Bobby Jurasin

Bobby Jurasin

No. 71
Date of birth	(1964-08-26) August 26, 1964
Place of birth	Wakefield, Michigan
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE
US college	Northern Michigan
Career history
As player
1986–1997	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1998	Toronto Argonauts
1999	Iowa Barnstormers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1987, 1988, 1992, 1997
CFL West All-Star	1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2006

The Saskatchewan Roughriders' green and white souvenir Rising Sun bandana.

Bobby Jurasin souvenir bobblehead, included as a promotion with Corby Distilleries products sold in Saskatchewan during 2008.

Robert Jurasin (born August 26, 1964) is a former defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1986–1997 and the Toronto Argonauts in 1998. He was a CFL All-Star in 1987, 1988, 1992 and 1997. He was a part of the Roughriders 1989 Grey Cup winning team. He also won the Molson Cup Most Popular Player in 1987 and 1997.[1]

Jurasin is the Roughriders all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 142.

Jurasin also played in the Arena Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers. A neck injury in the AFL forced Jurasin into retirement.

After retiring as a player, he was a Defensive Line and Strength Conditioning coach at Northern Michigan University for six years and has been a guest coach at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.

He was honoured by being inducted in the Northern Michigan University Hall of Fame in 1998 and the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2] Jurasin was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2006.[3]

In addition to his playing accomplishments, one of Jurasin's enduring legacies is the red and black Rising Sun bandana he always wore under his helmet. A green and white version of the bandana became a popular CFL merchandise item, sold to Roughriders fans long after Jurasin's departure from the team, and even to the present day.

External links

• Just Sports Stats
• CFLapedia bio
• CFL.ca profile
• AFL stats

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