Mike Morreale

Mike Morreale
Mike Morreale
Date of birth: August 10, 1971 (1971-08-10) (age 40)
Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario
Career information
Status: Retired
CFL status: Non-import
Position(s): SB
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
University: McMaster
CFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17
Organizations
 As coach:
2007–present McMaster Marauders (CIS) Offence and Special Teams Quality Control
 As player:
1995–1996
1997–2001
2002–2003
2004–2006		 Toronto Argonauts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Toronto Argonauts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards

84th & 87th Grey Cup winner
Awards:
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Mike Morreale (born August 10, 1971 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former award winning receiver in the Canadian Football League.

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Early years

A graduate of Cardinal Newman Secondary School, where he earned athlete of the year honours and was football MVP twice, Morreale played his university football with the McMaster University Marauders from 1991 to 1994. He finished his Marauder career with 116 receptions for 1,880 yards and a school record 16 touchdowns and had 217 yards on 27 punt returns and 185 yards on nine kickoff returns. He also carried the ball four times for 33 yards and averaged 33.7 yards on 36 punts. He was a CIAU second team All-Canadian once and a two-time OUAA All-Star at wide receiver.[1] He was named to the McMaster Hall of Fame in 2005 and a member of the McMaster University Football Team of the Century.[2]

Professional career

He began his 12 year CFL career in 1995 with the Toronto Argonauts. He moved on to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1997 and played there for 5 seasons before rejoining Toronto in 2002. He rejoined the Tiger-Cats in 2004. His best season was 1998, when he caught 67 passes for 1076 yards and played in the Grey Cup, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. He also won two Grey Cup championships, in 1997 with Toronto, and in 1999 with Hamilton, when he was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian.[1]

He was the CFL spokesman for the War Amps Champs program in 1997 and raised $26,000 for Hamilton Children's Hospital in the 1999 Morreale Macaroni campaign. He is also a first cousin of Toronto Argonauts legend Paul Masotti.[1]

Mike Morreale and fellow Hamilton, Ontario native linebacker Rob Hitchcock, were released from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 19, 2007.[3][4][5] He officially announced his retirement on August 27, 2007 and joined the McMaster University coaching staff as Quality Control Manager, Offence and Special Teams. He was honoured by the Tiger-Cats at a halftime ceremony during the 2007 Labour Day Classic along with Rob Hitchcock[6][7]

Currently, Morreale is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for "Pro Players", the sports marketing arm of the Canadian Football League Players' Association.[1]

Personal life

Mike Morreale is married to Jackie Chetcuti, a Hamilton native. They were married in December 2007. Together they have a daughter. He was previously married to Canadian Olympian (swimming) Joanne Malar.

v · d · eCanadian Football League Most Outstanding Canadian Award

1954: Gerry James • 1955: Normie Kwong • 1956: Normie Kwong (2×) • 1957: Gerry James (2×) • 1958: Ron Howell • 1959: Russ Jackson • 1960: Ron Stewart • 1961: Tony Pajaczkowski • 1962: Harvey Wylie • 1963: Russ Jackson (2×) • 1964: Tommy Grant • 1965: Zeno Karcz • 1966: Russ Jackson (3×) • 1967: Terry Evanshen • 1968: Ken Nielsen • 1969: Russ Jackson (4×) • 1970: Jim Young • 1971: Terry Evanshen (2×) • 1972: Jim Young (2×) • 1973: Gerry Organ • 1974: Tony Gabriel • 1975: Jim Foley • 1976: Tony Gabriel (2×) • 1977: Tony Gabriel (3×) • 1978: Tony Gabriel (4×) • 1979: Dave Fennell • 1980: Gerry Dattilio • 1981: Joe Poplawski • 1982: Rocky DiPietro • 1983: Paul Bennett • 1984: Nick Arakgi • 1985: Paul Bennett (2×) • 1986: Joe Poplawski (2×) • 1987: Scott Flagel • 1988: Ray Elgaard • 1989: Rocky DiPietro (2×) • 1990: Ray Elgaard (2×) • 1991: Blake Marshall • 1992: Ray Elgaard (3×) • 1993: Dave Sapunjis • 1994: Gerald Wilcox • 1995: Dave Sapunjis (2×) • 1996: Leroy Blugh • 1997: Sean Millington • 1998: Mike Morreale • 1999: Michael O'Shea • 2000: Sean Millington (2×) • 2001: Doug Brown • 2002: Ben Cahoon • 2003: Ben Cahoon (2×) • 2004: Jason Clermont • 2005: Brent Johnson • 2006: Brent Johnson (2×) • 2007: Jason Clermont (2×) • 2008: Kamau Peterson • 2009: Ricky Foley • 2010: Andy Fantuz

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Mike Morreale #18". Players. CFL.ca. http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=26. 
  2. ^ "McMaster Hall of Fame". McMaster Marauders Athletics. http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca/athletics/halloffame/2005/morreale.htm. 
  3. ^ "Tiger-Cats release veterans Morreale, Hitchcock". CBC Sports. 2007-06-19. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2007/06/19/ticats-morreale-hitchcock.html. 
  4. ^ Peters, Ken (2007-06-19). "Decision time for Mike". The Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/article/209351. 
  5. ^ Peters, Ken (2007-06-20). "Tough day for Hamilton fans". The Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/article/209766. 
  6. ^ "Ticats announce retirements". Canadian Press. 2007-08-27. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Hamilton/2007/06/19/4273022-cp.html. 
  7. ^ "Mike Morreale joins McMaster Football coaching staff". McMaster Marauders Athletics. 2007-08-27. http://www-athrec.mcmaster.ca/athletics/teams/football/news/2007/moreale-coach.html. 

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