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| No. 54 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
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| Born: | April 19, 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | OL |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| College | LSU |
| High school | Vancouver College |
| CFL draft | 2006, round: 2, pick: 11 |
| Drafted by | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2007–2016 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2017* | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2017 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL East All-Star | 2012 |
| Career stats | |
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Peter Stefan Dyakowski (born April 19, 1984) is a retired Canadian football offensive lineman, who was most recently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2007 to 2016. Dyakowski has also served as Treasurer of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA).[1]
Early years
[edit]Dyakowski did not start playing football until he entered Grade 10 at Vancouver College. After high school, he signed a national letter of intent to play for Louisiana State Tigers and signed a football scholarship for the Louisiana State University.
In his early years at LSU he was nicknamed "The Mullet" because of his hair style, and captured a national title in 2004. In 2003 and 2004 he was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Then, as a senior at LSU he received the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team Player of the Week Award and was LSU's nominee for the 2006 Southeastern Conference Football Good Works Team.
He was named to ESPN.com's All Bowl Team and played in the Inta Juice North-South All Star Game following his senior season at LSU.
Professional career
[edit]New Orleans Saints
[edit]He was not picked by any team in the 2007 NFL draft, but signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints shortly thereafter. Nevertheless he was subsequently released.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit]Dyakowski was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the second round of the 2006 CFL Draft. In 2011 Dyakowski was the Tiger-Cats' nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. In 2012, he was named a CFL Eastern Division All Star and was also named to the CFLPA All-Star Team. In 2013, he was again voted to the CFLPA All-Star Team.[2] On February 16, 2017, the Tiger Cats released Dyakowski.[3] Dyakowski played 10 seasons for the Tiger-Cats, playing in 148 regular season games.
Toronto Argonauts
[edit]After being released by the Tiger-Cats Dyakowski signed with the Toronto Argonauts later that same day.[4]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
[edit]On May 27, 2017, the Argonauts traded Dyakowski to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for wide receiver Armanti Edwards.[5] He played in all 18 regular season games, as well as the Riders' playoff games of the 2017 season. Dyakowski was released by the Riders on April 24, 2018.[6]
Politics
[edit]In February 2019, Dyakowski was selected to run as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Hamilton Mountain in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Dyakowski vowed to fight for workers rights and to promote the economic revitalization of Canada.[7]
Other activities
[edit]In 2012, he was named Canada's Smartest Person by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[8] He defeated spoken word artist Greg Frankson and journalism student Laura Suen, both from Toronto, and science teacher Marshall Carroll from Winnipeg.
Dyakowski appeared on an episode of Jeopardy! broadcast on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, finishing in third place.[9]
Dyakowski attended the same elementary school as Canadian performer and playwright Katherine Cullen, and is the subject of the song "Peter Dyakowski Won" in Stupidhead!, Cullen's autobiographical comedic musical about growing up with dyslexia.[10]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2019 Canadian federal election: Hamilton Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Duvall | 19,135 | 36.1 | +0.21 | $49,075.51 | |||
| Liberal | Bruno Uggenti | 16,057 | 30.3 | -3.22 | $69,313.38 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Dyakowski | 13,443 | 25.5 | -0.20 | $95,613.48 | |||
| Green | Dave Urquhart | 3,115 | 5.9 | +3.31 | none listed | |||
| People's | Trevor Lee | 760 | 1.44 | - | $668.87 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jim Enos | 330 | 0.6 | -0.24 | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Richard Plett | 109 | 0.2 | - | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,949 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 489 | |||||||
| Turnout | 53,438 | 66.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 80,992 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.72 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Executives". cflpa.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Cornish, Henry Burris headline CFLPA all-star team". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Edwards, Drew (February 16, 2017). "Ticats release veteran offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats release Peter Dyakowski; he signs with the Argos hours later | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Riders add veteran offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski". Regina Leader-Post. May 28, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Dyakowski, Hecht among four Riders cuts - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Hamilton Mountain federal Conservative candidate Peter Dyakowski lines up for political game". February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Peter Dyakowski Comments on Winning Canada's Smartest Person". YouTube.com. Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (June 3, 2014). "Former LSU lineman Peter Dyakowski appears on Jeopardy Tuesday". nola.com. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ Wheeler, Brad (March 22, 2017). "Stupidhead!: Katherine Cullen unfolds a life lived with dyslexia". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.