| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | RB |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| University: | McMaster |
| High school: | Trinity Nelson |
| CFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| Drafted by: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2004 2004–2008 2009 2010 | Seattle Seahawks* Hamilton Tiger-Cats Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Stampeders *Inactive and/or practice squad member only |
| CFL East All-Star: | 2007 |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Jesse Lumsden (born August 3, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder and a retired Canadian football player, who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders.
Career
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FootballEdit
Lumsden is the son of former CFL fullback Neil Lumsden. Jesse attended Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario[1] and Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario (where he led them to the Metro Bowl Title),[2] and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Lumsden had a standout career at McMaster where he won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2004 and was invited to the East-West Shrine Game. Jesse Lumsden was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, but was released shortly thereafter. Following his release, he had a short tenure with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In January 2006, he was signed to play for the Washington Redskins [3] and was later released only to play with the Tiger-Cats once again. In 2009, Lumsden signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, but he sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in their opening game. On May 5, 2010, Lumsden was released by the Eskimos. He signed with the Calgary Stampeders on a practice roster agreement midway through the 2010 season, and was activated in October.[4][5]
Lumsden has been timed consistently around 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
BobsledEdit
He is also a member of Pierre Lueders' bobsleigh team; he was the brakeman in the two-man sled that won the Canadian National Bobsleigh championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre, March 21, 2009. It was expected that he participated in both the two-man and four-man teams in the 2009–10 world competitions leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6] On January 27, 2010 Lumsden was named to the 2010 Canadian Olympic bobsleigh team[7] where he and driver Pierre Lueders finished fifth both in the two-man and in the four-man bobsleigh events.
He became partners with Lyndon Rush at the beginning of the 2012 season and the duo won their first World Cup Gold medal together in the two-man event on February 3, 2012.[8] It was the first gold medal of Lumsden's career and his second medal overall. On February 19, 2012 the pair won a silver medal at the world bobsleigh championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.[9] In 2013 Lumsden and Rush won the overall World Cup two-man bobsleigh title.[10]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Notable Alumni. Tcs.on.ca. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
- ↑ Career. JesseLumsden28.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
- ↑ Washington Redskins News – Canadian Signs Two-Year Deal With Redskins – 2006-01-24. Thehogs.net (2006-01-24). Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
- ↑ "Stampeders sign RB Lumsden to practice roster agreement". The Sports Network. 2010-09-20. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=334487. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ↑ "Calgary Stampeders – Locker Room Blog". 2010-10-30. http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/players_blog/?id=1921. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ Lalji, Farhan (2009-03-23). "Following bobsleigh title, Lumsden could go to Olympics". TSN.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=272364. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ Canada's Rush And Lumsden Win Bobsled Gold At World Cup
- ↑ "Canada's Rush, Lumsden capture world bobsleigh silver". CBC Sports. 19 February 2012. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/sliding/story/2012/02/19/sp-canada-bobsleigh-silver.html.
- ↑ Camu, Michael (February 16, 2013). "Canada's Lyndon Rush, Lumsden capture World Cup bobsleigh title". CBC Sports. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/story/2013/02/16/sp-bobsleigh-lyndon-rush-jesse-lumsden-world-cup-title.html. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
External linksEdit
- Naylor, David (2009-02-14). "All eyes on Lumsden". Globe and Mail. http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090214.cfl-lumsden14/GSStory/GlobeSportsFootball/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090214.cfl-lumsden14.
- JesseLumsden28.com Official website
- Canadian Football League bio
- Jesse Lumdsen at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing
- Jesse Lumsden on Twitter
| Preceded by Tommy Denison | Hec Crighton Trophy winner 2004 | Succeeded by Andy Fantuz |
