Dave Stala

{{Short description|Canadian football player}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Dave Stala

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|25}}

| birth_place = Myślenice, Poland

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| number = 88

| import = no

| position1 = Slotback

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 195

| college = Saint Mary's

| high_school = Cathedral High School

| CFLDraftedYear = 2003

| CFLDraftedRound = 6

| CFLDraftedPick = 50

| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2003}}–{{CFL Year|2008}}

| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2013}}

| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2014}}

| playing_team3 = Montreal Alouettes

| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2015}}

| playing_team4 = Toronto Argonauts

| career_highlights =

| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2010}}

| awards = {{CFL Year|2010}} - Lew Hayman Trophy

| CFL = 639

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Dave Stala (born October 25, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the Montreal Alouettes as a placekicker in 2003. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies. After injury-plagued seasons in 2007 and 2008, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2009 and rejuvenated his career in his hometown. Stala is well known for a unique soccer-inspired touchdown celebration which he performed on July 31, 2010. After five seasons with the Tiger-Cats, Stala was released by the club on January 9, 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://cfl.ca/article/ticats-release-receiver-dave-stala |title=Ticats release receiver Dave Stala |access-date=2014-01-10 |archive-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110212816/http://cfl.ca/article/ticats-release-receiver-dave-stala |url-status=dead }} He re-signed with Montreal the next day to a two-year contract, reuniting him with the team that drafted him.{{Cite web |url=http://cfl.ca/article/back-where-he-started-stala-signs-with-alouettes |title=Back where he started: Stala signs with Alouettes |access-date=2014-01-10 |archive-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110212840/http://cfl.ca/article/back-where-he-started-stala-signs-with-alouettes |url-status=dead }}

Dave Stala is often referred to by the nicknames "Sticky Stala" or just "Sticky".{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/faibish-stala-coming-up-clutch-for-cats/ |title=Faibish: Stala coming up clutch for Cats |last=Faibish |first=Bert |date=2010-08-11 |publisher=Cfl.ca |accessdate=2010-08-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121052451/http://cfl.ca/article/faibish-stala-coming-up-clutch-for-cats |archivedate=November 21, 2010 }}