Rod Connop

Rod Connop
Profile
Positions	Center • Guard
Personal information
Born	June 4, 1959 (age 66); North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
University	Wilfrid Laurier
CFL draft	1982: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Career history
1982–1997	Edmonton Eskimos
Awards and highlights
	3× Grey Cup champion (1982, 1987, 1993); CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award (1989); DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy (1989); 6× CFL West All-Star (1987, 1989–1993); 7× CFL West All-Star (1987, 1989–1993, 1996); Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour (2005); Eskimos record - most games played (274);
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)

Rod Connop (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian former professional football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[1] He spent his entire 16-year career with the Eskimos as an offensive lineman.^[2] Connop played CIS football at Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.^[3] He was named CFL All-Star six times and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in the 1989 CFL season.^[2] Connop played 210 consecutive games with the Eskimos from 1983 until his retirement following the 1997 season. As of 2011, he continued to be the all-time Eskimo leader in games played (274).^[4] He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 2005.^[2]^[5] His son Rory Connop played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL as a defensive lineman.^[6]

References

^ "Edmonton Eskimos - Wall of Honour". esks.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rod Connop". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ "Rod Connop". Golden Hawk Athletics. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ "Edmonton Eskimos - Wall of Honour". esks.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ "Edmonton Eskimos - Hall of Famers". esks.com. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ Hamilton, Ian (28 May 2015). "Father knows best for Rod Connop". Leader-Post. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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