Shannon Garrett
{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Shannon Garrett
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|January 24, 1972}}
| birth_place = Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
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| status = Retired
| import = yes
| position1 = Linebacker
| position2 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 195
| college = Mississippi College
| coaching_years1 = 2013–2014
| coaching_team1 = Alberta Golden Bears (DB coach)
| playing_years1 = 1995–1997
| playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| playing_years2 = 1998–1999
| playing_team2 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years3 = 2000–2008
| playing_team3 = Edmonton Eskimos
| career_highlights = * Grey Cup champion (2003, 2005)
| honours = Mississippi College Hall of Fame (2008)
| CFL = 49
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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 on 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.{{Cite web |title=Shannon Garrett (2008) - Mississippi College Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://www.gochoctaws.com/honors/mississippi-college-athletics-hall-of-fame/shannon-garrett/71 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Mississippi College Athletics |language=en}} He was inducted into the Mississippi College Hall of Fame in April 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.esks.com/Team/PlayerRoster/ShannonGarrett/tabid/244/Default.aspx|title=Shannon Garrett|work=Player Roster|publisher=Edmonton Eskimos Football Club|accessdate=2009-03-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/Garrett+hangs+pads+after+seasons/1422111/story.html|title=Garrett hangs up pads after 15 seasons|last=Annicchiarico|first=Mario|date=2009-03-24|publisher=The Edmonton Journal|accessdate=2009-03-24|archive-date=2019-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209130041/https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/story-of-the-oilers-hanging-out-hands-in-pockets-shirts-not-tucked-in-goals-against|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|title=Canadian Football League 2007 Facts, Figures & Records|publisher=Canadian Football League|pages=88|isbn=978-0-9739425-2-1}}{{cite news|url=http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/oilers/story.html?id=1425899|title=Trading in shoulder pads for a three-piece suit|last=MacKinnon|first=John|date=2009-03-25|publisher=The Edmonton Journal|accessdate=2009-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314152909/http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/oilers/story.html?id=1425899|archive-date=2012-03-14|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.esks.com/Team/PlayerRoster/ShannonGarrett/tabid/244/Default.aspx Edmonton Eskimos bio]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{91st Grey Cup}}
{{93rd Grey Cup}}
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Category:Players of Canadian football from Mississippi
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Canadian football linebackers
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Mississippi College Choctaws football players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
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