Shannon Garrett

Shannon Garrett

Date of birth	January 24, 1972 (1972-01-24) (age 53)
Place of birth	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	International
Position(s)	LB/DB
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
College	Mississippi College
Career history
As coach
2013–present	Alberta Golden Bears (DB coach)
As player
1995–1997	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1998–1999	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2000–2008	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (2003, 2005)
CFL West All-Star	2001, 2003
Honours	Mississippi College Hall of Fame (2008)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Shannon Garrett (born January 24, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back and linebacker who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League.

Early years

Garrett was born January 24, 1972 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He was a four-year college football starter at Mississippi College and was nominated as an All-American, All-Gulf South Conference (GSC) and ALL-GSC Academic. He was inducted into the Mississippi College Hall of Fame in April 2008.

Professional career

Garrett began his pro career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 1995 CFL season and played three seasons there before moving on to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 1998 and 1999 CFL seasons. After being released following a training camp try-out with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League in 2000, Garrett joined the Edmonton Eskimos in September of the 2000 CFL season and remained with the organisation until his retirement in March 2009.

External links

• Edmonton Eskimos bio