of the playoffs. As with many CFL players the information regarding players is quite scarce.
A member of the Mouse Davis coaching tree, June Jones is considered a quarterback guru and offensive innovator and his teams typically employ a spread offense or Run ‘N Shoot variant. After playing in 3 different offensive systems and 3 different colleges, June would be drafted by the Atlanta Falcons out of Portland State where he played from 1977 to 1981. He’d then briefly play in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts. Jones quickly moved into coaching, working under Jack Pardee and Mouse Davis as the wide receivers coach for the USFL Houston Gamblers, and then into the CFL coaching with the Ottawa Rough Riders. In 1987, June was hired by Jerry Glanville to coach Warren Moon as the quarterbacks coach in Houston and then with Detroit under offensive coordinator Mouse Davis. After this stint he would follow Glanville to Atlanta where he’d install the Run ‘N Shoot offense. Later he’d replace Glanville as head coach of the Falcons. June guided the team to the playoffs before a meltdown with quarterback Jeff George that was infamously caught on tape. The rift caused both of them to get released. Jones then worked for Kevin Gilbride briefly on the Chargers staff, before returing to the college ranks as head coach for the University of Hawaii. He turned a winless team around to a 9-4 bowl bound team in what is considered to be the fastest turn around in NCAA football history. By 2006 he was the winningest coach in Hawaii history and finished his career there in 2007 at 76-41. In 2008 Jones decided to leave Hawaii to coach perennial doormat SMU turning that franchise around in two seasons and leading them to their first bowl game in many years. Posted below are his college coaching statistics.
Wins 85 Losses 57 Ties 0
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