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Henry Waszczuk
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Henry Waszczuk was born August 26, 1950 in
Peterbourgh, England and came to Canada at the age of two. He attended
Eastdale Collegiate in Oshawa, and after a successful high school
football career, he participated in the Telegram East-West All-Star Game
and was named defensive player of the game. Henry earned a football
scholarship at Kent State University (Ohio) where the team won the
Mid-America Conference Championship. In his senior year, Henry was
selected an All-Conference center and earned an All-American honorable
mention.
Waszczuk’s professional football career began in 1975 with the
Hamilton Tiger Cats when he was drafted in the first round. During his
10-year career, he was an All-Star at center seven times and made two
Grey Cup appearances (1980, 1984). As a Ti-Cat, Henry was awarded the
Tom Pate Memorial Award for his contribution to the team, his community
and the league. He also was chosen as the Rothman’s Outstanding Lineman
on three occasions and was also nominated for the Schenley Awards three
times. More recently, Henry was selected to the all-time Hamilton Tiger
Cat “Dream Team”.
After his retirement from the CFL in 1985, Henry co-founded Canadian
Sportfishing, a multi-media company. Henry co-hosted and was Executive
Producer of various TV shows including Extreme Fishing, Sportfishing
Adventures and the Canadian Sportfishing TV show which aired for 14
years (1986-1999). He is now host of two new TV shows, Fins & Skins Classic Adventures
and Fishing the Flats TV. Henry was also publisher of Canadian
Sportfishing Magazine and has co-authored eight sportfishing books
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