Calvin Tiggle

Calvin Bernard Tiggle (born November 10, 1968), is a former award-winning

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in the

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. After graduating from the

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(playing with the

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) he played two seasons (1991 and 1992) with the

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of the

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, where in 24 games he recorded one quarterback sack. He came to

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in 1994, playing his first of 4 seasons with the

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. He was an all star in his first season, setting the team record with 129 tackles. He moved to the

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for 4 seasons in 1996, and was an all star in 1998 and 1999, also winning the

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in 1999. He finished his career with Toronto in 2000 and 2001, where he was again an all star in 2000. He had the most single game tackles by a Hamilton Tiger-Cat (15). In 2004, he was issued a departure order to leave

after an Immigration Minister's permit to play football expired. 1968 births Living people American players of Canadian football American football linebackers Canadian football linebackers Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award winners Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players People from Fort Washington, Maryland Players of American football from Maryland Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Toronto Argonauts players {{Canadianfootball-linebacker-stub