Jude St. John

Full Name: Jude St. John	Primary Position: G
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/309	College: Western Ontario
Birthdate: December 4, 1972	High School: Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School (City, State)
Birthplace: London, Ontario	Import/Non-Import: Non-Import
Pro Experience: 12 years

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Acquired:

Signed as a free agent with Toronto on April 30, 2001.

1999-2007:

Toronto Argonauts

2006:

Named the Argos’ Outstanding Lineman by the Toronto chapter of the FRC for the second consecutive season…Named East Division All-Star at guard for second straight season.

2005:

Named Argo team nominee as Most Outstanding Lineman by the Toronto contingent of FRC…Named East Division All-Star at Guard for the second time in his career…Started at left guard in both pre-season games versus Hamilton…Started at Left Guard for the first 17 games of the season before sitting out the final week in Ottawa with an injury…2005 Playoffs Started at LG in East Championship versus Montreal.

2004: Dressed in both pre-season games...started in Week 1 at left guard vs Saskatchewan...Week 2, started at left guard at Ottawa...Week 3, started at left guard vs Montreal...Week 4, started at left guard at Hamilton...Week 5, started at left guard at Saskatchewan...Week 6, started at left guard vs Ottawa...Week 7, off week for team...Week 8, started at left guard vs Edmonton...Week 9, started at left guard vs Montreal...Week 10, started at left guard vs Winnipeg...Week 11, started at left guard vs BC...Week 12, started at left guard in Hamilton for the Labour Day game... Week 13, off week for team...Week 14, started at left guard in Winnipeg...Week 15, started at left guard at Edmonton...Week 16, started at left guard vs Calgary...Week 17, started at left guard vs BC...Week 18, started at left guard at Calgary...Week 19, started at left guard vs Hamilton...Dressed as starting right guard in Week 20 vs Montreal. 2004 Playoffs started at right guard in East Semi-Final vs Hamilton...Started at left guard in East Championship vs Montreal. Grey Cup Championship started at left guard in win vs BC and ended his CFL record drought of a decade without a Grey Cup appearance or win.

2003:

Started at right guard in both of Toronto's pre-season victories over Hamilton...started at guard in all 18 Argonauts regular season games. 2003 Playoffs started at guard for the Argos in the East Semi-Final and East Championship.

2002:

Missed training camp and all of the pre-season due to a foot injury...returned in time for the Argos' second game of the season, where he started at his usual place at left guard...was a mainstay at left guard all season until he was forced to miss the final game of the regular season against Calgary because of injuries sustained in a car accident...returned to play in both of Toronto's playoff games.

2001:

Began his fourth season with the Argonauts when he started at left guard in their pre-season opener against Hamilton...on June 27 against Winnipeg, started at left guard and was forced out of the game early when he suffered an injury...started all 18 games on the offensive line with a majority of his time spent at left guard...started the Argonauts' season opener against Montreal at left guard and remained there for the team's next 11 games...named to the East Division all-star team for the first time in his career.

2000:

Only member of the Argonauts' offensive line who started and finished the 2000 season...played in all games at left guard...named the club's outstanding offensive lineman.

1999:

Starting at left guard, opened the 1999 pre-season vs. his former team, the Tiger-Cats, at SkyDome on June 25 and had one defensive tackle...broke his leg in the second pre-season game in Montreal on June 30 and was placed on the nine-week injured list...rejoined the active roster for the Edmonton game on September 18 and played well, leading an offensive line that ran up 224 yards rushing and controlled the line of scrimmage.

1995-1997:

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

1997:

Played in eight regular season games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, starting at left tackle...season ended when he suffered a broken left leg on August 16 at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

1996:

Played in all 18 games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...also played in the East Semi-Final at Montreal.

1995:

Selected in the second round (20th overall) in the 1995 Canadian College Draft by Hamilton, who had acquired the pick from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a trade for slotback Joey Jauch...played in all 18 regular season games, as well as one playoff game.

College:

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

1990-1994:

University of Western Ontario

Attended the University of Western Ontario from 1990-94, where he was a mainstay on the offensive line...played alongside current linemate Sandy Annunziata in University...was a member of the Mustangs 1994 Vanier Cup winning team, on which he was a team captain, as well as OUAA All-Star... majored in kinesiology while attending Western.

Personal:

Jude is a native of London, Ontario where he lives with his wife, Nicole, and four children, Ena, Adele, Mara and Judah. He attended Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School, where he was voted London's graduating athlete of the year in 1990. In the off-season, Jude spends his time public speaking, hunting, fishing, teaching high school, and coaching his daughter's ringette team.