Shaquille "Shaq" Murray-Lawrence was born on October 30,1993 and is a professional Canadian football running back and kickoff returner who is a free agent.
15 Facts About Shaquille Murray-Lawrence
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence is a member of the Canadian National Bobsled Team as a brakeman.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence was a member of Team Canada at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence played at Lon Morris College in 2011 before the school closed due to financial difficulties in 2012.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence played college football for the Tyler Apaches in 2012, recording 211 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence rushed for 552 yards and nine touchdowns in his senior year, despite playing only nine games.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence impressed scouts at the 2015 CFL Combine by breaking the event's record for a 40-yard dash with a time of 4.41 seconds, although this record was broken later in the same event by Tevaughn Campbell with a time of 4.35 seconds.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence was taken in the third round of the 2015 CFL Draft by the BC Lions with the 23rd overall pick.
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In three seasons with the Lions Shaquille Murray-Lawrence played only sparingly; rushing the ball 47 times for 148 yards, catching 13 passes out of the backfield for 73 yards, and returning 60 kickoffs.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence became a free agent on February 13,2018 and signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 19,2018.
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On October 4,2018, Shaquille Murray-Lawrence signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence did not make an appearance for the club and became a free agent in February 2019.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence was recruited by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton to compete on Canada's Olympic bobsled team in 2017 but his injuries, which sidelined him from play in the CFL in 2017 and 2018, prevented him from attending his first training camp until 2019; as of 2020, Shaquille Murray-Lawrence was training alongside fellow CFL players Jacob Dearborn and Kayden Johnson.
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Shaquille Murray-Lawrence attended the 2022 Winter Olympics as an alternate in four-man.