Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Canadian Football League quarterback, currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.
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High school career
While attending La Puente High School, Anthony Calvillo was a two-sport standout in football and basketball.
College career
Calvillo spent two seasons at Mt. San Antonio Junior College before transferring to Utah State University in 1992. Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. After a solid junior year as starting quarterback, he had a terrific senior season in 1993. He set a school record with 3,260 yards of total offense in the regular season. He also set a school record with 5 touchdown passes in a single game (he did it twice). With Calvillo leading the offense, USU won the Big West Conference championship for the first time since 1979. The Aggies finished the year with a 42-33 win over Ball State in the Las Vegas Bowl; Calvillo passed for 386 yards and 3 touchdowns to win MVP honors. Ball State University is a state-run research University located in Muncie, Indiana, U The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A post-season College football Bowl game that has been played annually at 40000-seat It was Utah State's first-ever bowl victory.
CFL career
Anthony started his Canadian Football League career in 1994 with the US expansion Las Vegas Posse. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Brief Franchise History On The Field The Posse had notable football talent such as QB Anthony Calvillo, KR Tamarick Vanover, RB Jon Volpe After the Posse folded a year later in the ill-fated CFL US expansion experiment, Calvillo was selected first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the dispersal draft. The term CFL USA refers to the abortive expansion of the Canadian Football League (CFL into the United States in the early-to-mid 1990s. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the While in Hamilton, Calvillo served as a backup quarterback to players such as Steve Taylor, and Matt Dunigan. Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960 in Lakewood Ohio) is a former Quarterback, coach, and executive in the Canadian In 1998, Calvillo signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes where he became one of the most outstanding CFL quarterbacks in history. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. He led the Alouettes to the 2002 Grey Cup for the first time in 25 years where he was named the most valuable player in the game. Game Summary Montreal Alouettes (25 - TDs Pat Woodcock, Jeremaine Copeland (2 FGs Terry Baker (1 cons The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game the Canadian Football League 's 2003 became a stellar year for Calvillo where he broke numerous Montreal Alouette passing records completing 408 of 675 passing attempts for 5,891 yards and 37 touchdowns. In 2004, he became the fourth quarterback in CFL history to pass for more than 6,000 yards in a single season (Doug Flutie, David Archer, and Kent Austin being the other three) earning him the East Division nominee for Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive year. Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. David Mark Archer (born February 15, 1962 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player Richard Kent Austin (born June 25, 1963 in Natick, Massachusetts) is the Offensive Coordinator for the Ole Miss Rebels and former The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually rewarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League.
On July 14, 2007, in a game against the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Calvillo passed the 50,000 mark for career passing yards. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the
Honours
- 2004 Fans' Choice Award
- 2003 CFL Most Outstanding Player
- 2002, 2003 and 2004 East Division Most Outstanding Player
- 2002 Grey Cup game Most Outstanding Player
- 2002, 2003 CFL All-Star team
- 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 East Division All-Star teams (unanimous selections)
- 2002, 2003 CFLPA All-Star team
- 2004 CFLPA East Division All-Star team
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| Preceded by Marcus Crandell |
Grey Cup MVP 2002 |
Succeeded by Jason Tucker |
| Preceded by Milt Stegall |
CFL MOP 2003 |
Succeeded by Casey Printers |
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| NAME | Calvillo, Anthony |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
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