1. Jason Clermont was born on May 24,1978 and is a former professional Canadian football slotback who retired after ten seasons in the Canadian Football League with the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
19 Facts About Jason Clermont
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Jason Clermont played amateur football in his hometown of Regina, starting with the Regina Rams junior football club, and continuing with the team after they became affiliated with the University of Regina.
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Jason Clermont captured a Grey Cup championship with the Lions in 2006.
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Jason Clermont joined his hometown Roughriders at the start of the 2009 season after being released by the Lions and is a member of the Regina Sports Hall of Fame as well as the University of Regina Hall of Fame and BC Lions Wall of Fame.
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Jason Clermont started playing football when he was eight years old, after seeing a minor football team practicing behind his home.
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Jason Clermont played high school football at Robert Usher Collegiate in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Jason Clermont was named the Prairie Football Conference's Outstanding Rookie Receiver in 1996 and was named to the conference's All-Star team in 1997 and 1998.
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In 1997, Jason Clermont scored the winning touchdown in double overtime.
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Jason Clermont was selected to participate in the annual East-West Shrine Game at the end of the season.
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In 2007, Jason Clermont was inducted in the Regina Rams Hall of Fame.
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Jason Clermont had similar production in 2003, finishing the season with 615 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Jason Clermont had his breakthrough season in 2004, catching 83 passes for 1220 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Jason Clermont was named the CFL's Top Canadian in addition to securing a spot on the Western Division All-Star Team.
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Jason Clermont finished the season with 44 receptions and three touchdowns, while starting 11 games.
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In 2007, Jason Clermont caught 86 passes for 1158 yards and 7 touchdowns.
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Jason Clermont won his second CFL Most Outstanding Canadian award and he was named a CFL All-Star.
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Jason Clermont had an injury plagued season in 2008, leading head coach Wally Buono to deem him expendable.
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Jason Clermont signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on December 12,2008, finally being afforded the opportunity to join his hometown team.
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Jason Clermont was named the CFL's Outstanding Canadian for the first week of the playoffs after his performance in the Western semi-final.