Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964) is a former punter and

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for the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

of the

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from 1986-2003. He was the Assistant Special Teams/Kicking Coach for the Tiger-Cats until 2014. Osbaldiston was a three-time CFL All-Star, seven-time East Division All-Star and a member of Hamilton’s

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and

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championship teams.

Early career

Osbaldiston was born in

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. He played his rookie season for the

British Columbia Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

and the

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. He also played for the Richmond Raiders of the British Columbia Football Conference ( CJFL) from 1983 to 1985.

Records

CFL *most field goals in a regular season game (8, tied with Dave Ridgeway and Mark McLoghlin) Hamilton Tiger-Cats *career scoring (2856 points) *single season scoring (233 points) *career converts (652) *single season converts (63) *single game converts (9) *career field goals (655) *single season field goals (54) *single game field goals (8) *career punting yards(88,542) *career punts (2,127) *single season punts (165)Canadian Football League Individual Record Book 2011

References

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