Neil Lumsden

Neil Lumsden
Lumsden in 2024
Minister of Sport
Assumed office
June 24, 2022
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byLisa MacLeod
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byPaul Miller
Personal details
Born (1952-12-19) December 19, 1952 (age 71)
London, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
EducationCrescent School (Toronto)
Football career
No. 32
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)FB, RB
UniversityOttawa Gee-Gees
CFL draft1976, round: Territorial Protection
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Career history
As administrator
1996–1999Hamilton Tiger-Cats
As player
19761978Toronto Argonauts
19781979Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19801985Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
As player
As GM
  • Grey Cup champion (1999)
Records
  • 410 points CIS career
  • 148 points in a CIS season (1975)
Career stats

Neil James Lumsden[1] MPP (born December 19, 1952) is a Canadian politician and retired professional football player. Lumsden was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He serves as Minister of Sport.

Lumsden played his entire professional career in the Canadian Football League (CFL), mostly as a fullback and also as a running back for the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos from 1976 to 1985.

  1. ^ "Neil James Lumsden". January 5, 2024.