Joe Fleming

Joe Fleming
No. 76
Date of birth (1971-12-05) December 5, 1971
Place of birth Wellesley, Massachusetts
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) DT
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 285 lb (129 kg)
College New Hampshire
High school Xaverian Brothers
Career history
As player
19961997 BC Lions
19981999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
20002004 Calgary Stampeders
20042005 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
CFL East All-Star 1998
CFL West All-Star 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Awards 2003 CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player
2003 Norm Fieldgate Trophy
Career stats

Joe Fleming (born December 5, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. Over his ten years in the CFL he played for three teams and did not play during the 2002 CFL season.[1]

Fleming announced his retirement prior to the 2006 CFL football season.[2]

High School Years

Fleming attended Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts, and was a star in both football and hockey, along with being a top student. In football, he was a Boston Globe and a Quincy Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic Choice while playing at the University of New Hampshire.[3] In ice hockey he was selected in the twelfth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.

Notes

  1. Joe Fleming #76, cfl.ca
  2. Blue Bombers' Fleming retires from CFL, CBC Sports, 2006-05-19
  3. Rendell, Rick (2006-05-25), Joe Fleming on his Canadian football League career, MetroWest Daily News
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