Sean Fleming (born March 19, 1970) is a Canadian former professional
football
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placekicker
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and
punter. Fleming was selected sixth overall by the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL)'s
Edmonton Eskimos out of the
University of Wyoming
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in the
1992 CFL draft. He attended
Vancouver College when he was in high school.
Fleming played sixteen seasons in the Canadian Football League, all with the Eskimos. He is a four-time CFL West Division All-Star (twice named CFL All-Star) and three-time Eskimos nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian. He has played in five
Grey Cup
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s, winning three, and was named the
81st Grey Cup
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's
Most Valuable Canadian. He kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime for the Eskimos in the
93rd Grey Cup. Fleming holds the Eskimos' records for points (2,571), field goals (553), converts (713), punts (1,264), punt yardage (52,957) and kickoff yardage (69,973). Fleming was inducted into the club's Wall of Honour in 2011.
References
1970 births
Living people
Canadian football placekickers
Canadian football punters
Edmonton Elks players
Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Sportspeople from Burnaby
Wyoming Cowboys football players
Vancouver College alumni
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