Mike O'Shea (Canadian football)

Mike O'Shea
	O'Shea with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Title	Head coach
Personal information
Born	September 21, 1970; North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
Position	Linebacker (No. 50)
High school	Widdifield
University	Guelph
CFL draft	1993: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Career history
Playing
1993–1995	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1996	Detroit Lions*
1996–1999	Toronto Argonauts
2000	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2001–2008	Toronto Argonauts
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
2010–2013	Toronto Argonauts (STC)
2014–present	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (HC)
Awards and highlights
	6× Grey Cup champion (1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2019, 2021); CFL Most Outstanding Rookie (1993); Frank M. Gibson Trophy (1993); CFL Most Outstanding Canadian (1999); Lew Hayman Trophy (1999); 2× Annis Stukus Trophy (2021, 2022); CFL All-Star (1999); 3× CFL East All-Star (1994, 1999, 2000); CFL North Division All-Star (1995); All-Time Argos Team (MLB);
	Stats at CFL.ca (archive)
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)

Michael O'Shea (born September 21, 1970) is a Canadian professional football coach and former linebacker who is currently the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He currently ranks seventh all-time for wins by a CFL head coach. O'Shea was the special teams coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL from 2010 to 2013, winning the Grey Cup in 2012. O'Shea played 16 seasons in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1993 to 2008. He retired second all-time in career tackles with 1,154 and is one of only three players to record over 1,000 tackles. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1999 after recording 84 tackles, 13 special teams tackles and three interceptions that year. O'Shea is a three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, having won all three with the Argonauts in 1996, 1997, and 2004. He is also a two-time Grey Cup winning head coach, having won with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019 and 2021; O'Shea also won the Grey Cup previously as a special teams coach with the Toronto Argonauts in the 100th Grey Cup.