Jesse Lumsden

Jesse Lumsden

Free Agent
Date of birth:	August 3, 1982 (1982-08-03) (age 29)
Place of birth:	Edmonton, Alberta
Career information
Status:	Retired
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	RB
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
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 retired Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders and Olympic bobsledder for Canada.

Football

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.

Bobsled

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.

Further reading

• 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. 

Jesse also participated in the show Mantracker.

References

1. ^ http://www.tcs.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=222&Itemid=462
2. ^ http://www.jesselumsden28.com/career.html
3. ^ http://www.thehogs.net/content/index.php?id=645
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ "Calgary Stampeders - Locker Room Blog". 2010-10-30. http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/players_blog/?id=1921. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
6. ^ 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. 
7. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ij-zE7CLE8nZNeRr3s_B553W9JXA

External links

• 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

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Name	Lumsden, Jesse
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Date of birth	August 3, 1982
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta
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