Anthony Calvillo was born on August 23,1972 and is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback.
29 Facts About Anthony Calvillo
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Anthony Calvillo was professional football's all-time passing yards leader from 2011 to 2020, and is first in all-time CFL passing yards.
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Anthony Calvillo's reign ended in 2020 when Brees surpassed him.
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Anthony Calvillo won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award three times, in 2003,2008, and 2009, which ties him for second all-time behind Doug Flutie.
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Anthony Calvillo was an assistant coach for the Alouettes from 2015 to 2017 and with the Toronto Argonauts in 2018.
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Anthony Calvillo grew up with an alcoholic and abusive father; sports were his escape from his turbulent childhood.
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Anthony Calvillo set a school record with 3,260 yards of total offense in the regular season, and he set a school record with five touchdown passes in a single game.
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In 1998, Anthony Calvillo signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes, where he became one of the most outstanding quarterbacks in history.
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Anthony Calvillo led the Alouettes to the 2002 Grey Cup, their first in 25 years, where he was named the most valuable player in the game.
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In 2004, with 6,041 passing yards, Anthony Calvillo became the fourth quarterback in CFL history to pass for more than 6,000 yards in a single season, earning him the East Division nomination for Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive year.
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The 2008 CFL season saw Anthony Calvillo hit a number of career milestones.
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In 2009, Anthony Calvillo added to his club records while reaching more CFL milestones.
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Anthony Calvillo added to his record total of passing yards in Grey Cup games with 2470 yards, as well as setting the record for Grey Cup starts with eight.
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On December 21,2010, it was reported that Anthony Calvillo had successful thyroidectomy surgery to remove a cancerous lesion.
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On July 15,2011, in a game against the Toronto Argonauts, Anthony Calvillo completed his CFL record 395th career touchdown pass to Eric Deslauriers.
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In 2012, Anthony Calvillo became the only player in football history to pass 5,000 yards seven times in his career.
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Anthony Calvillo reached 4,000 yards passing eleven times in his career ; only Peyton Manning of the NFL has reached the 4,000 mark more times in his career with fourteen 4,000 yard seasons.
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Anthony Calvillo set another CFL record having 8 consecutive 300+ passing yards games in a single season, breaking the record he shared with Doug Flutie.
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Anthony Calvillo signed a two-year contract on December 13,2012, with the deal keeping him with the Als through the 2014 season.
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In Week 8 of the 2013 CFL season, Anthony Calvillo left the game after taking a hit from Saskatchewan's Ricky Foley.
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On January 21,2014, Anthony Calvillo announced his retirement from professional football.
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On December 15,2014, the Montreal Alouettes announced that Anthony Calvillo would be joining the team as an offensive coach in 2015.
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On January 29,2015, Anthony Calvillo was appointed as the receivers coach.
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On December 19,2018, Anthony Calvillo was named as the assistant head coach for the Montreal Carabins football team in U Sports.
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The move reunited Anthony Calvillo with Danny Maciocia, who was an offensive coach with the Alouettes from 1996 to 2001.
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Anthony Calvillo was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and served in that capacity for the 2021 U Sports football season.
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On January 6,2022, it was announced that Anthony Calvillo had re-joined the Alouettes' coaching staff as the team's quarterbacks coach.
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In early December 2022 it was reported that Anthony Calvillo was one of five finalists for the vacant Alouettes head coaching job.
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Anthony Calvillo was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017.