- Sherko Haji-Rasouli
Infobox CFL player
team=British Columbia Lions
Name=Sherko Haji-Rasouli
ImageWidth=220
Birthplace=Shiraz ,Iran
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1980|9|1
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import=no
position1=OL
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College=University of Miami
Height_ft=6
Height_in=6
Weight_lbs=326
CFLDraftedYear=2002
CFLDraftedRound=2
CFLDraftedPick=12
playing_years=2002–2004 2005-"Present"
playing_teams=Montreal Alouettes British Columbia Lions
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CFL=257Sherko Haji-Rasouli (born
September 1 ,1980 inShiraz ,Iran ) is a professional Canadian football player with theBritish Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. Haji-Rasouli plays theoffensive lineman position for the Lions, and wears jersey number #55. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 326 pounds.College career
Haji-Rasouli played collegiately at the
University of Miami inFlorida . While playing for the Hurricanes, Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-Big East team.Professional career
Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the
Montreal Alouettes in the 2002CFL Draft (2nd round, 12th overall). In 2003, Haji-Rasouli suffered a season-ending injury, limiting him to just one game.In 2004, Haji-Rasouli played all 18 games in his final seson in Montreal.
Haji-Rasouli was signed by the Lions as a
free agent prior to the 2005 season. In 2005, Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman though he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury toJamal Powell . Haji-Rasouli caught 1 pass for 3 yards in anAugust 19 , 2005 game against theHamilton Tiger-Cats .In 2006, Haji-Rasouli played most of the season as a backup but received some starts when
Kelly Bates was injured.External links
* [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=257 "CFL.ca" profile]
* [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=10491&writer=0 "Vancouver Province" column on Haji-Rasouli]
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