Mike Vilimek

Mike Vilimek

Date of birth:	January 5, 1979 (1979-01-05) (age 32)
Place of birth:	North Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
Status:	Retired
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	FB
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	240 lb (110 kg)
University:	Simon Fraser University
CFL Draft:	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Drafted by:	Ottawa Renegades
Organizations
As player:
2002–2004 2005–2008	Ottawa Renegades Montreal Alouettes
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Mike Vilimek (born January 5, 1979) was a professional Canadian football player who is currently retired. Vilimek played the fullback position. During the offseasons, Vilimek held marketing and business development positions at Ballard Power Systems, Protexis Inc., InsiderTrading Inc., and Serebra Learning Corp. and now currently works at ACL (software).

Early years

Vilimek was born in Vancouver and played tailback and linebacker in high school at Windsor Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Following high school, Vilimek attended Simon Fraser University located in Burnaby. As a tailback, Vilimek set school records for most rushing yards in a single game (315) versus Humboldt State on November 3, 2001, and most rushing yards in a single season (1,187) in 2001. Vilimek was also named SFU’s athlete of the year in 2001.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business with a focus on marketing and international business.

Professional career

Vilimek was invited to a mini-camp with the San Francisco 49ers but did not sign with the team. Vilimek was drafted in the first round (2nd overall) of the CFL Draft by the Ottawa Renegades in 2002. Vilimek was transferred to fullback and played on special teams for 3 seasons with Ottawa from 2002 to 2004. As a free agent, Vilimek signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 2005. In his first season in Montreal, Vilimek scored 5 touchdowns and lead the team in special teams tackles.

Vilimek tore his ACL in a game versus the Toronto Argonauts on July 26, 2007, and missed the remainder of the season.

On December 11, 2008, Vilimek was released along with Jeff Keeping.

External links

• Mike Vilimek's MontrealAlouettes.com Bio

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Name	Vilimek, Mike
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Date of birth	January 5, 1979
Place of birth	North Vancouver, British Columbia
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