While growing up in
Chatham
and attending
John
McGregor
Secondary School
,
Randy
was an all-round athlete. He competed in track and field,
volleyball, minor hockey, but he excelled particularly in
football and basketball. In 4 years of senior Panther
football
Randy
was on undefeated teams as he played an ever-increasingly
prominent role in helping to win 4 county and 4 SWOSSA
Championships. He went on to star for the Wilfred Laurier
Golden Hawks football team and to play 3 seasons in the
Canadian Football League including 1
Grey
Cup Game.
Randy
presently lives in
Chatham
and teaches and coaches football at The Pines.
John McGregor Secondary School - 1975-80
- 1976-77
- Basketball - only year of junior - starred on
Kent Championship team, was first team all- star
and team Most Valuable Player
- Football - played on first Kent and SWOSSA
championship team - was chosen Most Improved
Athlete at McGregor.
- 1977-78
- Basketball - as first year senior, was on Kent
and SWOSSA "AAA" championship team
- Football - lead team to second Kent and SWOSSA
Championship, was first team all-star.
- 1978-79
- Basketball - second team all-star - Football -
lead team to third Kent and SWOSSA Championship,
was first team all-star, and Offensive Player of
the Year
- 1979-80
- Basketball - first team all-star
- Football - lead team to fourth consecutive Kent
and SWOSSA Championship - never lost a football
game in 4 years of senior play - was first team
all-star
- 1980-1984
- Wilfrid Laurier University- 3 time Player of the
Game (Sept. 16/83, Oct. 29/83, and Sept. 15/84) -
OUAA & CIAU Player of the Week (Sept.16/83) as
he carried the ball 23 times for 156 yards and
scored 3 touchdowns against McMaster - team Most
Valuable Player (1983 season) - OUAA All-star
(1984)
- 1984-1986
- Canadian Football League
- 1984 tried out for Ottawa Rough Riders, returned
to school
- 1985 played for Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton
Tiger-Cats who were Eastern Division Champions and
Grey Cup Finalists losing to British Columbia
Lions
- 1986 - played for Hamilton Tiger- Cats
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