Calvin Tiggle

Calvin Tiggle
No. 58
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	November 10, 1968 (age 55); Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Friendly; (Fort Washington, Maryland)
College:	Georgia Tech
NFL draft:	1991 / round: 7 / pick: 174
Career history
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991–1992); Toronto Argonauts (1994–1995); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1996–1999); Toronto Argonauts (2000–2001);
Career highlights and awards
	CFL All-Star (1994, 1998, 1999); CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award 1999; National champion (1990); First-team All-ACC (1990);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Calvin Bernard Tiggle (born November 10, 1968), is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology (playing with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets), he was drafted by and played two seasons (1991 and 1992) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), where in 24 games he recorded one quarterback sack.^[1]

He came to Canada in 1994, playing his first of 4 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. He was an all star in his first season, setting the team record with 129 tackles. He moved to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for 4 seasons in 1996, and was an all star in 1998 and 1999, also winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1999. He finished his career with Toronto in 2000 and 2001, where he was again an all star in 2000. He had the most single game tackles by a Hamilton Tiger-Cat (15).

In 2004, he was issued a departure order to leave Canada after an Immigration Minister's permit to play football expired.

References

^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

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[1] "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

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