Troy Westwood
No. 7 | |
Born: | 1991, Round: 6, Pick: 48 | March 21, 1967
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Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1991–2007, 2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1992 |
CFL East All-Star | 1992, 1994 |
Troy Westwood (born March 21, 1967) is a former professional
Early life
Westwood was born in
Professional career
Westwood was selected by the Bombers in the
After a disappointing start to the 2007 season against Edmonton, Westwood was told by Bomber coach Doug Berry not to dress for the second game of the season against Montreal. After replacement Rob Pikula went 1/2 in field goals, Westwood was reinstated as the Bomber's place kicker by the third game of the season. In the 7th game of the season however, Westwood sustained a hamstring injury and his future with the club was again in doubt. However, after injuries to Pikula and newly signed Pat Fleming, Westwood was called upon for kicking and punting duties in the Eastern Semi-Final where he went 1/2, kicking the game-winning field goal from 20 yards out with no time left on the clock.
Westwood was cut by the Bombers during training camp on June 15, 2008.[4]
Westwood was re-signed by the Blue Bombers on Oct 19, 2009 to their practice roster following an injury to starting punter Mike Renaud and struggles by place kicker Alexis Serna to pull double duty. [5] On April, 2010, Westwood was released by the Blue Bombers.
He is known for stirring things up off-field: he has tried his hand at professional
Career stats
Regular season
Year | Kicking | |||||||
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FG | FG Att | FG % | Singles | Conv | Conv Att | Conv % | Points | |
1991 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 100 | 75 |
1992 | 47 | 62 | 75.8 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 97.9 | 199 |
1993 | 45 | 56 | 80.4 | 6 | 68 | 69 | 98.5 | 209 |
1994 | 42 | 58 | 72.4 | 15 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 213 |
1995 | 36 | 49 | 73.5 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 100 | 147 |
1996 | 37 | 51 | 72.5 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 100 | 156 |
1997 | 39 | 54 | 72.2 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 164 |
1998 | 36 | 64 | 66.7 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 144 |
1999 | 34 | 49 | 69.4 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 100 | 140 |
2000 | 45 | 58 | 77.6 | 8 | 52 | 52 | 100 | 195 |
2001 | 31 | 51 | 60.8 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 100 | 159 |
2002 | 45 | 62 | 72.6 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 100 | 204 |
2003 | 47 | 61 | 77.0 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 100 | 198 |
2004 | 39 | 50 | 78.0 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 100 | 166 |
2005 | 28 | 40 | 70.0 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 100 | 141 |
2006 | 30 | 43 | 69.8 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 100 | 137 |
2007 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 100 | 94 |
2009 | 0 | 0 | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- | 4 |
Career | 617 | 853 | 72.3 | 158 | 736 | 738 | 99.7 | 2,745 |
Music
Westwood, who was exposed to First Nations culture growing up in Dauphin, has also recorded several albums inspired by First Nations music, both in the band Eagle & Hawk and later as a solo artist named Little Hawk.[6][7]
Broadcasting
After retiring from football, Westwood was an on-air host for CFQX-FM in Winnipeg from March 2009 to March 2011. He was a morning host on CFRW, Winnipeg's TSN Radio station until the closing of the station by Bell Media in January 2021.
References
- ^ "Notable Alumni". Augustana University Website. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Augustana Vikings: Hall of Fame". Augustana Vikings Website. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Alumni Profile:Troy Westwood". Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
- ^ "Kicker Westwood cut by Blue Bombers". CBC Sports. 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Bombers Sign Troy Westwood". Winnipeg Free Press. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Wolfe, Cory (2007-05-11). "Westwood gets kick out of Hollaback Girl". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "Becoming Anishinaabe: How a spiritual adoption changed Troy Westwood's life". Unreserved, January 22, 2017.