Dustin Cherniawski is a former professional Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 free safety who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

 of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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. Cherniawski played collegiately at the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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 and was drafted by Saskatchewan (39th overall) in the 2005 CFL Draft

2005 CFL Draft

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In 2005, he dressed in a total of 18 games as a backup defensive back and special teams player. In 2006, he dressed in a total of 19 games and was second on the team with 18 special teams tackles. On May 27, 2008, he announced his retirement from the CFL to focus on his career outside of the game.

While playing for the UBC Thunderbirds

UBC Thunderbirds

The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...

, he was named a conference All Star in 2004. He graduated from UBC with a degree in commerce.

Prior to university he played for the Edmonton Huskies

Edmonton Huskies

The Edmonton Huskies are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The Huskies play in the six-team Prairie Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl...

 of the Canadian Junior Football League

Canadian Junior Football League

The Canadian Junior Football League is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in six provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl...

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