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Boldewijn was born in [[Amsterdam]] and later began playing football for the Amsterdam Panthers of the [[American Football Bond Nederland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/dutch-receiver-geraldo-boldewijn-making-name-cfls-bc-lions/ | title=VIDEO: Dutch receiver Geraldo Boldewijn Making A Name With CFL’s BC Lions | publisher=americanfootballinternational.com | date=February 20, 2016 | accessdate=June 24, 2016 | author=Kelly, Roger}}</ref> He started playing [[flag football]] in the [[Netherlands]] and did not play tackle football until he was fifteen.<ref name="U">{{cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/2016/05/31/bold-statement-geraldo-can-play/ |title=BOLD STATEMENT: GERALDO CAN PLAY |publisher=bclions.com |date=June 1, 2016 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |author=Baker, Matt |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624220121/http://www.bclions.com/2016/05/31/bold-statement-geraldo-can-play/ |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref>
Boldewijn was born in [[Amsterdam]] and later began playing football for the Amsterdam Panthers of the [[American Football Bond Nederland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/dutch-receiver-geraldo-boldewijn-making-name-cfls-bc-lions/ | title=VIDEO: Dutch receiver Geraldo Boldewijn Making A Name With CFL’s BC Lions | publisher=americanfootballinternational.com | date=February 20, 2016 | accessdate=June 24, 2016 | author=Kelly, Roger}}</ref> He started playing [[flag football]] in the [[Netherlands]] and did not play tackle football until he was fifteen.<ref name="U">{{cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/2016/05/31/bold-statement-geraldo-can-play/ |title=BOLD STATEMENT: GERALDO CAN PLAY |publisher=bclions.com |date=June 1, 2016 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |author=Baker, Matt |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624220121/http://www.bclions.com/2016/05/31/bold-statement-geraldo-can-play/ |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref>


He then moved to [[Boise, Idaho]] to play one year of [[high school football]] at Capital High School, earning first-team All-[[Idaho High School Activities Association#5A Conferences|Southern Idaho Conference]] and second-team all-state honors his senior year as the team finished with an 8-2 record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arbiteronline.com/2011/09/22/get-it-local/ |title=Get it local: Gem State provides diamonds in the rough for Bronco football |publisher=arbiteronline.com |date=September 22, 2011 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |author=Hawkins, Ty |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624204808/https://arbiteronline.com/2011/09/22/get-it-local/ |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geraldo_boldewijn_842299.html |title=GERALDO BOLDEWIJN |publisher=broncosports.com |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624190932/http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geraldo_boldewijn_842299.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="C">{{cite web | url=http://www.webcitation.org/6iVtlZuj5 | title=Broncos in the NFL: Boldewijn, a star on 'Hard Knocks', could be back in NFL shortly | publisher=idahostatesman.com | date=September 6, 2014 | accessdate=June 24, 2016 | author=Cripe, Chadd}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160624214026/http://www.scout.com/college/boise-state/story/839859-geraldo-hiwat-i-want-to-be-a-champion | title=Geraldo Hiwat: I Want To Be A Champion | publisher=scout.com | date=February 16, 2009 | accessdate=June 24, 2016 | author=Crews, Jared}}</ref> Boldewijn played in the East-West Shrine Game as well. He recorded 41 receptions for 502 yards and five touchdowns his senior season. He also rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown on three carries, returned eight kickoffs for 303 yards and a touchdown and returned six punts for 107 yards and a touchdown.<ref name="A"/>
He then moved to [[Boise, Idaho]] to play one year of [[high school football]] at Capital High School, earning first-team All-[[Idaho High School Activities Association#5A Conferences|Southern Idaho Conference]] and second-team all-state honors his senior year as the team finished with an 8-2 record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arbiteronline.com/2011/09/22/get-it-local/ |title=Get it local: Gem State provides diamonds in the rough for Bronco football |publisher=arbiteronline.com |date=September 22, 2011 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |author=Hawkins, Ty |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624204808/https://arbiteronline.com/2011/09/22/get-it-local/ |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geraldo_boldewijn_842299.html |title=GERALDO BOLDEWIJN |publisher=broncosports.com |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624190932/http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geraldo_boldewijn_842299.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="C">{{cite web | url=http://www.webcitation.org/6iVtlZuj5 | title=Broncos in the NFL: Boldewijn, a star on 'Hard Knocks', could be back in NFL shortly | publisher=idahostatesman.com | date=September 6, 2014 | accessdate=June 24, 2016 | author=Cripe, Chadd}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scout.com/college/boise-state/story/839859-geraldo-hiwat-i-want-to-be-a-champion |title=Geraldo Hiwat: I Want To Be A Champion |publisher=scout.com |date=February 16, 2009 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |author=Crews, Jared |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624214026/http://www.scout.com/college/boise-state/story/839859-geraldo-hiwat-i-want-to-be-a-champion |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> Boldewijn played in the East-West Shrine Game as well. He recorded 41 receptions for 502 yards and five touchdowns his senior season. He also rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown on three carries, returned eight kickoffs for 303 yards and a touchdown and returned six punts for 107 yards and a touchdown.<ref name="A"/>


==College career==
==College career==
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==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Boldewijn had workouts with the [[New England Patriots]] and [[Arizona Cardinals]] in April 2014.<ref name="B">{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/29671/nfl/news/geraldo-boldewijn |title=Geraldo Boldewijn |publisher=kffl.com |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624213143/http://www.kffl.com/player/29671/nfl/news/geraldo-boldewijn |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> He later had a workout with the [[Miami Dolphins]] in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160624225256/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/source-former-falcons-wide-receiver-geraldo-boldewijn-working-out-for-dolphins-today/ | title=Source: former Falcons wide receiver Geraldo Boldewijn working out for Dolphins today | publisher=nationalfootballpost.com | date=April 2, 2015 | accessdate=June 24, 2016 | author=Wilson, Aaron}}</ref>
Boldewijn had workouts with the [[New England Patriots]] and [[Arizona Cardinals]] in April 2014.<ref name="B">{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/29671/nfl/news/geraldo-boldewijn |title=Geraldo Boldewijn |publisher=kffl.com |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624213143/http://www.kffl.com/player/29671/nfl/news/geraldo-boldewijn |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> He later had a workout with the [[Miami Dolphins]] in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/source-former-falcons-wide-receiver-geraldo-boldewijn-working-out-for-dolphins-today/ |title=Source: former Falcons wide receiver Geraldo Boldewijn working out for Dolphins today |publisher=nationalfootballpost.com |date=April 2, 2015 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |author=Wilson, Aaron |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624225256/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/source-former-falcons-wide-receiver-geraldo-boldewijn-working-out-for-dolphins-today/ |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }}</ref>


===Atlanta Falcons===
===Atlanta Falcons===

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Geraldo Boldewijn
No. 18     BC Lions
Date of birth (1991-02-14) February 14, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
US collegeBoise State
High schoolBoise (ID) Capital
Career history
As player
2014Atlanta Falcons*
2015–presentBC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career stats

Geraldo Boldewijn (born Geraldo Hiwat on February 14, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Boise State University and attended Capital High School in Boise, Idaho. He has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Boldewijn was born in Amsterdam and later began playing football for the Amsterdam Panthers of the American Football Bond Nederland.[1] He started playing flag football in the Netherlands and did not play tackle football until he was fifteen.[2]

He then moved to Boise, Idaho to play one year of high school football at Capital High School, earning first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference and second-team all-state honors his senior year as the team finished with an 8-2 record.[3][4][5][6] Boldewijn played in the East-West Shrine Game as well. He recorded 41 receptions for 502 yards and five touchdowns his senior season. He also rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown on three carries, returned eight kickoffs for 303 yards and a touchdown and returned six punts for 107 yards and a touchdown.[4]

College career

Boldewijn played for the Boise State Broncos from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009. He played in thirteen games in 2010, catching 11 passes for 160 yards.[4] Boldewijn changed his name from "Geraldo Hiwat" to "Geraldo Boldewijn" after his redshirt freshman year. "Boldewijn" is his mother's last name.[7] He was suspended for the first four games of the 2011 season by the NCAA for receiving improper benefits, which was borrowing a 1990 Toyota Camry with 177,000 miles on it.[8][9] He played in, and started three, of the team's last nine games of the 2011 season, recording 19 receptions for 266 yards and two touchdowns.[4] The NCAA suspended Boldewijn for the first four games of the 2012 season for receiving extra benefits, which resulted from his high school host family assisting him in booking a flight to the Netherlands to see his family over Christmas.[10][9] He appeared in, and started four, of the Broncos' last nine games in 2012, catching 18 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns. He started all thirteen games his redshirt senior season in 2013, catching 39 passes for 528 yards and two touchdowns. Boldewijn majored in business at Boise State.[4]

Professional career

Boldewijn had workouts with the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals in April 2014.[11] He later had a workout with the Miami Dolphins in April 2015.[12]

Atlanta Falcons

Boldewijn signed with the Atlanta Falcons in May 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[11] He injured his right hamstring during practice on August 26.[5] On August 30, 2014, he was given an injury settlement and released by the team.[11][13] Boldewijn's attempt to make the Falcons' final roster was chronicled on Hard Knocks.[5]

BC Lions

Boldewijn was signed to the BC Lions' practice roster on September 22, 2015.[14][15] He made his CFL debut and first start in the team's last game of the regular season, recording three receptions for 64 yards in a 28-7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders.[16][17] One of his three catches went for fifty yards.[16][2] Boldewijn was released by the Lions on November 14, 2015.[14] He signed with the Lions on February 2, 2016.[18][19]

Personal life

Boldewijn's family's roots are in Surinam.[9]

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Roger (February 20, 2016). "VIDEO: Dutch receiver Geraldo Boldewijn Making A Name With CFL's BC Lions". americanfootballinternational.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Baker, Matt (June 1, 2016). "BOLD STATEMENT: GERALDO CAN PLAY". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Hawkins, Ty (September 22, 2011). "Get it local: Gem State provides diamonds in the rough for Bronco football". arbiteronline.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e "GERALDO BOLDEWIJN". broncosports.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c Cripe, Chadd (September 6, 2014). "Broncos in the NFL: Boldewijn, a star on 'Hard Knocks', could be back in NFL shortly". idahostatesman.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Crews, Jared (February 16, 2009). "Geraldo Hiwat: I Want To Be A Champion". scout.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Southorn, Dave (August 5, 2011). "Boldewijn talks name change, strides in game (w/audio)". idahopress.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Hinton, Matt (October 6, 2011). "Headlinin': Boise WR charged four games for 20-year-old Camry". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b c Willes, Ed (October 28, 2015). "Willes: Send him to the Lions, this Amsterdam kid's football dream not just smoke". theprovince.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Porath, Brendan (August 4, 2012). "Geraldo Boldewijn Suspended For Boise State's First 4 Games". sbnation.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b c "Geraldo Boldewijn". kffl.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Wilson, Aaron (April 2, 2015). "Source: former Falcons wide receiver Geraldo Boldewijn working out for Dolphins today". nationalfootballpost.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Adam, Jay (August 30, 2014). "FALCONS MAKE FINAL CUTS TO GET ROSTER TO 53". atlantafalcons.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b "TRANSACTIONS – 2015". cfl.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "Lions Sign Linebacker Rennie Curran; Add Receiver Geraldo Boldewijn". oursportscentral.com. September 22, 2015. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ a b "GERALDO BOLDEWIJN". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "2015 British Columbia Lions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  18. ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Boldewijn Inks with BC Lions". oursportscentral.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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