Rod Connop

{{Short description|Canadian football player}}

{{Infobox CFL player

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|6|4}}

| birth_place = North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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| import = no

| position1 = Centre

| position2 = Guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 265

| CIS = Wilfrid Laurier

| CFLDraftedYear = 1982

| CFLDraftedRound = 1

| CFLDraftedPick = 9

| CFLDraftedTeam = Edmonton Eskimos

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1982}}–{{CFL Year|1997}}

| playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos

| career_highlights =

• 3× Grey Cup champion (1982, 1987, 1993)
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award ({{CFL Year|1989}})
• DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy ({{CFL Year|1989}})

| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|1987}}, {{CFL Year|1989}}–{{CFL Year|1993}}

| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|1987}}, {{CFL Year|1989}}–{{CFL Year|1993}}, {{CFL Year|1996}}

| awards =

| honours = 2005 Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour

| records = Eskimos Record

• Most Games Played (274)

| CFHOF=rod-connop

| CFHOFYear = 2005

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Rod Connop (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian former professional football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/page/history-woh |title=Edmonton Eskimos - Wall of Honour |work=esks.com |year=2011 |access-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028173300/http://esks.com/page/history-woh |archive-date=28 October 2010 }} He spent his entire 16-year career with the Eskimos as an offensive lineman.{{cite web |url= http://www.cfhof.ca/members/rod-connop/ |title= Rod Connop |work=Canadian Football Hall of Fame |year=2011 |access-date=11 June 2011}} Connop played CIS football at Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.{{cite web |url= http://www.laurierathletics.com/peopleprofile.php?PeopleID=1051 |title=Rod Connop |work=Golden Hawk Athletics |year=2011 |access-date=11 June 2011}} He was named CFL All-Star six times and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in the 1989 CFL season. Connop played 210 consecutive games with the Eskimos from 1983 until his retirement following the 1997 season. As of 2011, he continued to be the all-time Eskimo leader in games played (274).{{cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/page/history-woh |title=Edmonton Eskimos - Wall of Honour |work=esks.com |year=2011 |access-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028173300/http://esks.com/page/history-woh |archive-date=28 October 2010 }} He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 2005.{{cite web |url= http://www.esks.com/page/history-hofers |title=Edmonton Eskimos - Hall of Famers |work=esks.com |year=2011 |access-date=11 June 2011}} His son Rory Connop played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL as a defensive lineman.{{cite news|last1=Hamilton|first1=Ian|title=Father knows best for Rod Connop|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/Father+knows+best+Connop+Video/11088462/story.html|access-date=29 August 2015|work=Leader-Post|date=28 May 2015}}