Ben Sankey was born on December 5,1976 and is a former gridiron football quarterback.
19 Facts About Ben Sankey
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Ben Sankey was signed as a street free agent by the Calgary Stampeders in 2000.
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Ben Sankey attended Chicago's Whitney Young Magnet High School where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball.
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Ben Sankey played his first three years as Brian Kuklick's back-up, finally becoming the starter in 1999.
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Ben Sankey led the Demon Deacons to the Aloha Bowl, winning convincingly over Arizona State.
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Ben Sankey was named most valuable player in the game.
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Ben Sankey went undrafted in the 2000 NFL draft, and signed a contract with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 2000.
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Ben Sankey dressed for 16 games and did not see any playing time until the final game of the season against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Ben Sankey's play was promising enough for the Houston Texans of the National Football League to take interest in him: he was signed to a contract before the 2002 season.
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Ben Sankey did not receive any playing time with the Texans, so he returned to the Stampeders later that season, playing in seven games.
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Ben Sankey returned to the Texans in 2003, however he was relegated to the practice squad and saw no playing time.
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Ben Sankey returned to the franchise in 2006 after it had relocated to Rockford, Illinois, finishing the season with 47 touchdown passes.
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Ben Sankey returned to the CFL with the British Columbia Lions under coach Wally Buono, who originally brought him to the CFL with the Stampeders seven years before.
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Ben Sankey completed 19 of 25 passes for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Ben Sankey began the 2008 CFL season with the Stampeders but was sidelined with an injury.
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On May 4,2009, Ben Sankey was released by the Stampeders.
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Ben Sankey later signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in July 2010.
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Ben Sankey then became the athletic director and history teacher at St Thomas More High School in Champaign, Illinois during the summer of 2016.
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Ben Sankey vacated this position at the end of the school year.