Paul Desjardins
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Centre |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 27, 1943 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Ottawa |
| Career history | |
| 1965–1970 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1971–1973 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
Paul Desjardins (born September 27, 1943) is a former all-star professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts. He also had a career as a biochemist: having retired from football after his time in Winnipeg, he moved to California and was engaged in research on skeletal muscles. However, Desjardins was enticed back to the pitch by Argonauts coach Leo Cahill, who had helped secure him a position at the University of Toronto's Banting Institute working on the metabolism of the heart.[1][2]
References
- ^ McKee, Ken (July 21, 1971). "This Argo takes the scientific approach". The Toronto Star. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via newspapers.com. Better versions of the two photographs in the article are available at Digital Archive Ontario: left, right
- ^ Mulvoy, Mark (August 23, 1971). "Dodging the draft in Canada". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved September 17, 2025.