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Brander Craighead

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Brander Craighead
No. 58
Date of birth (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthBelleville, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)OL
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight300 lb (140 kg)
US collegeUTEP
High schoolNepean (ON) Mother Teresa
CFL draft2013 / round: 1 / pick: 7
Drafted byCalgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
20132015Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Brander Craighead (born September 8, 1990) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman who played two seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round of the 2013 CFL Draft. Craighead played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso and attended Mother Teresa High School in Nepean, Ontario. He also spent time at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia.

Early years

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Craighead played lacrosse for the Mother Teresa High School Titans. The Titan's did not have a football team. He also played city league football for the Nepean Redskins for ten years.[1]

College career

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Craighead spent the 2008 season playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils.[2] He transferred to play football for the UTEP Miners.[1]

Professional career

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Craighead was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL with the seventh pick in the 2013 CFL Draft. He signed with the Stampeders on December 17, 2013. He was made his CFL debut, starting against the Montreal Alouettes, on June 28, 2014.[1] He retired in January 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Brander Craighead". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "58 Brander Craighead". utepathletics.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Scott (January 6, 2016). "Calgary Stampeders OL Brander Craighead: 'Do I really want to risk another serious brain injury?". calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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