Donovan Gans (born July 7, 1971) is a former

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(CFL). He first enrolled at

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before transferring to

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. He was also a member of 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 ...

College career

Gans first played

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for the

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. He

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for the

Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas The Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas ( ) are the College athletics, athletic teams that represent Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK) in Kingsville, Texas, in intercollegiate sports at the NCAA Division II, Division II level of the National ...

from 1993 to 1994.

Professional career

Gans played in 18 games for the Birmingham Barracudas in 1995. He was a member of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1996.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
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