Mike Morreale
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Mike Morreale is a former award winning receiver in the Canadian Football League
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, 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. He was named to the McMaster Hall of Fame in 2005 and a member of the McMaster University Football Team of the Century.
. 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
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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
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Mike Morreale and fellow Hamilton, Ontario
native linebacker Rob Hitchcock, were released from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
on June 19, 2007. 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
Currently, Morreale is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for "Pro Players", the sports marketing arm of the Canadian Football League Players' Association.http://www.proplayers.ca/index.php?module=page&id=5027
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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....
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Early years
A graduate of Cardinal Newman Secondary SchoolCardinal Newman Secondary School
Cardinal Newman Secondary School is a Separate high school in the community of Stoney Creek in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board...
, where he earned athlete of the year honours and was football MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
twice, Morreale played his university football with the McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
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. He was named to the McMaster Hall of Fame in 2005 and a member of the McMaster University Football Team of the Century.
Professional career
He began his 12 year CFL career in 1995 with the Toronto ArgonautsToronto 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 moved on to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
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
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually rewarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. This is the second-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted. The two nominees...
. He also won two Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
championships, in 1997 with Toronto, and in 1999 with Hamilton, when he was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
The Dick Suderman Trophy for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian is awarded annually to the Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup game, the championship of the Canadian Football League....
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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
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...
legend Paul Masotti
Paul Masotti
Paul Masotti is a former professional Canadian football player and current front office executive with the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts...
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Mike Morreale and fellow Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
native linebacker Rob Hitchcock, were released from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
on June 19, 2007. 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
Labour Day Classic
The Labour Day Classic is a particular week of the Canadian Football League schedule that is played over the Labour Day weekend. This particular weekend, typically the tenth or eleventh week in the season, is known for its matchups that do not change from year to year, unlike other weeks of the...
along with Rob Hitchcock
Currently, Morreale is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for "Pro Players", the sports marketing arm of the Canadian Football League Players' Association.http://www.proplayers.ca/index.php?module=page&id=5027
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 MalarJoanne Malar
Joanne Malar is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-Early life:...
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