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10 Facts About Duane Forde

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Duane Curtis Forde was born on May 8,1969 and is a Canadian television broadcaster for TSN and a former player in the Canadian Football League.

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Duane Forde played twelve seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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Duane Forde, who spent four years as the team captain of the Stampeders, had a consecutive games played streak of 150, counting regular season and postseason games, over an eight-season period.

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Duane Forde's teams reached the Grey Cup on five occasions, winning twice.

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In 2008, Duane Forde joined TSN as a game analyst for their CFL on TSN broadcasts.

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Duane Forde serves as the secondary commentator, calling games with play by play announcer Rod Black, and later with Rod Smith.

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Duane Forde contributes regularly to TSN's Sportscentre and writes a weekly column for TSN.

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8.

Duane Forde has been known as the premier Canadian College Draft expert and occasionally referred to by media members as the Mel Kiper Jr.

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Since 2010, Duane Forde has run the National Invitational Combine during the same week that the CFL holds its own evaluation camp.

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Duane Forde is a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame.