Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the head coach of the

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football team, the Fighting Irish. He is a former professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL) from 1997 to 2009 and was an

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for the

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, and

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. He is a three-time

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champion after winning as a player with the Alouettes in

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and

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and as a coach with the Redblacks in

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. He is a member of the

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and the BC Football Hall of Fame.

High school

Chiu played football in high school for the

Fighting Irish in Vancouver, British Columbia.

College years

Chiu started his

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career playing ball for the

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and transferred to

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when Pacific dropped its football program. He started all 11 games he played with the Washington State Cougars in 1996 and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Sports Management.

Professional career

Since joining the

in 1997 Chiu proved himself to be one of the top centres in the CFL. He was honoured as both a CFL and East Division All-Star from 2000 consecutively through to 2006 and won the Most Outstanding Lineman in 2002. Chiu was the Alouettes' Most Outstanding Linesman in both 2001 and 2002 and helped his team win the

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. In 2006, he was named to the honour roll of the

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. On June 6, 2010 on CFL Training Camp opening, Chiu announced his retirement after 13 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, through his Twitter account. Chiu was inducted into the BC Football Hall of Fame in 2023. He was announced as a member of the

2025 class on June 12, 2025.

Coaching years

On June 22, 2010, he joined the Concordia Stinger coaching staff as the assistant offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. On May 9, 2014, Chiu joined the

coaching staff as their offensive line coach. On December 23, 2014, he was named the offensive line coach of the

. Chiu joined the BC Lions for the

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under new head coach DeVone Claybrooks. However, Chiu was released from his duties midway through the season as the team fell to 1-9 and had given up a league worst 43 sacks. On February 8, 2022, Chiu was named the head football coach of his alma mater, the Vancouver College Fighting Irish. Chiu replaced Todd Bernett, one of the winningest coaches in BC High School Football history.

References

External links

Official Web Site

BC Lions bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Bryan 1974 births Living people BC Lions coaches Canadian football offensive linemen Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent Montreal Alouettes players Ottawa Redblacks coaches Pacific Tigers football players Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Canadian football people from Montreal Canadian football people from Vancouver Toronto Argonauts coaches Washington State Cougars football players High school football coaches in Canada