Reggie Hunt (born October 14, 1977) is a former professional

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of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the

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as a street free agent in 2001. He played

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for the TCU Horned Frogs. Hunt has also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes.

Early years

Hunt attended Denison High School in

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and

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in football and basketball. Following high school graduation, Hunt attended Texas Christian University. As a senior, he won All- WAC honors at both safety and kick returner positions, and set the Horned Frogs single season kick return average record (34.1 yards). He finished his career with three interceptions, 271 tackles, and seven forced fumbles.

Professional career

Scottish Claymores

Hunt played a year of professional football with the

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. He finished the year with two interceptions, 30 tackles, and four forced fumbles.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Hunt was signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan on May 17,

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. His job was to replace departed linebacker George White (who had signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders). He quickly solidified himself as a force in the Canadian Football League and was named a CFL All-Star in 2003, as well as a two-time CFL Western Division All-Star in

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and

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. Hunt won a

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championship with the Roughriders in

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. He once held the CFL record for most tackles in a single game (16). Simoni Lawrence of the Hamilton Tiger Cats broke the previous record of 16 tackles in one single game in 2019 with a total of 17.

Montreal Alouettes

On February 19, 2008, it was reported that he had signed with the Montreal Alouettes. Hunt dressed and played in 14 games with the Alouettes as well as the East Final and the 96th Grey Cup loss. After the Alouettes decided to start non-import

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at middle linebacker, he was released on June 25, 2009.

Edmonton Eskimos

Hunt signed with the

on September 25, 2009, reuniting him with former defensive coordinator

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, but was released the following offseason.

Personal life

Hunt is the older brother of Aaron Hunt, a former

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in the CFL, having spent the majority of his six years in the league with the BC Lions (2006 - 2011). Hunt officially announced his retirement on October 26, 2011 by signing a one-day contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders so he could retire as a Roughrider. After retiring, he moved back home to Texas with and lives there with his 2 children.

References

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Reggie 1977 births Living people American football safeties American players of Canadian football Canadian football linebackers Edmonton Elks players Montreal Alouettes players People from Denison, Texas Players of American football from Texas Saskatchewan Roughriders players Scottish Claymores players TCU Horned Frogs football players