Kevin Konar (born July 8, 1958) is a Canadian former professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). After playing his university football with the

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, Konar played play 10 years with the Lions, from 1980 to 1989, and three

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s (1983, 1985 and 1988) and one championship (in 1985). He was inducted into the BC Lions Wall of Fame in 2008. He was a CFL All Star two times. He currently works as an Investment Advisor at RBC.https://ca.rbcwealthmanagement.com/web/kevin.konar/meet-the-team His son,

Adam Konar Adam Konar (born October 10, 1993) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally drafted 25th overall in the 2015 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos and played for six no ...

, also plays in the CFL.

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