From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Davis Sanchez
Davis Sanchez
Davis Sanchez tus. He then played college football at the University of
No. 2 BC Lions Oregon, but his career there was limited to six games, in
part because of a broken leg.[1]
Date of birth: August 7, 1974 (1974-08-07)
Place of birth: Delta, British Columbia
Professional career
Career information
Sanchez was selected 6th overall in the 1999 CFL College
Status: Active Draft by the Montreal Alouettes.[2] He had nine intercep-
CFL status:
status: Non-import
tions in 2000, topping the CFL. That year, he won the
Lew Hayman Trophy as the best Canadian in the East
Position(s):
Position(s): CB Division.[3] In 2001, he signed with the San Diego Charg-
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) ers, with whom he played two seasons.[4] He returned to
the CFL in 2003 with the Calgary Stampeders. In 2004, he
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg) was traded to Montreal. In 2005, he signed with the Ed-
College:
College: Oregon monton Eskimos.[3] On February 18, 2006, he was traded
again to Montreal for Reggie Durden and Rob Brown.[5]
High school: North Delta
This was Sanchez’s third spell with the Alouttes, who he
CFL Draft:
Draft: 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 played with for four seasons.[6]
In his career, Sanchez has played on two Grey Cup-
by:
Drafted by: Montreal Alouettes
winning teams. The first was the 2005 Edmonton Eski-
Organizations mos, though he was injured and did not play in the Grey
As player: Cup.[7] He was able to take part in the Montreal Alou-
ettes’ 2009 Grey Cup victory, saying afterward, "I’m so ex-
1999-2000 Montreal Alouettes cited, there’s no words."[8] Sanchez has been named to
2001-2002 San Diego Chargers
the East Division All-Star team on three occasions.[2]
2003 Calgary Stampeders
2004 Montreal Alouettes On February 9, 2010, Sanchez signed with his home-
2005 Edmonton Eskimos town team, the BC Lions, after requesting his release
2006-2009 Montreal Alouettes from the Montreal Alouettes.[9][10]
2010-present BC Lions
Career highlights and awards References
CFL All-Star: 2000 [1] Jones, Terry. "Sanchez never plays it safe".
CFL East All-Star: 2000, 2004, 2008 Edmonton Sun. Slam! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/
Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2005/09/08/
Awards: • Lew Hayman Trophy (2000)
1207329-sun.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
Honours: Grey Cup Champion (2005, 2009, 2011) [2] ^ Kupchuk, Rick (2010-02-11). "North Delta’s
Sanchez at home with the Lions". Surrey Leader.
Playing stats at CFL.ca
http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/
surreyleader/sports/84164157.html. Retrieved
Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974 in Delta, British Co-
2010-02-14.
lumbia) is a former National Football League and current
[3] ^ "Mom’s cancer is the one thing he can’t tackle".
Canadian Football League cornerback for the B.C. Lions.
Montreal Gazette. 2006-09-17.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/
Early years sports/
story.html?id=2c41a102-e7bd-487f-8c49-dd69309564a0.
Sanchez attended North Delta Secondary School, playing
Retrieved 2010-02-14.
both basketball and football. He was good enough at bas-
[4] "Davis Sanchez". Pro Football Reference.
ketball that he played one year at Butte Junior College.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/
He started playing football in his second year of college,
S/SancDa20.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
first for the Surrey Junior Rams and then returning to
Butte, where he earned junior college All-American sta-
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[5] Van Diest, Derek. "Reggie Durden glad to be in [9] http://bclions.com/article/lions-land-hometown-
Edmonton". Edmonton Sun. Slam! Sports. talent-davis-sanchez
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/ [10] Zurkowsky, Herb (2010-02-09). "Former Alouette
Edmonton/2006/02/25/1462124-sun.html. Davis Sanchez signs with B.C. Lions". Montreal
Retrieved 2010-02-14. Gazette. http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/
[6] "Davis Sanchez". Canadian Football League. Former+Alouette+Davis+Sanchez+signs+with+Lions/
http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/120. Retrieved 2542933/story.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
2010-02-14. Persondata
[7] "Sanchez wants to earn Cup ring on the field".
Name Sanchez, Davis
Calgary Herald (Kelowna.com). 2009-11-27.
http://www.kelowna.com/2009/11/27/sanchez- Alternative names
wants-to-earn-cup-ring-on-the-field/. Retrieved Short description
2010-02-14. Date of birth August 7, 1974
[8] Myers, Sean (2009-11-30). "Veterans rallied team at
Place of birth Delta, British Columbia
half". Calgary Herald.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/ Date of death
Veterans+rallied+team+half/2284755/story.html. Place of death
Retrieved 2010-02-14.
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