Paul Osbaldiston

"Osbaldiston" redirects here; not to be confused with Osbaldistone (disambiguation).

Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964) is a former punter and placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1986 to 2003.^[1] He was the Assistant Special Teams/Kicking Coach for the Tiger-Cats until 2014.^[2] Osbaldiston was a three-time CFL All-Star, seven-time East Division All-Star and a member of Hamilton’s 1986 and 1999 Grey Cup championship teams.^[3]

Paul Osbaldiston

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Date of birth	(1964-04-27) April 27, 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth	Oldham, England
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	P/K
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
US college	Western Montana
CFL draft	1986 / round: 7 / pick: 63
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
1986	BC Lions
1986	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1986–2003	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion (1986, 1999) Dick Suderman Trophy (1986) Lew Hayman Trophy (1990)
CFL All-Star	1996, 1998, 2001
CFL East All-Star	1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Records	1986 tied Grey Cup record for most field goals (6) 1990 most points in a season (233)

Early career

Osbaldiston was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He played his rookie season for the British Columbia Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He also played for the Richmond Raiders of the British Columbia Football Conference (CJFL) from 1983 to 1985.

Records

CFL

• most field goals in a regular season game (8, tied with Dave Ridgeway, Mark McLoughlin and Lirim Hajrullahu)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

• career scoring (2856 points)
• single season scoring (233 points)
• career converts (652)
• single season converts (63)
• single game converts (9)
• career field goals (655)
• single season field goals (54)
• single game field goals (8)
• career punting yards(88,542)
• career punts (2,127)
• single season punts (165)^[4]