Changes: Sandy Annunziata

Career stats
Tackles	7
Special Team Tackles	2
Fumbles	3
	Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive);

Career history
As player
1995–1996	Edmonton Eskimos
1997–1999	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2000	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000–2004	Toronto Argonauts
2005	Edmonton Eskimos

Sandy Annunziata
	No. 54
Born:	October 11, 1969 (age 54); Fort Erie, Ontario
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	G
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	300 lb (140 kg)
University	Western Ontario
CFL draft	1992 / Round: 5 / Pick: 39
Drafted by	Calgary Stampeders
As player
1995–1996	Edmonton Eskimos
1997–1999	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2000	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000–2004	Toronto Argonauts
2005	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champions (2004, 2005);
CFL East All-Star	2002
Tackles	7
Special Team Tackles	2
Fumbles	3
	Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive);

Revision as of 09:18, 21 August 2019

Sandy Annunziata (born October 11, 1969) is a former offensive guard and Centre in the Canadian Football League.

Football career

Annunziata played four years at The University of Western Ontario (1989–1992), and was a member of their Vanier Cup winning team. He was also named to OUAA 1st team all-star selection in 1992. Sandy won two Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004 and the Edmonton Eskimos in 2005 during 11-year career in CFL. Signed by Edmonton in 1995, Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1997, Toronto 2000 and Edmonton in 2005, in an 11-year professional football career he played in 166 games.

Post-football career

Annunziata was elected as a town councillor in the 2006 municipal elections in Fort Erie.

In the 2014 municipal elections Annunziata was elected a Regional Councillor for Fort Erie serving his first term on Niagara Regional Council. He was elected chairman of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority in January, 2017. He ran for re-election in the 2018 municipal elections and was defeated, finishing second. He was subsequently not recommended by Fort Erie for reappointment as their representative to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors.

Annunziata serves as CEO of Body Science Ltd., an athlete management, media prep and consulting firm. Before starting his company in 2007, he enjoyed an 11-year professional football career in the CFL winning 2 Grey Cups and multiple individual awards. Upon retirement, he has transitioned to television and radio media as a commentator, colour analyst for TSN, a writer and columnist for Yahoo! Sports and a current event, political pundit for Newstalk 1010.

Annunziata has been actively involved in youth sports as a mentor, coach and volunteer for the past 20 years. In 2004, he created Project 65, an anti-bullying campaign that he has brought to over 75 Niagara schools.

He is a past chapter President of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and a member of several community boards including the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara, Niagara Community Foundation and the Head Injury Association of Fort Erie.

A graduate from King's College at The University of Western Ontario.

In 2009, Annunziata also co-hosted Inside The Argos, a weekly hour-long radio show on The Fan 590, every Wednesday with host Mike Hogan. From 2011-13 he served as the colour analyst during TSN Radio 1050's broadcast of Toronto Argonaut games with play-by-play voice, Mike Hogan. The former offensive lineman with co-host Jim Tatti, take you beyond the field and inside the locker room during Countdown to Kickoff for pre-game, halftime and post-game analysis for all Argo games.

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-'''Sandy Annunziata''' (born October 11, 1969 in [[Fort Erie, Ontario]]) is a former [[offensive guard]] in the [[Canadian Football League]].
+'''Sandy Annunziata''' (born October 11, 1969) is a former [[offensive guard]] and [[Center (gridiron football)|Centre]] in the [[Canadian Football League]].
 ==Football career==
-Annunziata played four years at [[The University of Western Ontario]] (1989–1992), and was a member of their [[Vanier Cup]] winning team. He was also named to [[Ontario University Athletics|OUAA]] 1st team all-star selection in 1992. Sandy won two [[Grey Cup]]s with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 2004 and the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in 2005 during 10 year career in [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]. Signed by [[Edmonton]] (CFL) in 1995, [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in 1997, [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in 2000, and [[Toronto]] 2000. He played in 66 games over 4 seasons with Toronto. He stands 6&nbsp;ft 1 in tall and weighs 288&nbsp;lb.
+Annunziata played four years at [[The University of Western Ontario]] (1989–1992), and was a member of their [[Vanier Cup]] winning team. He was also named to [[Ontario University Athletics|OUAA]] 1st team all-star selection in 1992. Sandy won two [[Grey Cup]]s with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 2004 and the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in 2005 during 11-year career in [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]. Signed by [[Edmonton]] in 1995, [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in 1997, [[Toronto]] 2000 and Edmonton in 2005, in an 11-year professional football career he played in 166 games.
+==Post-football career==
-Annunziata has appeared numerous times on [[The Sports Network|TSN]]'s show ''[[Off The Record (TSN TV series)|Off the Record]]'' with [[Michael Landsberg]].
+Annunziata was elected as a town councillor in the [[2006 Ontario municipal elections|2006 municipal elections]] in Fort Erie.
+In the [[2014 Ontario municipal elections|2014 municipal elections]] Annunziata was elected a Regional Councillor for Fort Erie serving his first term on [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara Regional Council.]]  He was elected chairman of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority in January, 2017.  He ran for re-election in the [[2018 Ontario municipal elections|2018 municipal elections]] and was defeated, finishing second.  He was subsequently not recommended by Fort Erie for reappointment as their representative to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors.
-Annunziata is the [[Chief executive officer|C.E.O.]], and [[president]] of ''Body Science Ltd.'', a [[diagnostic test]]ing centre in [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]] that he founded in 2005.
+Annunziata serves as CEO of [[Body Science|Body Science Ltd]]., an athlete management, media prep and consulting firm. Before starting his company in 2007, he enjoyed an 11-year professional football career in the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] winning 2 [[Grey Cup]]s and multiple individual awards. Upon retirement, he has transitioned to television and radio media as a commentator, colour analyst for [[TSN (Sports Network)|TSN]], a writer and columnist for [[Yahoo! Sports]] and a current event, political pundit for [[CFRB|Newstalk 1010.]]
-==Post-football career==
-Annunziata was elected as a city councillor in the [[Ontario municipal elections, 2006|2006 municipal elections]] in Fort Erie. He has plans to run as an [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPP]] in the [[Ontario general election, 2011|2011 provincial election]] for the [[Electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Niagara Falls (electoral district)|Niagara Falls]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]].<ref>http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1851341 {{Dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref>
+Annunziata has been actively involved in youth sports as a mentor, coach and volunteer for the past 20 years. In 2004, he created Project 65, an anti-bullying campaign that he has brought to over 75 Niagara schools.
-In 2009, Annunziata also a co-hosted ''Inside The Argos'', a weekly hour-long radio show on [[CJCL|The Fan 590]], every Wednesday with host [[Mike Hogan (sportscaster)|Mike Hogan]]. As of 2011, he serves as the [[colour analyst]] during [[TSN Radio 1050]]'s broadcast of Toronto Argonaut games with play-by-play voice, Mike Hogan.
+He is a past chapter President of the [[Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada|Heart and Stroke Foundation]] and a member of several community boards including the [[Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary|Boys and Girls Club of Niagara]], Niagara Community Foundation and the Head Injury Association of Fort Erie.
+A graduate from [[King's College London|King's College]] at [[University of Western Ontario|The University of Western Ontario]].
+In 2009, Annunziata also co-hosted ''Inside The Argos'', a weekly hour-long radio show on [[CJCL|The Fan 590]], every Wednesday with host [[Mike Hogan (sportscaster)|Mike Hogan]]. From 2011-13 he served as the [[colour analyst]] during [[TSN Radio 1050]]'s broadcast of Toronto Argonaut games with play-by-play voice, Mike Hogan. The former offensive lineman with co-host [[Sportsline|Jim Tatti]], take you beyond the field and inside the locker room during [[CFL on TSN|Countdown to Kickoff]] for pre-game, halftime and post-game analysis for all Argo games.
 ==References==
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-*[http://www.bodyscience.ca/ BodyScience.ca]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010918210536/http://www.bodyscience.ca/ BodyScience.ca]
 *[http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/sand_annunziata Sportsnet bio]
+* {{Twitter}}
-* {{twitter|SandyAnnunziata|Sandy Annunziata}}
 {{92nd Grey Cup}}
 {{93rd Grey Cup}}
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