Jim Corrigall

Jim Corrigall

No. 79
Date of birth	(1946-05-07) May 7, 1946
Place of birth	Barrie, Ontario
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	253 lb (115 kg)
College	Kent State
NFL draft	1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Drafted by	St. Louis Cardinals
Career history
As player
1970–1981	Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1971, 1973, 1975, 1977
CFL East All-Star	1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Awards	1970 - Gruen Trophy 1975 - CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1990

Jim Corrigall (born May 7, 1946) is a former all-star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.

High school and college

Corrigall played football in high school at Scollard Hall, a private boy's school in North Bay, Ontario. He played his college football at Kent State University. During his outstanding university career, Corrigall was selected Most Valuable Sophomore, Best Defensive Lineman, Most Inspirational Player and he was the first Kent State player to be selected to the first team All-Mid-American Conference for three consecutive years. His jersey number 79 was retired by Kent State when he graduated.

CFL

Though drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL, (2nd round, 33rd overall) Corrigall came home to play an 11-year career with the Toronto Argonauts (from 1970 to 1981,) including 148 regular season and 5 playoff games. He won the Gruen Trophy as outstanding rookie in the CFL East, would be named an all star 7 times (All Canadian 4 times) and in 1975 he won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award.

Jim Corrigall was honoured as an "All-Time Argo" in 1997 for his contributions to the Argonaut team and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

Coaching

In 1994, Corrigall returned to his alma mater Kent State University as head football coach. The program had been struggling for years when he arrived and had just come off a winless 0-11 season in 1993. Although some progress was made, the Golden Flashes best season under Corrigall, a 3-8 season, proved to be his last in 1997. At that time, the three wins in 1997 were the most wins for Kent State since 1988. Corrigall had an overall record of 8-35-1 in four seasons. [1]

Post-coaching

Jim Corrigall lives near Kent, Ohio. He currently is a linebacker and offensive line coach at Akron St.Vincent St.Mary.

CFL Hall of Famer