| No. 30 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
 Katsantonis with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 | |
| Born: | September 9, 1996 Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| University | British Columbia |
| High school | Liberty High School (Bakersfield, California) |
| CFL draft | 2020, round: 4, pick: 36 |
| Drafted by | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| NFL draft | 2020, undrafted |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2021–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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Stavros Anastasios Katsantonis (Greek: Σταύρος Αναστάσιος Κατσαντώνης, born September 9, 1996), nicknamed "the Bakersfield Bandit",[1] is a Canadian-American professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the UBC Thunderbirds. In college he developed a reputation for forcing turnovers, setting school records, as well as cracking the conference and national record books earning 20 career interceptions as well as a total of 10 forced/recovered fumbles. In his first collegiate season, he garnered national attention with six interceptions and a total of four forced and recovered fumbles in seven games.[2] In his true freshman season, he would go on to be proven as an integral part of the 2015 Vanier Cup Champion T-Birds, and received the Bruce Coulter Award as the Vanier Cup's Defensive MVP.[3][1] Katsantonis would go on to be a 3× first team All-Canadian at the safety position during his collegiate tenure.[4]
- ^ a b "UBC's Katsantonis a game-changer for defence, earns his new nickname: The Bakersfield Bandit | The Province". November 20, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Erlington among CIS players honoured - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "UBC Thunderbirds beat Montreal to win Vanier Cup - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Pinto, Katsantonis, Hladik named first team All-Canadians". University of British Columbia Athletics. November 22, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2020.