Matt Dunigan is a Canadian Football League sportscaster for Canadian sports television channel TSN.
23 Facts About Matt Dunigan
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In 2006, Matt Dunigan joined the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
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Matt Dunigan was named the starting quarterback for the 1980 season by newly hired head coach Billy Brewer.
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In 44 total games at Louisiana Tech, Matt Dunigan had completed 550 of 1,103 pass attempts for 7,010 yards with 40 touchdowns against 50 interceptions.
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Matt Dunigan was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Matt Dunigan broke into the CFL in 1983 with the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Matt Dunigan led the Eskimos to back-to-back Grey Cup appearances in 1986 and 87, winning in 1987.
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Matt Dunigan had to watch most of the game from the bench due to injury.
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Matt Dunigan worked with a scout from the California Angels, then showed up in Florida during spring training.
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Matt Dunigan was hoping to catch on with the Montreal Expos.
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Matt Dunigan was signed to a Class A contract, but then released on the last day.
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Matt Dunigan led the Lions to victory in their last eight games, and to the Grey Cup.
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However, new management came in, and Matt Dunigan was the first one to go in another seven for one trade, to the Toronto Argonauts.
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Matt Dunigan was able to throw the length of a hotel ballroom after doctors deadened his shoulder.
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Matt Dunigan left for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers the following season, where he spent the next three years.
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Matt Dunigan watched the 1993 Grey Cup on crutches, after tearing his Achilles tendon.
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Matt Dunigan finished his career with 43,857 passing yards and 303 passing touchdowns.
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In 2006, Matt Dunigan was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
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Matt Dunigan was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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In 1999, Matt Dunigan took a job as a studio analyst with Canadian sports television channel TSN.
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In 2006, on a dare from his family, Matt Dunigan auditioned for the position as host of a barbecue TV series Road Grill, which premiered in 2008 with him as host.
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Matt Dunigan has become a cookbook author, using recipes based on the show.
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Matt Dunigan has suffered from memory problems, speech difficulties, balance issues, and memory loss from the numerous concussions he suffered during his playing career.