Jock Climie
Encyclopedia
Jock Climie is a Canadian
retired Canadian Football League
player who played the slotback position
primarily with the Toronto Argonauts
, Ottawa Rough Riders
, and Montreal Alouettes
. He is currently a sportscaster
with Canadian sports television channel TSN as part of the CFL on TSN
studio panel during the CFL season. Climie is also a labour and employment
lawyer
at the Ottawa
law firm
of Emond Harnden.
, Climie played university football for the Queen's Golden Gaels
. His 1,091 receiving yards in 1988 was at the time the single-season record for Canadian university football; it has since been broken, first by Don Blair
(University of Calgary
), then by Andy Fantuz
(University of Western Ontario
); Fantuz played one more game during his college career. Climie was the OQIFC conference's nominee for outstanding national player in 1988. He was inducted into the Queen's Football Hall of Fame. He earned his law degree at Queen's by attending its winter academic sessions while playing CFL football in the summer and fall, taking six terms over six years to graduate.
by the Toronto Argonauts
. He dressed for the first two games of the season, but was then relegated to the practice roster. Soon after, he was signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders
and would go on to play in 62 games for the franchise while also being named a CFL East All-Star in 1993. Climie re-signed with the Argonauts in 1995
and then signed with the newly reborn Montreal Alouettes
in 1996
. That year, he would again be named a CFL East All-Star and would repeat that feat in 1997
, while also being awarded the Lew Hayman Trophy
as the top Canadian player in the CFL's East Division
. Climie would finish his career as an Alouette in 2001, having recorded 627 catches for 9619 yards and 56 touchdowns while finishing in the top 20 in receiving yardage at the time of his retirement.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
retired Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player who played the slotback position
Slotback
Slotback is a position in Gridiron football . The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and often farther back...
primarily with the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
, Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
, and Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
. He is currently a sportscaster
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
with Canadian sports television channel TSN as part of the CFL on TSN
CFL on TSN
The CFL on TSN is TSN's presentation of the Canadian Football League. TSN has broadcast CFL games since the 1987 season, and as part of a new broadcast contract with the league, became the exclusive broadcaster of all CFL games beginning in the 2008 season...
studio panel during the CFL season. Climie is also a labour and employment
Labour law
Labour law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, working people and their organizations. As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
at the Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
of Emond Harnden.
College career
While attending Queen's UniversityQueen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, Climie played university football for the Queen's Golden Gaels
Queen's Golden Gaels
The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....
. His 1,091 receiving yards in 1988 was at the time the single-season record for Canadian university football; it has since been broken, first by Don Blair
Don Blair
Donnavan Blair is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League from 1996 to 2003 for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, and Calgary Stampeders. In his professional career, Blair had 310 catches for 4642 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was a member of...
(University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
), then by Andy Fantuz
Andy Fantuz
Andrew "Andy" Fantuz, is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft...
(University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
); Fantuz played one more game during his college career. Climie was the OQIFC conference's nominee for outstanding national player in 1988. He was inducted into the Queen's Football Hall of Fame. He earned his law degree at Queen's by attending its winter academic sessions while playing CFL football in the summer and fall, taking six terms over six years to graduate.
Professional career
Following his outstanding college career, Climie was drafted fourth overall in the 1990 CFL Draft1990 CFL Draft
The 1990 CFL Draft saw the Edmonton Eskimos receive a stroke of luck as despite their solid 16–2 record, they still received the first overall draft pick. Meanwhile, the Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders had the last pick of the first round as is customary....
by the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
. He dressed for the first two games of the season, but was then relegated to the practice roster. Soon after, he was signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
and would go on to play in 62 games for the franchise while also being named a CFL East All-Star in 1993. Climie re-signed with the Argonauts in 1995
1995 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1995 Toronto Argonauts finished in 7th place in the North Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Standings:-Schedule:-References:...
and then signed with the newly reborn Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
in 1996
1996 Montreal Alouettes season
The 1996 Montreal Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 12–6 record in the franchise's first season in the Canadian Football League since 1986...
. That year, he would again be named a CFL East All-Star and would repeat that feat in 1997
1997 CFL season
The 1997 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 44th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 40th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1997:...
, while also being awarded the Lew Hayman Trophy
Lew Hayman Trophy
The Lew Hayman Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding Canadian player in the East Division. Each team in the East Division nominates a player, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of the Hayman trophy or the Dr...
as the top Canadian player in the CFL's East Division
Canadian Football League East Division
The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
. Climie would finish his career as an Alouette in 2001, having recorded 627 catches for 9619 yards and 56 touchdowns while finishing in the top 20 in receiving yardage at the time of his retirement.
Statistics
| Receiving | Regular season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | |
| 1990 1990 CFL season The 1990 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 37th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 33rd Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1990:J... |
TOR 1990 Toronto Argonauts season The 1990 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8–0 record. They appeared in the Eastern Final. After being the CFL's passing leader in 1989 he was in another blockbuster six for one player trade that sent him to the Toronto Argonauts... |
2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1990 1990 CFL season The 1990 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 37th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 33rd Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1990:J... |
OTT 1990 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1990 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Toronto Argonauts.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 1991 CFL season The 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1991:... |
OTT 1991 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1991 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
16 | 32 | 599 | 18.7 | 62 | 1 | |
| 1992 1992 CFL season -1992 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie , Calgary Stampeders*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ray Elgaard , Saskatchewan Roughriders*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Willie Pless , Edmonton Eskimos... |
OTT 1992 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1992 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 3rd place in the East division with a 9–9–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-Awards and honours:... |
18 | 57 | 901 | 15.8 | 50 | 6 | |
| 1993 1993 CFL season The 1993 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 36th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 1993:... |
OTT 1993 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1993 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 3rd place in the East division with a 4–14–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
18 | 67 | 1281 | 19.1 | 89 | 11 | |
| 1994 1994 CFL season The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1994:... |
OTT 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East division with a 4–14–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:... |
10 | 46 | 622 | 13.5 | 39 | 5 | |
| 1995 1995 CFL season The 1995 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 42nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 38th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1995:... |
TOR 1995 Toronto Argonauts season The 1995 Toronto Argonauts finished in 7th place in the North Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Standings:-Schedule:-References:... |
13 | 48 | 563 | 11.7 | 49 | 3 | |
| 1996 1996 CFL season The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1996:... |
MTL 1996 Montreal Alouettes season The 1996 Montreal Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 12–6 record in the franchise's first season in the Canadian Football League since 1986... |
18 | 68 | 1209 | 17.8 | 62 | 9 | |
| 1997 1997 CFL season The 1997 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 44th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 40th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1997:... |
MTL 1997 Montreal Alouettes season The 1997 Montreal Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. Their season came to a close as the Doug Flutie-led Toronto Argonauts defeated the Alouettes in the Eastern Final... |
18 | 89 | 1214 | 13.6 | 43 | 6 | |
| 1998 1998 CFL season -1998 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mike Pringle , Montreal Alouettes*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike Morreale , Hamilton Tiger-Cats*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford , Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
MTL 1998 Montreal Alouettes season The 1998 Montreal Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 12–5–1 record. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with the same record, but won the season series and thus, the tie-breaker... |
18 | 55 | 783 | 14.2 | 75 | 6 | |
| 1999 1999 CFL season -1999 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Danny McManus , Hamilton Tiger-Cats*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike O'Shea , Toronto Argonauts*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Calvin Tiggle , Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
MTL 1999 Montreal Alouettes season The 1999 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division for the first time since 1979 with a 12–6–0 record.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season Standings:-Season Schedule:-Roster:-East Final:-1999 CFL All-Star Selections:... |
11 | 50 | 581 | 11.6 | 89 | 3 | |
| 2000 2000 CFL season -2000 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Dave Dickenson , Calgary Stampeders*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington , BC Lions*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford , Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
MTL 2000 Montreal Alouettes season The 2000 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 12–6–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup for the first time since 1979, but lost to the BC Lions.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
17 | 67 | 1002 | 15.0 | 80 | 5 | |
| 2001 2001 CFL season The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:... |
MTL 2001 Montreal Alouettes season The 2001 Montreal Alouettes finished in 3rd place in the East Division following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, the team lost its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record... |
16 | 46 | 844 | 18.3 | 68 | 1 | |
| CFL Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football.... totals |
176 | 627 | 9619 | 15.3 | 89 | 56 | ||