Sebastian James Clovis (born September 1, 1979) is a Canadian television personality and former

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player, who played free safety for the

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in their Grey Cup championship 2006 season. He is currently known as an HGTV home renovation host, appearing on the television series '' Tackle My Reno'', '' Save My Reno'', '' Home to Win'' and '' Gut Job''.

Childhood

Born in

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, England, Clovis migrated to Canada with his family when he was six years old."Clovis tries to beat the odds again". ''

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'', June 8, 2006. He grew up in the east end of

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, in his family home where he was first introduced to carpentry and building. He is the eldest of five siblings; his brother

Tristan Clovis Tristan Clovis (born August 25, 1982) is a former a Canadian football safety. He played CIS Football at McMaster before being drafted by the Canadian Football League, playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for three seasons including their Grey ...

was also a Canadian Football League player for the

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. Clovis attended the all-boys Catholic high school,

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, where he was a competitive athlete in track & field and football, which he pursued after school with the Scarborough Thunder Football Club. In his final year of high school, he attended

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where he played on the senior boys football team.

College career

Clovis received a scholarship to Mississippi State University and later transferred to Saint Mary's University in

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where he played for their football team, the Huskies.

CFL career

Clovis was drafted by the

in the

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. After being sidelined with a torn ACL in the 2005 season, he came back to play all 18 games with the Lions during their

2006 Grey Cup The 94th Grey Cup game took place on November 19, 2006, at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba before 44,786 fans. Ticket prices ranged from $141 and $275. The game decided the championship of the 2006 Canadian Football League season. The BC ...

winning season. Suffering another season-ending injury midway through the 2007 season, he was forced to rehabilitate from a second ACL tear. Returning from reconstructive knee surgery for a second time, he was traded to the

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, but transferred to the

midseason and remained with the Roughriders for the rest of his CFL playing career. His nickname is "The Missile".

TV career

After retiring from football, Clovis trained as a construction contractor. He debuted as the host of ''Tackle My Reno'' in 2014, and continues to cohost the spinoff series ''Save My Reno''. As of April, 2022, he will be launching his latest show, ''Gut Job'',
"HGTV’s Sebastian Clovis chats brand new show ‘Gut Job’", accessed 27 April 2022 his fifth for HGTV Canada.

References

External links

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HGTV's Tackle My Reno
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clovis, Sebastian 1979 births Living people BC Lions players Canadian football defensive backs Canadian football people from Toronto Players of Canadian football from Ontario Saint Mary's Huskies football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players English emigrants to Canada Black Canadian players of Canadian football Black Canadian broadcasters Canadian television hosts