Football has long been in Ted Goveia's blood. Some facts about the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' first-year general manager:
Hometown: Burlington, Ont.
Playing career: Offensive lineman at Mount Allison University (1991-93).
Coaching tenure: Offensive co-ordinator, Mount Allison (1994-97); head coach Burlington Braves (1998-2000); receivers/running back coach/special-teams co-ordinator, McMaster University (2001-04); Offensive co-ordinator University of British Columbia (2005); head coach, UBC (2006-09); running backs coach, Toronto Argonauts (2010-11).
Administrator: recruiting co-ordinator, Mount Allison (1994-97) and McMaster (2001-04); director of Canadian scouting (2011-12), player-personnel director (2013), Toronto Argonauts; assistant GM/player-personnel director, Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2013-19), senior assistant GM/player-personnel director (2020-24); Hamilton Tiger-Cats GM, hired Dec. 5, 2024.
Grey Cup wins: Three (Toronto in 2012; Winnipeg in '19 and '21).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2025.
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